Thone of Blood MIDTERM!

Throne of Blood used a popular Shakespeare plot combined with Japanese social and cultural elements intertwined together to create an interesting reinvention of a classic that keeps the audience from leaving assuming "the same old, same old Shakespeare flick".

The film had several different effects including heavy use of spot or emphasized lighting. Between the ghost/spirit and the King the use of light on the two of them was significantly brighter than the other characters of the film. These helped to give precedence and draw your eye to these main characters.

The style of Throne of Blood is the classic Noh theme of Geki nō or drama plays that are based around the advancement of plot and the narration of action. It is a consistently fast moving jumping from scene to scene and from action to while the plot develops not only because of the ac tions but around the actions as well.

The facial expressions of the woman were controlled because just like in noh theatre where they use masks to keep the facial expressions controlled, the director wanted a more natural look to the woman while still getting the mask effect. In a sense making her essentailly wear an impled mask.

One of the overwhelming props used in the film was the flags. They replace the typical prop of the fan, considering the fact that most of the acotrs were men.

The chating music and sounds of classical noh theatre are evident in the intro and outro of of the film. Where the men are chanting the story of Spider Web Castle.

These themes of Noh theatre are strong and evident in Thone of Blood, a film that is based on the typcial Shakespere Novel with a Japanese cutural twist.