They portrayed Malcolm as a bit of a pussy, he runs off when he sees that his dad has been murdered and is never shown as being the guy in charge at the final battle. Not king material at all.
The switching between Malcolm in the thrown room and the little lad with Macbeth's sword at the end felt like something you'd get in a film where they are planning a sequel :-)
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That decision to have Malcolm walk in on Duncan's murder was baffling. Why wouldn't Macbeth have killed him as well? I mean, a couple of scenes ago Duncan announces Malcolm as next in line to the throne. Surely killing Malcolm would ensure Macbeth's ascent to the crown.
shareWhy does anyone do anything? Sometimes the anyone doesn't know themselves why, but . . .?!
It has been along time since I read the original play for a school class, but . . ,?! I seem to remember that Macbeth was reluctant to murder Duncan, and it was his wife, Lady Macbeth, who pushed him into it, for her own reasons, and thus Malcolm's murder may have been that one murder too far.
Though, in the original play, Macbeth does murder the king's two groomsmen, who are outside the door of the room, where the king is sleeping, and tries to blame the murder of the king on the groomsmen. Macbeth then murdering the groomsmen, in a rage, when he learns about their murder of the king. Though, no one believes him, because the groomsmen had no motive for murdering the king and Macbeth did.
No . . . while I have yet to see the film, from the way the scene is described in this post, I have more of a problem with Malcolm's actions. Since he was a witness to the murder of his father, the king, by Macbeth, why didn't he come forward and say that he saw Macbeth commit the murder? Since he seems to have been as believable, at this time, as Macbeth.
And maybe, when I see the film, the question will be answered.
Haven't seen the film, but in the play, Malcolm and his brother immediately realize that Macbeth is the murderer and run away to England, afraid that Macbeth will kill them, too. Macbeth then uses that to blame Duncan's murder on Malcolm, claiming that he was ambitious and had the groomsmen murder his father so he could be king.
Malcolm doesn't come off as particularly heroic in the play, either, nor is he incredibly sympathetic. And mostly it's Macduff and Young and Old Siward who are the heroes of the decisive battle.
I think that Macbeth knew he was so menacing, that Duncan was no match in any way.
shareMalcolm had to leave. To fly. So the rumour of his parricide could be born.
shareThe boy, Fleance, is Banquo's son. At the time of Macbeth's composition, Shakespeare's patron, King James Stuart, claimed lineage back to Banquo through Fleance.
Having Fleance take up the sword is a nod to a deleted scene where the witches show Macbeth images of the whole Stuart line of kings descended from Fleance.
Historians today generally agree that neither Banquo nor Fleance are authentic historical figures.
The switching between Malcolm in the thrown room and the little lad with Macbeth's sword at the end felt like something you'd get in a film where they are planning a sequel
i thought the same thing. that they were implying because fleance eventually will be king, that he was planning to take up arms against malcolm. which is very hollywood-y.