366 Notes to 2013: 18th January 2012

saw Coriolanus (2011) starring the excellent Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler. said it before, and i'll say it again: Fiennes was a brilliant raging dragon in that film, which he also directed. the acting of the Shakespearean play veterans got me very hooked as well. i was awed. however, Butler seemed not able to get a grip and equal the strong and intense performance of the lead.

Coriolanus is a modern-day adaptation of a Roman tragedy of the same name by The Bard. Fiennes preserved the original text. its theme: typical ancient Roman politics, plebeians and patricians... Think about the Occupy Wall Street movement or the London riots. i got excited with the Half-Life-and-Counter-Strike-like shooting scenes as well.

Ralph Fiennes as Gaius Marcius Coriolanus

honestly, it was hard to watch, but i won't go 'Hello.. It's WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.' there wasn't any moment that i took my attention from it, even though i found the ending a bit rushed and Butler and the actress who played Coriolanus' wife a bore. it showed how great actors Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave, and Brian Cox and even the two who played the tribunes.

that's my day this day. watched a good film and got hooked.