Though not especially common, we’ve seen it done before: an unassuming man steps up to the spotlight of a celluloid Shakespeare adaptation and, instead of the heightened English affectation we’ve come to expect, we’re greeted with an American dialect that isn’t fussy and gets straight to the point.
There’s something really intriguing about it, and the fact that it isn’t a regular occurrence makes it all the more melodic to the ears.
Denzel Washington’s turn as Macbeth in Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” brings exactly that sort of attraction to the role by using his normal dialect, a welcomed addition…The post Trippingly on the Tongue: Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Why Americanized Shakespeare Works appeared first on /Film.
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