What Is The Mood Of Macbeth Movie

Macbeth Movie Review
Do you crave power and authority? In the Shakespeare play Macbeth, the audience gets to see the inner workings of the mind as Macbeth deals with the consequences of knowing your future. The movies I am comparing from Macbeth were directed by Justin Kurzel and Rupert Goold and will be referred to by their names. In the Macbeth films, one can compare the use of low-key lighting, the effectiveness of dialogue, and the overall pace of the story.
While the use of lighting in any movie is important to the mood, in Macbeth, it is crucial to use. In the Goold film, using low-key lighting allowed them to emphasize what the characters can or cannot see while also creating a mysterious atmosphere. By doing that it allows the audience to see the sudden changes in the mind with Macbeth and the evil rituals the witches perform without being seen. While in Kurzels

interpretation he also uses the dark lighting to create an evil and uneasy mood when lady Macbeth is summoning spirits.
Both films understood how important the lighting was in creating an unusual point of view and eerie feeling.
One interesting piece about the two movies were their dialogue.

Because it is based on Shakespeare's play the language used is old english. The fascinating part is how the directors chose to utilize that, both choosing to stay with how it was originally. This creates a conflict in Goolds film because it is set in 20th century, and the dialect is not cohesive. While set in Medieval Scotland Kurzel has no difficulty convincing the audience and creating an illusion of traveling back in time. Although, Goold's film has a new twist to the play, Kurzels film is easier to accept allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the film.
In the play Macbeth, the timeline of the events unfolding move quickly. Act to act the time jumps make the play concise enough to be exciting without cutting crucial aspects of the plot. In the film by Kurzel the pace of the story is consistent and easy to follow. While in the Goold movie, it is hard to distinguish when a day or week has passed because almost every scene is indoors and the lighting is consistent. This makes it difficult for the audience to follow the

plot.
In conclusion there are similarities in both movie interpretations of Macbeth using lighting, both differ in effectiveness of dialogue and pacing. In both movies they use lighting to create a mood that would be difficult to meet without. In Goold's film is in the 20th century, this makes dialogue appear unnecessary and out-of-place while Kurzel maintains an effective dialogue by keeping the original setting of Macbeth. Finally, the pace of Kurzel is superior to Goold’s because he is able to keep the speed consistent. And as quickly as Macbeth took power his betrayed friend took it back.