On Titus

[adiva_calandia]

. . . Julie Taymor, man.

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[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

Alas, the only thing I have seen by her is Frida. The "alas" has more to do with the "poor little artist girl!" script and the overall "OH HAY LOOK AT ALL MY FAMOUS FRIENDS"ishness -- hell, "THIS IS MY PET PROJECT IT'S V IMPORTANT LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111"ishness of the film than it does the direction.

[adiva_calandia]

She's JULIE TAYMOR, BITCH. YOU BETTER RECOGNIZE.

That's the point of the giant puppets, really -- so that you can't ignore her.

But, I mean, she's may be in-bloody-sane and the queen of unsubtle spectacle, but she has a very strong artistic vision, and must be one of the best large-scale choreographers that American theatre has produced in the last twenty years or so. That's one of the things Titus and Across the Universe really showcase.

I cannot, alas, comment specifically on Frida, though.

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

I...wouldn't reccomend Frida. The THIS R MY PET PROJECT!!!NESS bestowed upon it by Salma Hayek overwrites any artistic flair Taymor may put into it.

But I aaaaam interested in Titus. (Across the Universe? Erm. Give me a year?)

[adiva_calandia]

Titus is really, really good. Like ms_ntropy said: it's good Shakespeare. And having suffered through an appalling BBC Henry IV last night, I can really appreciate good Shakespeare.

(If you go into Across the Universe with the attitude of admiring the Beatles' covers and the visual spectacle and Joe Anderson *cough*, you'll enjoy it a whole hell of a lot more than if you go in expecting any kind of, you know. Structure. But even then, it's not for everyone.)

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

I will say that Frida has some AWESOME MUSIC.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend Frida, in counter to the above. It's mandatory viewing as a piece on its own, regardless of the subject matter.