Sunday, December 14, 2014

Macduff's Netflix

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"Braveheart"
A movie about a Scottish man whose village is attacked by the English and wife is murdered. He goes on to lead a motley crew of Scotsmen against the English army and has a great monologue before the final battle. Macduff would love this movie because it too portrays a deep love of Scotland and the fight against a tyrant over what is right, which is one of his favorite things. Also, it doesn't say that Macduff didn't have blue face paint in the final battle of Macbeth.


"Gladiator"
A movie about a great commander of the Roman army who is very close with the ailing emperor. The emperor's son murders his family and the emperor and attempts to kill him too. Russell Crowe then comes back and reveals his identity after becoming a beloved gladiator and kills Joaquin Phoenix (the new emperor) in front of all of Rome. This is perfect for Macduff because it might as well have been ripped right out of the plot of Macbeth. Macduff's family is murdered by the king's murderer, like in gladiator, and also he goes on the kill the man who betrayed the beloved leader.


"Prison Break"
A TV show about a man whose brother is wrongly sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit. He also conveniently designed the prison that his brother is incarcerated at, and he goes in to break him out, hence the name. This applies to Macduff, because he isn't afraid to go against the government to do what he knows is right, just like Michael Skofield (the main character of Prison Break). Furthermore they are both motivated in their fights by family.


The Hunger Games Mockingjay part I and II
Do I really need to summarize? Katniss Everdeen fights against the capital as a symbol of the rebellion following the end of the quarter quell. She see's the damage to her old district and it motivates her to fight and reinspires her to hate the capital. This is something Macduff would like because it involves a fight against an unjust government, and a main character that is motivated by the loss of their family/home. They use this anger to go through with their fight against the corrupt government and in the end, both triumph.



1 comment:

  1. I think Braveheart is the perfect choice for Macduff's Netflix. It fits the setting almost perfectly, and it definitely reflects Macduff's love and loyalty for Scotland. Also, I didn't realize some of the parallels that could be drawn between Macduff and Gladiator.

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