The great thing about Macbeth, as with many of Shakespeare's plays, is that it is open to reinterpretation - and can always be used as an allegory for whoever is in power.

My pleasure. I have edited a lot of film books, so luckily I had a plethora of material to choose from.

Thanks for the comment. Can't go wrong with Orson. Check out Chimes at Midnight - his adaptation of the Falstaff stories - probably Welles' best movie IMHO.

Welles is one of my very favorites. Love Chimes at Midnight. His 3 Shakespeare films and The Trial are probably all in my top 50 films

And the Scottish English❤️

Thank you. It has proved quite popular, and there is even an educational site linking to the video, so I am pleased it is of interest.

Glad it was helpful!

No problem. Glad to be of service.

Glad it was helpful!

@@wordsmithpd watched all 4 of these in a week. Back to rewatch your summary. Excellently explained. It's hard to choose a favourite. They're all good in different ways.

@@stephenkeen5737 Exactly, which is why I thought it interesting to make a video. It's a universal story that resonates through the ages.

the fact you used the term "weeabo fanboi" is just wrong, takeshi miike is when you would be a weeabo fanboi, but with kurosawa you are an admirer, or a cinemaphile

@@kevinmorrice chill kevin.

Polanski's version is brilliant, but Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" is the best Macbeth movie out there

@@kevinmorrice I 100% agree with you

@@Toshiro_Mifune dude return to your grave

Thanks for the warning - I have not seen the 2006 version, but if I happen across it, my expectations will be lowered. As you can see from my piece, I think you can feel my bias in favour of the Polanski version. It's an intelligent, faultless production, I think.

​@@wordsmithpd Absolutely :) I would say there is another one of Macbeth that I also like, this time it is animated which is with BBC series of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. The episode of Macbeth is on KZfaq for you to watch and it is surprisingly gruesome for its target audience being kids with it's U rating on my VHS tape. I do find the acting and the animation to be very good for a TV production especially since this is a UK/Rusian collaboration. Here's the link to the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8yeiNRjxJaqf40.html

@@joesSONICBOOM Many thanks - I'll give it a go.

@@wordsmithpd You're Welcome mate :)

oooh bro, though there is no comparison with polanski's version, throne of blood is very good. it's very much the same but yet so completely different. and as always mifune gives a stellar performance.

Yeah, our ancestors were alot tougher than we are today..because violence was a sport. Not unlike football or soccer...plus life was short anyways...yupper, yupper , chicken super! Short, violent lives...

Thanks for the clarification.

Yes, you are correct, the blame is put directly on the two chamberlains keeping guard, who Macbeth then kills. Malcolm and Donalbain flee the scene, fearing for their lives, but later come under suspicion for the murder because they fled so suddenly - so it is this later suspicion to which I refer. The perils of trying to conflate such a complex play, and four films, in under 20 minutes...

That was my conclusion also.

Thanks for this! I didn't have time to list, watch or cover all the versions-there are so many.

There is no concrete evidence for 1606 hence I said "around 1600."

Wordsmith generally the first recorded performance is taken to be the year of composition in Shakespeare study, which is accepted to be 1606 for this particular play

@@jackcooper3307 yes. And performed/ composed with James 6 in mind, after Elizabeth I death in 1603.

@@wordsmithpd IKR...geez Jack Cooper

Each to their own. I was attempting to show the differing approaches of each director.

Strongly disagree. Beautifully filmed and great performances. Polanski's is pretty good overall but sometimes the acting lacks passion and convincing.