In the late 16th century Europe was in the grip of a ferocious witch hunt, where thousands were tortured and burnt at the stake. The church was fully behind this terrifying crusade against the imaginary enemies of Christianity. In France and Germany alone up to 40,000 people may have been killed as witches. But England and Scotland were almost untouched by witch persecutions until King James himself decided to launch his own, personal war on witchcraft.
In 1597 King James VI of Scotland published 'Daemonology', a handbook on how to recognise and destroy, witches. The book explored the threat that 'those Detestable slaves of the Devil', posed to James himself. It fuelled waves of witch hunting throughout Britain.
The legacy of James' 'Daemonology' continued throughout the 17th century, and led to the torture and execution of hundreds of women in a series of infamous witch trials. No-one knows exactly how many men and women died in these trials, such as the Pendle trial of 1612, or how many others were killed in cases that never came to court. The documentary reveals the purges in many areas of Britain drew directly on King James' book. Also for the first time, remarkable new archaeological evidence from Cornwall, suggests that witchcraft was actively practiced for centuries, even during the most intense periods of witch-hunting. Experimental archaeologist Jacqui Wood has excavated strange pits lined with swan's feathers, and filled with animal skins and human remains. She believes the pits were ritual offerings inspired by witchcraft beliefs.
Life is but a walking shadow
3.5黑白光影运用，剪辑手法有特色。更多的像一出背叛，复仇的舞台剧。
科恩哥哥独立打造吗，他是有点想表达的东西啊。极具风格化的一部电影，从画幅到布景，再到表演到台词，完完全全莎翁年代味了，文绉绉的话语搭配在华盛顿身上，显得非常反串和搞笑，但是进入麦克白的世界以后，一切就都醇厚正宗了。古代人死于预言，这回是移动的树林能杀人
【8】一个被迷信吞噬后遭受良心谴责和复仇报应的故事，这辈子第一次看莎剧改编的电影，感受很神奇，忙着感叹画面的干净漂亮，也适应了半天这种相当风格化的再演绎，算是把心理挣扎拍得淋漓尽致，没什么大毛病，教科书级精致。
莎翁的作品现在看来确实跟不上时代了，同样的故事在现代人看来，台词太过晦涩，剧情太过拖沓了。丹泽尔华盛顿的表演无可挑剔。极简主义的场景有的镜头看起来很美，有的却又显得那么简陋。
摄影棚拍摄的黑白场面缺乏现代华丽的装饰和色彩，但这些单调的场景仍然成功地传递了令人难忘的视觉效果。但在主题上，期待乔尔科恩重塑经典的想法可能会落空，因为它实在是太过循规蹈矩了，虽然我依旧能从中吸取极大的快感，但是，怎么2021年了，还有人，还是这么牛的一群人，还要来原封不动地来重拍麦克白？或许只能理解为一个编剧对莎士比亚火种传承的热血吧。
戏剧改编的优秀范本，一方面抓住戏剧精髓，一方面实现电影自觉。视听语言的震撼，使得该片完全不逊色于舞台现场。
科恩采用表现主义，却又把古典表现得过于古典，反而少了一些新意
科恩的莎翁梦，每一幕都比冰血暴还冷，几百上千年，科技一直在发展，人类的欲望却始终原地踏步，我们都是麦克白，没有魔法保护的麦克白。
视听效果极佳的电影戏剧。恍惚中我看到了两个心灵备受自身罪恶折磨的拉斯科尔尼科夫！不过尽管两位主演都是我非常喜欢的，电影没有期待中的那么精彩。
3.5 视听语言的确好，三个女巫水池中的倒影、血滴落时造成的心理声响、城堡中树叶翻飞的光影搭配乌鸦哀鸣……总之，影像美学上足够表现主义。丹泽尔·华盛顿的麦克白有点神经衰弱，科恩嫂的发挥也正常，只是这种戏剧改编的电影在保留舞台剧的质感后，很难不让人发问：还有拍的必要吗？
颇具野心但效果不佳的改编。女巫的表演最惊艳。
非常享受的电影，舞台仪式感好强，音效特棒，黑白摄影牛逼。演员演的过瘾，我们看的也非常爽，太短了，意犹未尽。希望科恩兄弟联手再把莎士比亚电影继续拍下去。
这样的表演去找戏剧表演专业的学生一抓一大把。
嗯……其实并不理解，选择这种形式，为何又选择这些演员？
极简服化道，剩下的就全是细节和特写，相当托华盛顿和科恩嫂的表演。他们完成地非常出色。连女巫都演得出彩。相较之下，演麦克迪夫的黑人演员很逊。
极简主义，风格化摄影，只是莎翁在被翻拍过无数遍后很难再有突破、丹泽尔·华盛顿和科恩嫂的表演也缺乏惊喜。
莎翁的作品现在看来确实跟不上时代了，同样的故事在现代人看来，台词太过晦涩，剧情太过拖沓了。丹泽尔华盛顿的表演无可挑剔。极简主义的场景有的镜头看起来很美，有的却又显得那么简陋。
不知道拍摄意义何在，女巫演技惊人，男主也还不错，女主没什么发挥且感觉过于现代。
蛮好的，只是没想到还真就是麦克白，这一点很不科恩。
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