Much Ado About... Something

It is a time of great celebration at 221B Baker Street (the official name of the dwelling of Chelsea and Keisha).

 

The nerd and theatre gods have decided to bless humanity with a rare gift. Joss Whedon has directed a version of Much Ado About Nothing. Words cannot adequately describe our excitement. However, as it is rare to find us speechless, we shall try to convey to you our feelings.

 

*Note: We are currently watching the Kenneth Branagh of Much Ado About Nothing as we type. Yep. Nerds.

 

Much Ado has everything you could ask for in a Shakespearean comedy: verbal sparring between two people who are obviously attracted to one another, a sappy nauseating couple,a dance, a plain dealing villain with no motivation to be a villain besides being a bastard (no really, he’s an illegitimate child.), trickery, a faked death, a double wedding, and more dancing. How could you not love such a show?

 

Chelsea, who of the two of us has probably read more stories with female heroines than Keisha, keeps Beatrice as a personal favorite.

 

Beatrice is my idol. I want to be her when I grow up. She is outspoken, loyal and more witty than any other woman in literature. Shakespeare creates a man who can very nearly match her. Their relationship is one of my favorites. I feel I should stop here before this becomes the longest post ever...Suffice to say “There was a star danced and under that was I born” describes Beatrice perfectly.

 

Keisha here. Chelsea has just rambled on about Beatrice. I want to talk about a character too! I shall write about Don John. Don John is the bastardous villain we were speaking of earlier. Sometimes Shakespeare writes a character who needs no motivation. It’s one of the things I like best about him. Shakespeare may have said, “Oh. We probably need an antagonist. Let’s put a bastard in the play. They’re usually a surly sort.” Those villains who have no motivation are the purest of all villains: they’re just evil because they’re evil. I shall leave you with this Don John quotation: “I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace, and it better fits my blood to be.”

 

As you can see by our excited character ramblings, we are quite excited about the prospect of seeing this new version of one of our favorite plays. We are also happy that as fine of a director as Mr. Joss Whedon has decided to adapt this film. He is definitely a house favorite.

 

We shall definitely let you know what we think of the film after we see it Thursday. Until then, we remain yours in anticipation.