If one believes that one can't alter one's own fate, that fate is the life's irreversible course, that fate is simply the knowledge of what the future most definitely holds, then would you or would you not want to know yours?
Personally, I think that if my fate was in my favor, then it might be a relief to know parts of it. If I knew that I would be successful no matter what I did, then I think I would be happier because I wouldn't have to worry (although worrying is a pointless emotion anyway because it doesn't accomplish anything). It would be easier to live in the moment, to be spontaneous, to walk outside and dance in the leaves and appreciate the moss on the trees and breathe the crisp air. Who wouldn't want to be that free?
On the other hand, if I found out that despite all of my efforts, I would amount to very little, if they told me that me that I would end up sitting in a windowless room doing some stranger's accounting, if someone said that my greatest joy in life would be eating leftover tofu, I think that I would rather not know. My mentality is that you're not sick until you start coughing. Why would anyone want to be burdened with the knowledge of the ill that would certainly befall them in the future before said dreadful event actually happened? I don't think that it's possible to completely prepare oneself for tragedy. It's much better to enjoy what is happening now than to fret about the future.
Scotland P.A. is Less Cruel and Funnier
ReplyDeleteScotland P.A. is based off Macbeth with similar plot and themes; the jist of the story is the same, just modernized. The film is very comical, with lots of scenes of passionate making out between Mac and Pat, and includes lots of crude humor. By this I mean it is not very funny taken at face value, just uncomfortable to watch, making you want to laugh. Scotland P.A. is similar to something among the lines of the Scary Movie series. The movie makes fun of the play in my opinion, but does so in a clever and nice way. They make the play look funny and silly, not plain ridiculous. It is a very satirical impersonation of the play. They Movie focuses less on tragedy and more on comedy, however they movie is not entirely comical. There are many references to the themes seen in Macbeth including: gender roles, how far a person will go for power, and magic and fate. Although we have only seen half the movie so far most of the themes seen in Macbeth have been introduced in Scotland P.A. Gender roles are mentioned by Duncan when he says, “All men like football.” A sexist statement at the least but it could also refer to the violence and harshness of the sport. He brings it up more directly when he says, “You [Mac] wouldn’t let your poor exhausted wife drive home from work.” This is suggesting that men do the grunt work in the relationship. Another theme that is brought up is when Banko says something among the lines of, “sometimes I think wouldn’t it be great if I got a Yazi right now and then I get it.” This suggests that Banko thinks he can control fate and fate doesn’t control him; an untrue statement. Something that interests me is that the movie has put a focus on Malcolm in the beginning and he seems to get a lot of screen time. I am curious to find out if Malcolm plays a bigger role in the movie than he does in the play