Joss Whedon’s version of the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ shoots and misses so miserably, it hits a tree in the background. From confusing dialogue to failed use of comedy, this movie is terrible and not worth the watch. Typically, people love a good romantic comedy with the enemies to lover’s theme, however this movie has completely failed at meeting the standards. The wedding scene was supposed to showcase a beautiful celebration of love, yet he has somehow managed to make this scene dull and boring. The characters are constantly portrayed as being loaded with money, yet they have a backyard wedding. This scene was supposed to show the happiest day of a woman’s life ruined by drama, however it looked like just about any other day that got slightly shaken. She was publicly shamed in front of her whole family and humiliated in the play but in the movie, it was emotionless with the dull acting. …show more content…
The energy that was originally in the play got extremely lost and made the movie so much less enjoyable. In the play, the time was set to be in the Elizabethan era whereas in the film it was a much more modern setting. This makes a lot of the morals of the characters feel out of place, for example, a woman's virginity is found to be extremely important which in the original play makes sense for the time, however, it would not resonate with modern times as much. This ruins the play as it changes the context, which makes it harder to understand the character's morals. In the film, they chose to make it in black and white instead of colour. This decision makes for a more serious tone, which takes away from the comedy included in the play. It is so much harder as a viewer to connect and laugh with a comedy when it is so dull and serious. These edits will help people connect with the film and find it more