Monday, January 23, 2012

Much Ado About Nothing

     I watched Much Ado About Nothing. I felt that it was interesting. This movie's actors and actresses are Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, Ema Thompson, Denzel Washington, Kate Beckinsale and so on. This movie's director is also Kenneth Branagh. This movie was made in 1993. I will introduce this movie's story.

     Prince of Aragon Don Pedro and his party arrive at the residence of Leonato governor of Messina. Claudio who is a count falls in love with Leonato's daughter, Hero at first sight. Benedick who is a bachelor and Beatrice who is a niece of Leonato argue violently. Borachio  makes eyes at a Hero's housemaid. Only Don John who is Pedro's younger half-brother is in a bad humor. Pedro know that pure Claudio can not confides to Hero that he falls in love with her. Pedro thinks out a plan which Pedro poses as Claudio and proposes to Hero at a masked ball. Borachio who eavesdrops their conversation tells Don John it. Although John who hates his brother tries to crush the plan, misunderstanding solves simply. Claudio and Hero will get married after a week. Don Pedro also schemes to make a couple with Benedick and Beatrice. While Pedro knows that Benedick eavesdrops, he acts that Beatrice treats coldly to be desperately in love with Benedick. Benedick falls into Pedro's trap and loves Beatrice. Beatrice also believes the lie and comes to love him.

    On the other hand, Borachio approaches Don John who fails the first plan on new plan. New plan is that he tries to pretend that Hero have an affair with other man before the day when is a marriage ceremony by using a maid Margaret and lets Claudio witness it. This time, the plan succeeds. Claudio and Don Pedro are overwhelmed with anger and sadness. However,  Borachio who is in a good humor because of the success of the play talks to his friend about  the details of the trick carelessly, Borachio is heard and arrested by a night watchman. Dogberry peace officer torture Borachio and Borachio tells that  Don John is behind him.
     Next day, although Dogberry tells Leonato it before the marriage ceremony, the truth is not understood by Leonato because Dogberry's expression is not good. Claudio abuses Hero who doesn't know what happen at the marriage ceremony. Claudio doesn't listen to Leonato and Beatrice. Hero loses consciousness, but Claudio leaves the place. Benedick and the priest are suspicious this detail. Then, the priest proposes a plan. The plan is that Claudio's grudge and anger fades away in his heart and his affection to Hero comes back from the pity and regret by Hero's death because of losing consciousness.
     Don John escapes from the town frightened by Borachio's arrest. Claudio has known that everything is John's plot. Claudio is blamed for Hero's death from Leonato, and Claudio realizes the own crime and concents the demand which was forced by Leonato. That is telling the world about a hero's innocence and offering a condolatory song in front of a grave, and marrying the niece of two melons to Hero and becoming an inheritor. The next morning of the untrue furneral, Hero who must have died appeares in front of Claudio. Claudio and Hero are very happy to meet again and the true marriage. Benedick also makes proposal of marriage to Beatrice. Don John caught by people appears in front of the people who filled with double joy. That's all.
     This movie is very interesting. Please check it.

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