Shakespeare in Love - Shakespeare Month 2017

[@erynnclaxton5156]

Kyle, never stop doing the "Quoted by everyone...everyone...everyone" joke, its my favourite of your bits.

[@adioshra]

YES!

[@livbarnhart1605]

Exactly!!

[@Redem10]

I still long for the fictional story about how Shakespeare personal life that inspired to make him do "Titus Andronicus"

[@michaelkenner3289]

Probably a lot more interesting than the factual story where he reads a copy of Virgil's Aeneid and decides that perhaps the world is ready for his contemporary setting fanfic. Except he's going to have twice the amputations and murders, because he works in the entertainment industry and knows what his audience likes.

[@Redem10]

I keep expecting the story being Shakespare solving horrific murder

[@michaelkenner3289]

I'd definitely watch that if they made it as a TV show.

[@OhMyGoshItsALeg]

A bunch of drunk friends and William have fun riffing on a copy of some Roman-era play full of murder and insanity, and ol Will's on his fifteenth pint when his buddy says, "I reckon thine own pen could do this well," and so he works on his little dare/passion project in between doing his regular more serious plays, and then he and his crew finally put on Titus Andronicus while doing shots backstage between scenes, and even though they go off-script the crowd thinks it's hilarious, and Will makes some changes to the play to fit the improvisations of his actors for future performances, and then loses his original copy, and suddenly we have the play as we know it. Just a guess.

[@charlesjunior5087]

It probably won't be as good, but TNT is doing a origin story about William Shakespeare

[@Theriot6592]

I'll never get tired of Kyle finding excuses to shit on Anonymous

[@kittygrimm7301]

"You know, that attitude that doesn't do creative workers any favours at all?" As a struggling artist, I'd just like to say *FUCKING THANK YOU!*

[@Plutoburns]

Good job kyle, have all the likes *paaaaaah*

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Looks like you aimed the like gun the wrong way.

[@xentoip]

I enjoy the "Everyone quotes Shakespeare. *Everyone.*" gag. Kyle, keep doing that...

[@The.Youtuber.with.no.Name.]

That 'get all the X' was absolutely hilarious. I'm still giggling over it.

[@Blokewood3]

In terms of historical accuracy I like to think of Shakespeare in love the same way I think of "Hans Christian Andersen" with Danny Kaye. That movie opens with a disclaimer stating that this is NOT a story about HCA's life, but rather "a fairy tale about a man who wrote fairy tales." And I think of Shakespeare in love as sort of a drama about a dramatist.

[@Theriot6592]

So this movie assumes Shakespeare was this charming romantic because he wrote Romeo and Juliet. I guess it conveniently ignored that he also wrote Taming of the Shrew

[@KyleKallgrenBHH]

You are absolutely correct.

[@tylerdurham6091]

EaglesRugby Maybe he wrote that one after a terrible break up?

[@Theriot6592]

Tyler Durham sounds like the script for Shakespeare in Love 2 to me.

[@MrSadness_]

Some might argue that 'The Taming of the Shrew' is simply representative of people's attitude at the time and that everyone in his audience would agree that Kate needs to be tamed. However, John Fletcher, the man who replaced Shakespeare as the King's Men's main playwright, wrote 'The Woman's Prize' also known as 'The Tamer Tamed' which is about Petruchio getting remarried after Kate's death and his new wife is strong-willed enough to out-smart and break him. So obviously at least some of Shakespeare's contemporaries had issues with 'Taming of the Shrew' such as Fletcher, who actually collaborated with Shakespeare on least two plays, as well as the audiences who have watched and enjoyed 'Woman' s Prize' throughout the centuries. So Shakespeare might not have even been particularly romantic for the time.

[@paulocone1963]

There are some grounds to believe that "The Taming of the Shrew" was actually a satire. Firstly, the often-cut induction is a framing device that introduces the main plot as a play-within-a-play, giving some authorial distance. Second, although punishments for feisty women in Elizabethan England *were* extremely harsh, they were supposed to be administered by law, not by a husband. Additionally, the three things that husbands were supposed to provide for their wives, regardless of punishments were food, water, and sleep, the very three things that Petruchio denies Kate in the play. Thus, Petruchio oversteps his boundaries as a husband, and I personally believe that the play is satirical.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

I lost it at the Oscar blast. That was gold.

[@theDENIMMAN]

I love your money and Oscar cannon noise

[@clancydr7211]

Absolutely. The Oscar Cannon is my favorite part.

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

"PHAHOUW!!"(Could we have another meme here?)

[@theDENIMMAN]

Saintly Pants I hope we do

[@Nerdicaful]

Gets me every time.

[@Alex_DC413]

Don't forget, Shakespeare in Love didn't just beat Saving Private Ryan. It also went against Life is Beautiful and the not-even-nominated American History X.

[@miraclemanoutoftime]

And The Thin Red Line.

[@Aster_Risk]

Wow. That Oscar win is now even more depressing.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

It also went up against The Truman Show and The Big Lebowski. Shakespeare in love isn't a bad movie, but other movies released that year have held up so much better.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

The Oscars are a farce. They're nominated and voted on by a council of old white dudes with very particular, conservative tastes. To say nothing of the flawed concept of the awards show, which attempts to impose objective quality rankings on subjectively interpretable works of art.

[@williamtodd8212]

@@imveryangryitsnotbutter im not sure conservative is the right word. Since some of the movies mentioned in this thread actively appeal to conservative mindsets and people. Not the Romantic comedy about a historical artist. The Oscar's are just old rich artists who like self congratulation

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Shakespeare Month comes once a year Now it's here, now it's here Bringing lots of joy and cheer La la la la la

[@digitalviking4250]

Loved the movie and I always look forward to Shakespeare month!

[@absinthespoons]

I literally gasped when I realized it was Shakespeare Month. The most wonderful time of the year!

[@LaNoLaCola]

That Christopher Nolan bit really got me

[@SilverFeet]

This is the best part of this channel; you find value in everything.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

First movie I watched for my Shakespeare class. I will never get tired of you analyzing Shakespeare adaptations. Also, I love that "everything, everything" gag, especially when it comes from places where I least expect it.

[@ThePa1riot]

Summer of Shakespeare: the return of! I'm so excited.

[@arklestudios]

There's a book I think you might enjoy. it's a fantasy novel called Chasing The Bard, that features Shakespeare as a main character, and in the story, he's actually descending from the fae, and his plays have the power to save what is basically a whole other universe. Not unlike this movie he draws inspiration from his experiences, but the experiences in the book are of the fantastical rather than anachronistic. For instance, Pip is pretty much exactly who he is in A Midsummer Night's Dream, only before then he was charged with keeping child Shakespeare safe so he could fulfill a prophecy. I think. It's been several years since I listened to the audiobook (unabridged, so there's that). Also, full disclosure, I am friends with the author Pip Ballantine, but we didn't become friendly until AFTER I'd heard Chasing The Bard, so...

[@thor30013]

Holy crap, someone else that's heard of Chasing the Bard?

[@arklestudios]

Yep. I was big in the podcast novelist scene back at its peak (when the 7th Son trilogy was still coming out, Mur Lafferty hadn't wrapped up the Afterlife series yet, Podiobooks.com was still called Podiobooks.com...) ;)

[@owlsilverfeather]

I realize I'm repeating, like, half your comments on this video, but never ever stop doing the "quoted by bit"...it brings me so much joy. :)

[@kolbykauffman4180]

I'm so happy that we're getting a new Shakespeare Month! It's practically tradition now. I remember when Kyle started the first edition. It kind of figured after the loving care he put into reviewing Prospero's Books, Branagh's films, and even Tromeo & Juliet. But I ended up engaging in more of Shakespeare's work specifically because of Brow's Held High. I figured it was time to step away from my volumes of Marquis De Sade and read these plays as an adult. They're now my favorite literature. Even my fucking band has been named PR0SPER0. Thank you, Sir Kallgren.

[@sirrliv]

Huzzah! Shakespeare Summer begins anew! I've been waiting for this. And I must say, I actually wasn't expecting this one to appear. I was even less expecting you to seemingly like it; not, like, adore it or sing its praises from the heavens, but "like" like it; 4 out of 5 kinda like, yes? But as always, you certainly had some interesting insights into what this film did with Shakespeare's name and image. This is why I love this show, especially in its more recent era; you, Herr Kallgren, have proven able to handle the mainstream and the arthouse in equal measure, to be able to take practically any film, low brow or high, and give each their fair due and analysis in a way I've seen very few other internet critics who are capable of. I must also say this episode seemed a lot more lighthearted than some of your recent works. Toward the end of last year's Shakespeare Summer, particularly with videos on Ran and Chimes At Midnight, the tone seemed to sink to something more somber, even morose. Effective, undoubtedly, but not what one would call uplifting. Granted, not every episode has to be a joke-filled fun fest, but neither do they all have to be bordering on cold either. I started getting a little concerned with the intro to your Taxidermia video, where you talked about your early work, which still modeled itself rather after the Nostalgia Critic with their snarky, gag-laden style, and how you seemed to regret those early videos. It seems to me with this outing that you might be approaching a comfortable middle ground. Perhaps this one may have strayed a little far in the other direction, particularly with the jokey Roland Emerich interjections, but the right balance of analysis and fun was close. Also, the Money/Oscar Cannon got a laugh out of me every time. Please tell me that was you doing the "Poohy" noise when it fired.

[@meggaluardi1883]

Always look forward to your Shakespeare videos! So excited for this years series.

[@AlexLecorn]

I like the 'Everyone' bits.

[@InkHeart17]

Hey Kyle, have you heard of another Shakespeare teen comedy adaptation called "Get Over It"? It all centers around a high school staging a production of a Midsummer Night's Dream with a boy hoping to win back the girl who dumped him by starring in the play while Kirsten Dunst coaches him about how-to-shakespeare.

[@rodefshalom]

Kyle, what I want more than anything right now is a supercut of all of your "Everyone" gags in one video. I would watch that.

[@chishionohana]

This video had me cackling in ways I haven't in quite a while, so many thanks Kyle! (And, echoing what appears to be a common sentiment- the 'everyone' gag is amazing and if you use it forever I will not complain)

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

I really love this movie. This is one of my favorite movies, because this is the first movie I had ever watched. “You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die!”

[@chrishart5265]

Mate you killed me with that Christopher Nolan gag. I seriously can't stop laughing

[@PrincessSybilla77]

Don't ever stop saying "Quoted by everyone! Everyone!"

[@tmcoolguy141]

God I love your videos. Perfect balance of humor, information, and opinion. Never stop making these, please!!

[@tonyjoestar2632]

Please don't stop the "Everyone" bit; it's informative, cool and funny

[@itaylevin4555]

Laughed so hard when you started comparing Shakespeare to Naked Lunch. God I love this movie!

[@Foxpawed]

I love the award cannon bits particularly. Also wish I could watch your original Naked Lunch review; It'd been on my mind recently and then here you are referencing it.

[@anniecrenshawcullins]

More! More! ❤🎭 Slings & Arrows is awesome. Shakespeare in 90 Minutes by the Reduced Shakespeare Company has it's moments. I love your Shakespeare videos. The one about Much Ado is my favorite.

[@gabe_s_videos]

Kyle thank you so much for not mumbling in this one.

[@brookedoesacraft982]

This episode has been nothing but wonderful❤️

[@WordsFlowMagnetic]

I had a Shakespeare class this year, and I was always watching your videos because they're 1000% better than sparknotes. Thanks, dude!

[@tjzambonischwartz]

I grew up reading and absorbing Shakespeare from the time I was 6 years old (I was a weird kid), so when this came out when I was in high school and both my mom and my English teacher told me "YOU NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE," I followed their advice. Saw it three times in the theater. One of my very favorite movies for every reason you cited. When I saw Tom Stoppard in the credits I thought "well that fucking explains it..."

[@quiroz923]

What's weird to me about this movie is that it looks for Shakespeare through Romeo and Juliet and it finds a romantic comedy featuring two adults who are trapped by the circumstances beyond their control and the opposition of an unjust society and unworthy power figures, which will eventually lead to their separation, making the audience sigh "oh, isn't that romantic?" I mean, clearly, it should find two very young teens who are in love but who are trapped by the circumstances beyond their control and the opposition of an unjust society and unworthy adults, which eventually leads to the man making some bad decisions and to their deaths, making the audience sigh "oh, isn't that tragic?"

[@Bluecho4]

Most people are only aware of Shakespeare's plays in abstract. They know that Romeo & Juliet is the "quintessential romance", and can paraphrase a line or two (mostly "Romeo, Romeo...etc."). That's about it as far as their understanding of the narrative goes. They've read the play exactly once in junior high school, and quickly forgot about the plot as soon as they were done (assuming they understood the plot to begin with). So of course they think that Romeo & Juliet is romantic, rather than tragic. It's got romance in it, right? So obviously it must be romantic!

[@macncheesetv9816]

what are your thoughts on Something Rotten? It's Musical about Shakespeare and it's hilarious! Really curious on your take on it

[@honeycombfromheaven]

Mac'n CheeseTV oh yes!!! I really hope he mentions it at some point this Shakespeare summer! It's hilarious, I love it.

[@stillthinkingaboutit...5502]

FINALLY! SHAKESPEARE MONTH! And please, never stop "quoted by everyone...everyone...everyone."

[@aev0317]

My partner and I love all your videos. She is especially fond of your "art is job" comment in this one. We were wondering have you ever seen Bill by the Horrible Histories group. We think you'd enjoy it. It includes the little known fact the Bill Shakespeare wore a vegetable costume!

[@princesskyrie]

If you're looking at fictional takes on Shakespeare the man, I really like "Bill," made in 2015. It's a silly take on Shakespeare's "lost years" set as a very funny caper, but also focuses on Bill honing his craft and going from an aimless dreamer from small-town Stratford to an emerging talent on the London stage. I find it hilarious and very sweet.

[@Randomgen77]

Paused to say 3:27 had me rolling on the floor, oh my god.

[@RothurThePaladin]

I'm so happy! This is my favorite time of year!

[@GumbyBrainDoctor]

Judi Dench's Oscar for this film was clearly a make-good for her not getting one for Mrs. Brown the previous year. For those who haven't seen it, it's about the relationship between Queen Victoria (Dench) and a close friend (Billy Connolly) of Prince Albert after Albert's death.

[@peterhill8398]

Agreed. Ditto the Oscar Martin Scorsese got for The Departed, one of his least accomplished films.

[@42ariadna]

Yes! I was waiting for a new Shakespeare vid! And a way better analysis of this movie than the one I got in my "Shakespeare in film" class. I do hope you do Looking for Richard some day. That docu-movie needs a proper review, and whatever approach you'd use to analyze it will be a lot of fun!

[@hannahmoran2149]

OMG OMG OMG THIS IS THE ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS FOR Y E A R S! I'm sorry, I keep typing in all caps but I'M JUST SO EXCITED

[@Nic33rd]

Hell yeah! Love this time of year.

[@aruss1]

Some of the best videos on KZbin.

[@KorAnos1]

Maybe we can have some of the Macbeths, like Polanski's, or the 2015 version with Michael Fassbender. But what I'd really like is an Olivier Shakespeare rundown in the style of the Branagh Shakespeare video.

[@jonathanwright8025]

Doing Polanski's Macbeth would be a little...awkward given whats happened in Hollywood recently. He might have to do another "Separate the art from the artist" disclaimer.

[@Afreon]

Yay! Shakespeare Month (or Summer, or whatever)! I always look forward to these videos.

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

Finally! Any plans on doing "The Shakespeare Code" from Doctor Who? #notificationsquad

[@Biczeschlappe]

I think he should just d a roundup of all the times they've had Shakespeare as a supporting character in a movie or TV show, maybe a 2 parter.

[@Biczeschlappe]

I smell a collab.

[@hyperchica]

Lord Cottington Genius!!

[@MakiPcr]

I would like to see the covering of "The Kingmaker"

[@helenanilsson5666]

In addition to the bit about writing as a craft and the difference between the view of writing as a labour versus an art, one should also keep in mind that the copyright laws were very different back in the day. I mean, a solid 99% of works that make the king Arthur mythos would probably have been deemed as fanfiction by our modern standards, even if we disregard the actual king Arthur fanfics released legitimately in our modern day because you can't get sued for making money on king Arthur fanfics.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

I realise it's not your usual thing but I just though your take on A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest stories from Neil Gaiman's Sandman might be very interesting.

[@DwRockett]

Man this one is probably one of your straight up funniest in awhile

[@cheshirefiend4130]

Great job Kyle, have all the likes! Always glad to see Shakespeare month return.

[@caitlinerickson7355]

This is kind of on a tangent, but it is just incredible that something as comprehensible as that movie managed to come out of Naked Lunch while still doing a pretty good job of adapting the tone, if not the (near complete lack of) story.

[@Tuckerscreator]

Fun fact: Shakespeare in Love marked the start of a 16 year gap in which no comedies won the Best Picture Oscar, until Birdman in 2014. Now I wonder if there ever might be something like Loose Canon for Shakespeare, looking at how media has depicted him the person, whether morose troubled artist, or constant poet surprisingly cool with concepts like time travel. Though perhaps it'd have to be more literature, since there aren't that many films about him.

[@Argonautx66]

Still liked it for what it was.

[@therojowo]

Next year, could you do the 2015 film, Bill? It's a comedy about the missing years of William Shakespeare, it involves his move to London, him being a struggling actor/writer, his friend/studentship with Christopher Marlowe, and an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth I by King Philip II of Spain. It's a riot, and has a Monty Python-like setup with a core cast of six playing most of the roles in the film.

[@ActuallyAnanya]

I really hope that after your analysis of Omkara in the 2015 Summer of Shakespeare that you will make a video on Haider, the adaptation of Hamlet by the same director, Vishal Bhardwaj, as the third part of his Shakespearean trilogy. I thought the adaptation was fantastically done and also very relevant to Indian issues, as Omkara was, and it's one of my favourite Bollywood movies. Hope you will talk about it at some point!

[@gabe_s_videos]

The next time you do the "quoted by everyone gag," PLEASE include the clip of Patrick Star screaming "I DEFY YOU, HEART MAN!"

[@thevampirefrog06]

Please keep the cannon.

[@bean3550]

the Anonymous gag was unexpected and i laughed way more than i probably should've

[@troyschulz2318]

I would pay all the money in the world to see David Cronenberg make a Shakespeare adaptation. It would probably suck, but it certainly wouldn't be boring.

[@Nick0Kyuubi0Narion]

Your editing keeps getting better, my dude. I'm impressed.

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

Wonderful video, Kyle. I look forward to the rest of Shakespeare Month!

[@buckleygeneration]

The comparison to Naked Lunch is honestly genius.

[@Advent3546]

Kallgren you genius, have all the Patreon money! *Patreon money cannon*

[@ThePa1riot]

3:46 Half a year post-grad from an art school. Sooooooo feeling that now. XD

[@Isthecakereallyalie]

Ah, you finally did Strong in the "Quoted by... everyone" gag.. Was waiting for you to do that. :P

[@Nazgy]

A new Shakespeare Month! My hype is turned to penta.

[@83croissant]

OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR

[@tandnmom100]

"Colin Firth, lord of antagonism" became much more relevant with Mary Poppins Returns

[@TheFreakDownStreet]

Damn it Kyle, I could watch you go on about Shakespeare stuff for ages.

[@elizabethdevido2081]

"Nolan, you genius, have all the money! BOOF!!"I love this guy.

[@samdragonborn5864]

We watched this movie in my 12 grade English class We had finished up with the Shakespeare unit and she wanted to give us a treat It was quite the reprieve from having to read the taming of the shrew

[@bryancroidragon457]

This movie was good and the stage adaptation was hilarious.

[@eclipsedbadger]

Yes! Shakespeare month again!

[@lindabuonline]

You are my favorite subscription. Thanks for doing this. Oh, this video is from more than two years ago. Hahaha. I wish I've discovered you sooner. I instinctively disliked that movie and would rather spend two hours listening to quotes about "Shakespeare On Love", but now you divulged all those little dissatisfaction. I love the costume though.

[@bradychambers4035]

Have you ever thought about doing a video on the Shakesphere play Twelfth night with the movie She's The Man or Merchant of Venice

[@TheDarkMessiah]

Weird. I just finished rewatchting your vid on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead (re-watched after watching Oliver's Hamlet, that having been watched after finally reading the play), and this vid about a thing by Stoppard comes out >.>

[@theeblakester002]

SHAKESPEARE MONTH IS BAAAAACK

[@keiththompson9435]

Well back in my freshman year of high school, my teacher actually had us watch this movie. More for the fact of how writers or play wrights get a few instances of good lines like as the movie puts in. It got me thinking of a different topic altogether (for another time). In general the movie does good stuff. Let me guess, I'm going to need to track down your video on Romeo and Juliet to get the information on who came up with it in the first place? (I heard it was the Russians) Great job as always.

[@Putz11]

I was going to go to bed but Kyle comes first

[@aaronsejas6442]

That ending was perfect

[@X13makoJack]

Saving Private Ryan was the 3rd best WW2 movie nominated for best picture that year.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Kyle, you need all the subs. (champagne of subscribers poor out)

[@Nuvasieris]

Thank you for making all these vids, been watching since 'Antichrist' cheers for introducing me to many of these, (even though Harmony korine makes my skin crawl) just, thanks :)

[@bewilderbeastie8899]

I saw you'd uploaded this and legit had an old-fashioned squee moment.

[@EnDoubleJay3309]

I hope you do Looking for Richard, the Olivier Trilogy, or Korzintsev's Hamlet this year.

[@misseli1]

"Nolan have all the money!"

[@troyschulz2318]

Shit, you can't go anywhere without Roland Emmerich interjecting himself.

[@camotophat]

Keep doing the gag! Its awesome!

[@maugos]

Pretty much. You could say that Shakespear is being treated like any person who is well known enough, whether fictional or not. He is turning into a legend (or already is?). Something that, though not very accurate to the original source, has inspired people for a few centuries and will continue to do so.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

I wouldn't be surprised if Judi Dench winning the oscar for her role in this movie was the Academy's way of telling her sorry for not awarding her a best actress for Mrs. Brown the year before.

[@herkles1]

yay Shakespear month is back :)