"I slept in!" or "I thought I had more time before this was due!"

Since I missed class Wednesday, I'm not sure what we were supposed to write about for today, buuuut, I can talk a lot about more camp, parody and pastiche in the end of both the play and movie. I was thinking more about what we said on Tuesday, when Titus kills Tamora almost immediately after telling her about the fate of her sons. (Act V.III: lines 59-63) He doesn't even let her stew in it :) But then I saw it as just another example of how over the top the play is. Titus is just eager to reveal his plan and not able to hold it back. The movie even takes this a bit further I think, making him visibly giddy as he runs from Tamora to Saturninus to deliver their food, and the faces he makes while they're eating.

Another thing that came to mind when considering all this was when you had mentioned something in class about how the story felt to you like something some 14 year old boys had come up with. A "Dude, wouldn't it be cool if this happened" scenario. I think this exact thought was illustrated in the movie, with the little boy that opens the movie and then makes appearances throughout. To me that opening felt like we were looking at some boy using his imagination and just playing, having fun. Then from there we go straight to the play. It felt to me like we were experiencing the play through this kids mind, like some scenario he is making up in his mind while he plays with his soldier toys. This explains the over the top feeling of the play, and the seamless integration of motorcycles and tank looking things in the beginning. The kid isn't considering anachronisms, he's just imagining something "cool" to have fun. I believe that's how the movie presents the story, and I think that's exactly how Shakespeare wrote it. As something he thought was cool, funny, over the top, and most importantly, entertaining.