And Then You Stopped Talking To Me.
Since James McAvoy became fandom's new favourite person, I have been hoping for more people to watch his Macbeth, but most people still don't seem to be aware of its existence. This is, I feel, a great shame, and so it's time for some advertising.
Dear everyone: do you like James McAvoy? Would you like to watch more things in which James McAvoy has a central role?
If you have not seen it already, I would like to suggest that you contrive to watch the BBC's ShakespeaRe-Told modern adaptation of Macbeth from 2005. This contains, amongst other things:
- James McAvoy being shirtless
- James McAvoy being homoerotic
- James McAvoy using his natural Scottish accent
- James McAvoy singing
- James McAvoy kissing people
- James McAvoy hovering on the verge of tears
- James McAvoy having a guilty paranoid trembling breakdown
I am almost certain that there's a demand for this. It's not perfect (some aspects of the play have become a bit odd in transition; Lady Macbeth's 'I would literally kill a baby for you' speech, for example, has been changed in a way that rather strips it of its relevance), but it is tragic and fascinating and brilliantly distressing to watch. All your 'James McAvoy completely falling apart' needs catered to! (I should add that I had no idea who James McAvoy was when I first watched this back in 2005 (nor Keeley Hawes and Richard Armitage, who also appear), so I went in without actor-bias and still really loved it.)
So, yes, everyone go and watch this adaptation. It's only ninety minutes long. There's a good-quality version on YouTube starting here; if you enjoy it and/or are interested in any of the other ShakespeaRe-Told adaptations (Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and Taming of the Shrew), all four are available for £4.50 on the UK Amazon.
(Subsequently writing vast amounts of Macbeth/Banquo is optional but recommended.)
(No, seriously, the only works of fanfiction in the world for this adaptation are forty-one tiny ficlets, all written by me when I was seventeen. This makes me really sad.)
(EDIT: !!!! th_esaurus HAS WRITTEN A FICLET IN THE COMMENTS BECAUSE SHE'S AMAZING)
Dear everyone: do you like James McAvoy? Would you like to watch more things in which James McAvoy has a central role?
If you have not seen it already, I would like to suggest that you contrive to watch the BBC's ShakespeaRe-Told modern adaptation of Macbeth from 2005. This contains, amongst other things:
- James McAvoy being shirtless
- James McAvoy being homoerotic
- James McAvoy using his natural Scottish accent
- James McAvoy singing
- James McAvoy kissing people
- James McAvoy hovering on the verge of tears
- James McAvoy having a guilty paranoid trembling breakdown
I am almost certain that there's a demand for this. It's not perfect (some aspects of the play have become a bit odd in transition; Lady Macbeth's 'I would literally kill a baby for you' speech, for example, has been changed in a way that rather strips it of its relevance), but it is tragic and fascinating and brilliantly distressing to watch. All your 'James McAvoy completely falling apart' needs catered to! (I should add that I had no idea who James McAvoy was when I first watched this back in 2005 (nor Keeley Hawes and Richard Armitage, who also appear), so I went in without actor-bias and still really loved it.)
So, yes, everyone go and watch this adaptation. It's only ninety minutes long. There's a good-quality version on YouTube starting here; if you enjoy it and/or are interested in any of the other ShakespeaRe-Told adaptations (Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and Taming of the Shrew), all four are available for £4.50 on the UK Amazon.
(Subsequently writing vast amounts of Macbeth/Banquo is optional but recommended.)
(No, seriously, the only works of fanfiction in the world for this adaptation are forty-one tiny ficlets, all written by me when I was seventeen. This makes me really sad.)
(EDIT: !!!! th_esaurus HAS WRITTEN A FICLET IN THE COMMENTS BECAUSE SHE'S AMAZING)