Robert H Bork quotes the play at a website. And Tea Partiers dislike illegal immigration. The Blue states despise legal immigrants: Massachusetts banned legal immigrants from Romneycare (port-Romney).
And Shakespeare, (in)famously, feared and despised democracy and the Mob.
@rockyyoman That's a silly thing to say. McKellan, on screen, is one of the masters of what you would refer to as 'natural' acting. And many of the finest actors in film are from the UK or Ireland (Dench, Day-Lewis, Postelthwaite, Winslett etc). This is a theatrical monologue being delivered in a large lecture room with noise going on outside the room. Therefore, being a fine actor, aware of his space and audience, McKellan ups his voice, enunciates clearly and makes gestures broader.
Not quite. I forget the name of the play, but he explained prior to this performance. He's a character addressing an angry mob of citizens who are upset because of a steady increase of immigrants moving into their city. Basically, its a bunch of nationalists getting angry over people moving into their country and taking jobs and whatnot from the natural born citizens like themselves. Somewhat like Tea-Partyers getting angry over Mexican immigrants.
I am guessing the character in this narrative is making a point that someone's kingdom is going to shit and that their kingly status is nothing more than a person sitting in a throne, sitting there like a fool unable to see his country is abandoning them, and that he or the royalty are fools or something like that. I don't know where this is from, but that's the impression I get
He's just the best
IBDoyle 21 hours ago in playlist Favorite videos
i still prefer the "You Shall Not Pass" soliloquy
2seconds2long 1 month ago
he makes it seem so natural! he has the perfect vice for it
SiN3mOn 1 month ago
It's from 'Sir Thomas More'. Shakespeare is thought to have collaborated on it (not the sole author). Fantastic monologue.
vandinem 4 months ago
Robert H Bork quotes the play at a website. And Tea Partiers dislike illegal immigration. The Blue states despise legal immigrants: Massachusetts banned legal immigrants from Romneycare (port-Romney).
And Shakespeare, (in)famously, feared and despised democracy and the Mob.
somercet1 5 months ago
I would like to see Sir Ian McKellen and Al Pacino together in one of those great Shakespearean works!
DemiathDoomhammer 5 months ago
Hmm... In acting school they always taught us not to put our hands in our pockets, but seeing how its Sir Ian McKellen I guess it cancels it out
tobromancer 9 months ago
@tobromancer in brittain it is more popular to get the words perfect than to act naturally
rockyyoman 7 months ago
@rockyyoman That's a silly thing to say. McKellan, on screen, is one of the masters of what you would refer to as 'natural' acting. And many of the finest actors in film are from the UK or Ireland (Dench, Day-Lewis, Postelthwaite, Winslett etc). This is a theatrical monologue being delivered in a large lecture room with noise going on outside the room. Therefore, being a fine actor, aware of his space and audience, McKellan ups his voice, enunciates clearly and makes gestures broader.
tvdd1973 4 months ago
@tobromancer
lol acting school...there is no right way to act.
KSmoothSaxG 4 months ago
I wish i was there.
abisivepoo 9 months ago
Not quite. I forget the name of the play, but he explained prior to this performance. He's a character addressing an angry mob of citizens who are upset because of a steady increase of immigrants moving into their city. Basically, its a bunch of nationalists getting angry over people moving into their country and taking jobs and whatnot from the natural born citizens like themselves. Somewhat like Tea-Partyers getting angry over Mexican immigrants.
Dafine21 10 months ago 3
I am guessing the character in this narrative is making a point that someone's kingdom is going to shit and that their kingly status is nothing more than a person sitting in a throne, sitting there like a fool unable to see his country is abandoning them, and that he or the royalty are fools or something like that. I don't know where this is from, but that's the impression I get
berner 10 months ago