is music be the food of love play on

so i want take this oppritunity to thank amanda bynes. It was her amazing portrayal of Viola in the film adaptation of twelfth night titled "she's the man" that has changed my view on shakespeare forever. See, i was hanging out with my neighbor crystal the other night when i said, "put a movie on." ( i boss her around a bit as she is younger and its good for her) and she quickly picked a fim she had never seen before, "she's the man". i will openly admit that i love this movie, although the opening scenes give the illusion of it being a noxema commerical. Oh, and the acting is not nearly as genuine and magical as rival teen movies like "high school musical" and the classic "bring it on". But the fresh sugar coated simplified and hormone injected version of the shakespeare play is memoriable. i love the comic antics of horatio the principal of illyria high(played by tobias from AD) and i cant get enough of the darling boy who plays duke.( and is the lead in "step up" another epic teen movie) So i watched this delightful show with my friend crystal. later that night while being nocturnal and a bit of an insomniac, i found myself dusting off my set of shakespeare plays. i picked up "twelfth night" and started to give it a gander. Wow, shakespeare is a lot more entertaining when you are reading it for pleasure and not for your tenth grade english class, and when you dont have to memorize any lines for part of your final, and recite them in front of this same 10th grade class (which consisted of me, this girl who never shaved her legs nor under arms, and half of the JV football team) I also realized that it goes much faster when you are reading it for fun, and are actually eager to see what happens. i wont lie, i have a few instances where i looked up a few words in the dictionary. Overall it has been a thrilling experience. I like shakespeare. i am not just saying that because every human being feels obligated to say they do when asked what literature best moves them. he was a funny guy, and things get a little steamy at times, which is something not to be found in the modern day version with amanda where the love is revealed over a tourny soccer game. I think i might go ahead and dust off hamlet, read it aloud in my fake british accent as to make the experience that more intense. I have no need to re-read midsummer nights dream, it is by far my favorite and not just because christian bale was involved in that film adaption, but shout out to him anyway. So in closing rock on amanda bynes, you changed my literary world with a few cute teeny bopper moments with awkward glances and musical montages( i dont spell) i can honestly say that i enjoy will's work, now that i dont have to for any kind of class. of course now that means that after i read hamlet i'll have to watch the 4 hour kenneth branaugh version. thats a whole nother blog waiting to happen.