"I, Claudius": Caligula (John Hurt) wonders if he's going mad
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2013
- The Emperor Caligula, who has recently proclaimed himself to be a god, displays a rare insight into his madness. Wonderful acting from Derek Jacobi as Claudius and John Hurt, who manages to be funny, terrifying and tragic as Caligula all at the same time.
From "I, Claudius" episode 9, "Hail Who?" - Розваги
"...why didn't i think of that?" XD
Ce actori au jucat în acest film! Dumnezeu să-l odihnească pe John Hurt a jucat rolul împăratului Caligula fenomenal de bine!
Caligula: Uncle Claudius, do you think I'm mad?
Claudius: No! You set the standard of sanity for the whole world.
That was a good one.
If indeed, Caligula set the standard for sanity in this world, it figures...
still the world keeps turning. Even when the emperor is mad
@@Ikaros23even when we are told we are doomed from the climate.
love the sad look on Caligula's face at 0:45 . Despite all the horrible thing Caligula did in the series, he still had a great deal of sympathetic moments and often came across as a tragic character. John Hurt was such a brilliant actor, so much he expressed in this scene with his eyes and voice.
Because he was a tragic character, all his family murdered, being kept in fear for years, and even that illnes.
He was evil, but most evils are created and so was he.
I once walked past a pub in London's Theatreland and who should emerge but John Hurt, looking like he had had a few drinks.
This is just pure acting gold... the late Sir John Hurt and Sir Dereck Jacobi interacting together.
Two absolute masters of their craft. It is a pity that we will never see John Hurt's War Doctor interact with Jacobi's War Master. That would have been something special.
"As for being half-witted, well, what can I say, except that I have survived to middle age with half my wits while thousands have died with all of theirs intact! Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quantity!"
Claudius always knew the right thing to say to the raving lunatic to help him survive. Obsequious but never to the point that it would arouse suspicion in Caligula.
That`s the trick with the malignant narcissist. Just act as if their fantasy of beeing a superior beeing is the truth by acting " the fool". To all sane people this seems like madness and indeed it is. But if it can help you survive to the next day than it is alot better than trying to argue with them like they are sane!
Claudius is covered in mud because his nephew had had him thrown into the river Rhone on a whim. He was surprised to see him come back and not drown. Caligula MIGHT be seeking genuine advice, doubting his own sanity, but Claudius is wise not to suggest the Emperor might indeed be nuts.
Play a sucker to catch a sucker
God speed to John Hurt, a legendary actor R.I.P.
The most tragic moment in the series - and considering all that Claudius goes through, that's saying something. This scene always breaks my heart :(
louthegiantcookie Yeah true, I really believe that Caligula was being sincere and needed an honest advice from his uncle. Historians might call him a crazy tyrant. But most of his victins were the upper classes, most of whom gave zero shits about the common people.
I wonder if future historians would consider Obama a crazy tyrant in 1900 years from now, if the only surviving records were made by Republicans.
nodinitiative What a strange example.
Historians don't call him a "crazy tyrant" so stop making things up.
@@nodinitiative given that history was written by members of the same upper class of slavers, one might wonder how much of it is actually true.
I love this scene! John hurt and Derek Jacobi; 'Jove and Zeus'.
Watch out Doc, he's a renegade time lord.
They both are XD
I f@#king love this scene!
This is called ACTING.
The punishment for killing others for stupid reasons, everyone start telling you what you want to hear, and then you actually go mad
The tsar in the Kremlin has this problem now. Just like the other " mad king" in the bunker in Berlin. Seems like they have the gift of getting power, but never to keep it. That is killing people for as you say " stupid reasons" can get you power. But it will never make you keep it in the long run, because all the talent is going to lie/fool the ruler to survive. And at some point they might just calculate that the next best move is to have the ruler assasinated, because they got nothing to lose
wasn't he so good or what !
Oddly enough the prophecy that Caligula was talking about is actually about Jesus Christ.
❤
*BUT NOT IN THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR*
At this point Caligula has been portrayed by John Simm and John Hurt, actors for the Master and the Doctor respectively.
John Porteous Derek Jacobi has played the Doctor and The Master
Britain is just small XD
Two brilliant performances. I hope they were awarded at that time. I don t remember about Tv prices
There were quite a few great acting performances in that series (Brian Blessed as Augustus was IIRC also especially memorable). It was fantastic.
Hurt was an excellent actor, but this portrayal of Caligula is misguided; according to contemporary sources, Caligula seemed like a cruel-looking and astute man who inspired terror and who paid attention to every word directed at him; he was particularly obsessed with people whispering around him, a lethal control-freak; Hurt's Caligula is too soft and effeminate, and aloof.
It's worth pointing out that the series is based on a historical novel, so you can't take it as gospel.
@@zingzangspillip1 Yes I was going to say the same. Hurt is acting the part that was written in the script which was in turn taken from the novel.
theoden
At least he could construct whole sentences unlike brandon
I forget, did Caligula take a dump on Claudius head at the beginning of this scene ? Why does it look like he did ?
Caligula had Claudius thrown in the Rhône river.
Caligula,trump.
What next.
Biden