I'm not at all sure how I could do this but after starting to enthusiastically re-watch the excellent version of Macbeth featuring Denzel Washington back in early October, I only managed to complete that viewing almost three full months later. Tonight I watched the Act 5 material and, as with everything previous to this, I found myself hypnotised by the visual richness of the movie. Every frame could go into an art gallery.
I suppose that's why I drew out the viewing experience. Since I'm achingly familiar with the play, the narrative held out no surprises, so I didn't feel any need to find out what direction the film would take. And having watched it already I knew the interpretive spin of its director, so no compulsion there. Taking forever to re-watch was by way of a homage, a recognition that the details are so memorable that it felt natural not to have any sense of urgency.
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