Movie Review: Anonymous

Anonymous is a new movie that speaks of a twist of what we all think we know about William Shakespeare and the plays that he has written. This is a movie that covers a theory that academics have been speculating on for centuries and no one, not even Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, or Henry James were able to fully comprehend and understand the magnitude behind Shakespeare's wonderful plays. It has been speculated for years that Shakespeare never wrote a single word of any of his plays and everyone has been wondering who is to be credited for these beautiful words.

The vision that has been crafted by Roland Emmerich's is something that is seen as shocking but it is also a very good movie on the other hand that will have you engaged. This movie has been described as a political thriller as it is centred around unmasking William Shakespeare and exposing to the world the person who he truly was. This film exposes the Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere as the true author behind all of Shakespeare's plays and this movies' theme is centred around the time that Elizabeth the 1st took the thrown.

This movie brings Oxford early onto the scene where he is seen calling Jonson, telling him that he needed him to be the front man for plays that he has been writing for some time now. The film is by Roland Emmerich and it is something that is very controversial. After Jonson turns down Oxford, William Shakespeare fills the role as creator of the play and Shakespeare is played by Rafe Spall. Shakespeare is depicted as a drunken idiot who takes credit for Oxford's work who is then very horrified when credit for his work goes to this unlikely fellow.

After Shakespeare took the first credit for the play, Oxford saw no point in changing and he continues to have is plays fronted by what is described as a semi-literate buffoon.

This movie will be released on the 28th of October and if you are into 17th century politics and have ever read a Shakespeare play then you will want to think about seeing this movie. This movie has been described as a must see film in numerous different movie reviews and the comments that are circulating this film expresses sentiments of controversy.

With this film depicting the importance of the queen's love for poetry and drama, the film portrays the relationship between politics and art and this can be seen when Oxford stated that all art is political. His explanation is that if it is not political then it would just be another piece of decoration.

This film is not for any and everyone; you must have a love for the classic and Elizabethan times to truly enjoy watching this one of a kind movie.