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Release Date: 02 September, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $13.48 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
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King Lear Meets the Wild West
The story begins around the same time frame as the Battle of the Alamo. Star Trek captain Patrick Stewart, plays the famous Lear whose downfall comes when tries to make his daughters prove their love to him in return for their share of his land. His first two daughters have no problem lying to their father but Claudia refuses to appease her father's pride. Lear, outraged by this, banishes her from his sight. She retreats to her father's enemy, Menchaca. After this first mistake, Lear's life crumbles beneath him. He is turned away by his two remaining daughters and eventually begins to lose his mind.
The King of Texas is the story of Shakespeare's famous play, King Lear, with a western twist. It reunites all of the characters from the play and though the names have been changed, it is easy to decipher who is who. One of the best aspects of this movie is that you don't have to have read the play to understand or enjoy the movie nor do you have to be a fan of Shakespeare. Unlike other adaptations of Shakespearean plays, the language used has been changed to more of a western dialect then the often hard to understand Shakespearean style enabling a more broad audience to enjoy this classic play. I think it's safe to say that this made for TV movie will be sought after by many to better understand this famous Shakespearean play.
King Lear Goes Out West
The movie King of Texas is William Shakespear's play King Lear set in Texas. Patrick Stewart plays King Lear and does a great job of it. He is joined by a wonderful supporting cast that only make the movie better. Having read King Lear myself and feeling very lost and confused this movie helped greatly to put the words from the play to images in a movie. I didn't care for the play written in Shakespearean language because I couldn't follow it but once it was put into a movie like this Shakespear's plot and great story line is really brought to life. This movie helped me really appreciate Shakespear's greatness as a playwright. Although the movie was very good a few parts were done slightly different than in the original play. The main difference was in the end which involved everyones deaths. The characters were not killed in similar fashions to how they were in the play. Because of this the whole play seemed to wrap a little to short and sweet. Overall though this movie is worth while watching whether you like Shakespear or don't at all. As long as one likes a movie with a interesting plot and lessons to be tough it will be enjoyable.
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