Throne of Blood

The New York Times article “Sprawling Cinema, Tamed to a Stage” by Charles Isherwood is a theatre review of a play “Throne of Blood.” The author of the article dislikes the play and critiques both the director and the actors performing on the stage. He says “…a new production from the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, would be as boring to look at as it is to listen to.” He also comperes the play with the film “Throne of Blood” made by Japanese move maker Akira Kurosawa. He states that even if the play is boring and static, the movie has a specific “atmospheric effect.” Also, it is “beautifully designed” and “offer[s] an eyeful of visual poetry.” I partially agree with Charles Isherwood. The play is very static and motionless which makes viewers a little bit bored. Also, the accessories used for decoration are very limited. However, actors’ costumes are chosen with good taste and harmony. The minimalism of action and accessories; however, keeps audiences focused on the play. In addition, the play takes viewers to different world; world full of magic creatures such as ghosts, world full of intrigues such as killing the king, world full of unfamiliar creatures such as samurais. It gives the audiences great opportunity to experience magical world and it is a good way of entertainment. And the most important, it forces people to think and decide if they believe that they are the masters of their own lives or if they are just powerless creatures directed by destiny.