RIP thread

[Rev. Rye]

Tom Stoppard, an English playwright and screenwriter.

One of his most famous screenplays was "Shakespeare in Love" which appeal I couldn't quite get. I'm not saying it's a bad movie, but I don't get why would someone want to turn Shakespeare's life into such fluff? It obviously had nothing to do with reality of how he wrote Romeo and Juliet—the movie led us to believe he based it on a romantic adventure in his life instead of a famous story of his time that everyone knew about.

Because, evidently, romantic adventure is a more interesting story than “hmm, this is an interesting story, how can I  put my own spin on it?”


Frankly, Stoppard’s plays are better than his screenplays. I’d recommend Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and The Real Insoector Hound.