Review of O (2001) by Leona C — 02 Dec 2015

The movie O is a great adaptation of shakespeare's play Othello. In the movie, the characters are portrayed as best as they could be in the form of teenagers attending a prestigious college prep school who, for the majority, make up the school's basketball team.

The main character ,Odin , is similar to Othello in many regards. Both are noteable athletes/warriors who have earned a respectable position in their teams or groups. Othello is a general, and Odin ¬the team captain of a would-be championship winning basketball team.

He is the teams most valuable player who scores lots of their points. He, like Othello, is manipulated by a close friend, Hugo or Iago, into believing that his partner was cheating on him with his lieutenant, or in Odin's case, his best friend.

The makers of Odin did a great job of transforming the script into a more modern version. The plot is very similar, except for a few additions to make it appeal to more modern audiences. The ending scene has the same outcome as the book, and you can see the similarities in the character's final lines in the play and movie.

I would rate the movie an 8, as even if I hadn't read Othello, it was still entertaining enough to watch, and the language was such that it was much easier for me to understand. I would rate the play a 7, because it has more intricate lines that allow for a more in depth look at the plot, and each character's personalities.

The detail, and genius, in Shakespeare's writing are non universal and can only be truly seen in his original work. I did not enjoy having the decipher the more challenging lines of the play, but it did help me understand how Shakespeare writes and forms sentences.

I preferred the movie just because I thought it was more relatable and had more modern touches, like the gun used to shoot Emilia and Othello in the last scene. I enjoyed both versions and would recommend them to whoever would read or watch them.