For reference for those not in the know and to give an idea how exactly this works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEzskNtFnIY
I genuinely think it was a unique/interesting idea, and am glad it exists. Kinda wish we had seen other movies like it for Macbeth, Hamlet, etc.
Changing the costumes up for Shakespeare is pretty common. Remember a couple years ago when that troupe did Julius Caesar where Caesar was Trump? People do that with old plays, it makes for an interesting twist that still mostly respects the old plays.
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I caught a remake of Lohengrin themed as though it took place on the eve of WW1 and... wow. Let me tell you. It absolutely radiated a reactionary vibe.
Like, anyone who went in wondering how Wagner could have inspired fascism was completely demystified by the time the curtain dropped.