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Sounds good. What’s they on about actually. It’s a word salad to me.

It’s contagious ❤

McKellens character must read the Shakespeare with sentiment. As most of us do. Branagh as Shakespeare reads it as it should be said.

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McKellan rocks! The text became more important than the rhyme. Branagh never let go of landing on the rhyming couplets. McKellan transcended them.

Both versions suit the scene. The dramatic context invites these two particular interpretations of the sonnet. Shakespeare seizes the opportunity of this rare social encounter with the Earl to express his love. almost rushing through the words in case the moment is snatched away from him. He reveals his heart-ache and frustration that rank and society determine that his deep passion needs must remain hidden. Yet he yearns to know if his love is acknowledged and reciprocated. The Earl, mindful of his social standing, cannot give Shakespeare the man the requited love for which Shakespeare craves. Instead he uses his deeply personal rendition of the words of the sonnet to indicate to the poet that he not only admires and understands every nuance of the words that had been written for him, yet he also gives Shakespeare the honour of revealing his gratitude and the depth of his own feelings. A beautiful scene, with two sublime and appropriate interpretations by two great actors of this inspired and masterly sonnet. I was much moved by this quiet, intensely poignant scene when I recently saw the film. Many thanks for posting this extract.

This. This is acting of the highest order.

Нет повести печальнее на свете , чем повесть о Ромео и Джульетте .ну , я тебя прощаю , нет милыя , я печаль из губ твоих снимаю , какой наградой будет поцелуй -вот вам рука , я под дверь просуну ключ , и это все?,но это не реально ,- в том -то и дело , ,что закоально , но где возьмём мы средства для любви , бежим, и Господи , прости ,

Masterpiece

I cried at the cinema, no lie

QoS is very underrated, but the theme itself is rightfully derided. I would have cried with joy if this had been the actual opening

I like to be moved… _by a movie._ But this one was a little too sad for me.

Except Southampton was actually nice years younger than Shakespeare, not thirty years older.

The guy recites and it is a monotonous clutter of words. Weight distributed across words evenly. Then Sir Ian Mckellen grabs hold of the words and the entire scene is grounded and a portal opens to the next dimension. Incredible.

A million times better!🍸

Ian mcKellen steals every scene he is in I think. I love him, and as always he is wonderful here. Beautiful

Apparently I need to watch this...

Oh how beautiful!!

nice scene.....thought I dont love the reciting. My favorite sonnet though

How did I miss this?!

Thanks for the comments on the two readings. Just to be clear on my intention - by calling this "Branagh v McKellen" I did not mean to set up a "who read it best?" thing. In my view, both actors are delivering EXACTLY the performance that is required for their characters in this movie. If you haven't seen the full movie then I can see how McKellen's reading seems superior. But in the context of the movie, Branagh's pleading, needy, frustrated rendition is exactly where his character is at. Equally, McKellen's assured, accepting and grateful reading shows where his character is - and yes, it does work better for the text. The beauty of the scene, perhaps, is that by reading the sonnet back to Shakespeare, the Earl is showing Shakespeare the beauty and meaning that he (Shakespeare) has failed to see in his own work. :)

Hmm, Mr Branagh did it excellently well, but Mr McKellen was most certainly the winner here.

Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed, When not to be, receives reproach of being, And the just pleasure lost, which is so deemed, Not by our feeling, but by others’ seeing. For why should others’ false adulterate eyes Give salutation to my sportive blood? Or on my frailties why are frailer spies, Which in their wills count bad what I think good? No, I am that I am, and they that level At my abuses, reckon up their own, I may be straight though they themselves be bevel; By their rank thoughts, my deeds must not be shown Unless this general evil they maintain, All men are bad and in their badness reign.

Wonderful scene in a fantastic movie. I am glad I bought the blu-ray. I just wish I had the chance to see it in a theater.

Branagh's interpretation, though it may fit the character as he says it, doesn't really represent the sentiment as stated in the sonnet. If the speaker doesn't want to exchange his place with kings, why would he sound so dark about it? But the mismatch serves the story. McKellan's shows the sonnet's true philosophical stance.

Please upload the full movie 🙏😭

With this: McKellen > Branaugh (sorry Kenneth)

This exchange is more erotic than a sex scene. Love it!

Maravilhoso.

Great scene

Both are brilliant, but McEllan nails it.

All soon to be cancelled as too literate, too white, too noble, too uplifting, where even to feign comprehension, or to aspire it’s bracing heights, a crime worthy of the guillotines blade.