I think that the movie She’s the Man would be a great movie for
us to watch in class. It can be
related to The Venetian Twins and Lysistrata.
Here is a link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4OhwrMidSU
For those who haven’t seen this
movie, it stars Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a tomboy whose
mother insists on her acting more ladylike. Viola’s twin, Sebastian, is in a band and gets
a last minute gig in London, and Viola comes up with a plan to disguise
herself as her brother in order to go to his school and play on the soccer team
there. When she arrives (acting as her
brother), she meets her roommate Duke, played by Channing Tatum, and tries to
act manly, but just ends up looking like a freak. There is a big love triangle, which ends up
as more of a complicated web of relationships.
This movie is loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
I think this movie can be related
to The Venetian Twins because one twin
inpersonates the other and chaos ensues.
One twin (Tonino/Viola) pretends to be the other twin
(Zanetto/Sebastian) and winds up causing lots of confusion and heartache for
everyone around them.
This movie can also be related to Lysistrata because both the movie and
the play have lead female characters who do not agree with how the men are
doing things and decide to take matters into her own hands. Viola’s school soccer team is cut, and when
the men’s team laughs at the idea of a co-ed team, she sees her chance to pose
as Sebastian at a different school where she can join that team and play
against her previous school in a big rival match.
She’s the Man covers topics like gender
roles in society, lies and deception, and breaking stereotypes. I think it would be a good choice to watch in
class and we could make many connections between the film and the plays we have
read.
Haha! I love this movie! I could definitely see where this would be a great movie for the class to watch and analyze... plus, the level of super-awkwardness in the movie makes me love it even more :D
ReplyDeleteYeaaaahhhh!! I like this one :) I agree that it would be a good movie to discuss/ analyze.
ReplyDeleteThis would definitely be a great movie to watch and discuss for class. Its relationship to Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" lays the groundwork for the original hijinks, but I love the modern comic devices that are strewn throughout it.
ReplyDeleteFrom your description, this movie sounds like an interesting one to watch. It is ridiculous to see people getting tricked by twins that look really alike. I have friends who are twins and they would pretend to be each other when they were kids to confuse their relatives. I would consider watching it myself if it is not voted to watch in class.
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