Kids these days... No respect!
Ok, so I finally made my friends watch Richard III.
It was my third viewing, because I adore the pants off this film. My problem is, my pals thought it was the most boring thing in the world!
Now, one of them is wildly in love with Larry. That, i'm sure, would make it pretty easy to pay attention to his bits at LEAST. (aside from the fact that the performance leaps off the screen on its own.)
The other claims to enjoy Shakespeare (not so sure, might just be my boyfriend trying to please me...)
however, after taking a little coffee break right before Hastings' execution, I said 'okay now, this last part isn't quite as interesting as the first part' (my opinion, at least) and they gave each other a look like 'was it supposed to be interesting to begin with?'
I was so horrified that I'd made my friends sit through a couple hours of shakespeare to find out I'd bored them out of their skulls!
So here's a (hopefully) interesting thought:
What could they POSSIBLY have done to engage the interest of ADHD-type kids such as my friends?
The only thing I can think of at the moment is less clothing on Larry, but that might just be my own personal feelings showing ;P
Or, in the middle, they could break into a random tap-dance number complete with high-kicking monks in the background!
I'd love to hear some suggestions (maybe I'll do a remake if I go through film school lol!)
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