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A 5 page movie review and analysis of director Oliver Parker's version of Othello came out in 1995, a fact that caused many critics to compare this pared-down version of Shakespeare's play to the O.J. Simpson murder trial of that same period. The writer summarizes the critical response to the film. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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murder trial of that same period. Parker and company deleted roughly 70 percent of Shakespeares text, altering some scenes and rearranging the order of scenes, so that the remaining
30 percent of the play according to Baltake (2002) has a "distinct Brentwood" feel. "Imagine the O.J. case transported to 16th century Venice, with the titular warrior Moore, Othello, standing
in for Simpson; Desdemona as Nicole Brown Simpson, the white wife who drives him crazy" (Baltake, 2002). As this suggests, while some critics had good things to say about this
film, for the most part, critical reaction found the film to be disappointing. As Null (2002) points out, this is rather surprising, since the cast is, for the
most part, outstanding, and the play is a masterpiece. The story of the play is simple. Othello (Lawrence Fishburne) is a black general in the Venetian army, a Moor.
Desdemona (Irene Jacob) is the sweet and innocent young daughter of a Venetian senator that befriends him. Othello and Desdemona secretly marry. At this point, Othellos servant, Ensign Iago (Kenneth
Branagh ) hatches a fiendish plot to gain revenge over Othello, presumably for passing him over for promotion in favor of Cassio (Nathaniel Parker), who then serves as Othellos
"right hand" man despite Iagos longer term of service (Null, 2002). Iago manages to incite a jealousy rage in Othello that results in his killing the woman he loves. When
Othello learns of her innocence, i.e. that she did not really have an affair with Cassio, he commits suicide. There are several difficulties associated with producing this play. For
one thing, Shakespearean English is archaic and difficult for modern audiences to understand. However, Null (2002) asserts that Parker and company make Othello harder to understand by cutting so much
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