Hi there!
Being a fantasy/sci-fi book/movie fan, I've seen some similarities between Macbeth and modern fantasy/sci-fi works. If you didn't read the whole Macbeth, this blog may contain spoilers.
Take The Lord of the Rings, for example. In the LotR, we see that 9 Kings of Men, who "above all else desire power" take the nine rings and become ring wraiths. This, I think is very similar to what happens in Macbeth. In addition, the witches in Macbeth make few predictions/prophecies. Two of them are: 1)Macbeth will be safe until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill, and 2) No man of woman born will be able to harm Macbeth. For the first prediction, in Macbeth, Birnam Wood does not come to Dunsinane Hill, but I think Tolkien loved that idea and made the Ents (tree-giants of forest Fangorn) invade Isengard. As for second prediction, (((<<< !! SPOILER ALERT !! >>>))) Macbeth is being killed by a woman, Lady Macduff. Similar to this, in the LotR, the Witch King says "You fool! No man can kill me!", and Eowyn (a woman like Lady Macduff), says "I am no man" and sticks her sword into Witch King's head.
Those are the occasions in the LotR that I find very similar to what happens in Macbeth, and I think J.R.R. Tolkien might be inspired by Macbeth on those points. You can see J.K. Rowling's ideas about Macbeth and how she is influenced by Macbeth while writing Harry Potter series in this wikipedia page, under Macbeth title. There are plenty of occasions that I think George R.R. Martin included in his A Song of Ice and Fire (Also known as Game of Thrones in TV series) which are very similar to what happens in Macbeth, but I am leaving them to you to comment on.
Have a nice weekend!
I loved that scene in Lord of the rings and think your point is absolutely correct ! Many writers and directors for movies take reference from historic events, myths or previous plays such as Macbeth. Shakespeare loves irony and misleading the viewers into thinking some things aren't possible when in fact they become to be. The movies i like to watch all have special endings where they mislead the viewers into thinking that an event cannot happen, and it surprises the audience.
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