Comparison between Polanski's "Macbeth" and Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

      I believe that movie adaptations from classic literature ruin the imagination of the readers while the plot is visualized by the director, so that I actually do not support literary adaptations. As every adaptation, there are many differences in Roman Polanski's Macbeth when it is compared with the original play. it seems that Polanski interprets it in his own way but he does not pass over the themes of brutality and darkness of Macbeth in his own interpretation. He emphasizes how much Macbeth is a dark and violent play in his film efficiently.
      As I said, Polanski depicts the darkness and brutality in a remarkable way and he successfully reflects the bloody ambiance of the play with this way. For example, the scenes of fight between Macbeth and Macduff are quite long and those brutal scenes can easily affect the viewers, therefore they represent the cruelity of the play realistically. Moreover, scenes of witches have a gothic ambiance and it also demonstrates the supernatural theme in the play with mystical ambiance of them. It might be said that the brutality in Polanski's adaptation is too stark when it is compared with Shakespeare's Macbeth. In addition, Ross interpretation by Polanski is also interesting because Ross is a insignificant character for the readers and no one actually would realize his absence if he was removed in the film. However, Polanski gives place to Ross as a significant and relevant character in his adaptation. Polanski's Ross is an opportunist and amoral who betrays Macbeth. It would not be wrong to say that he is quite crucial for the scenario of the movie. Furthermore, Polanski creates an open-ended Macbeth, whose ending is completely different from the original one. In the end of the movie, Polanski hints that the cycle of violence will not end with visit of Donalbain to witches. It implies that Donalbain follows in Macbeth's footsteps and this time the fate of Macbeth repeats itself for Donalbain. Polanski also enriches his work with nudity and besides the violence and brutality, he emphasizes the red coloured tone of Macbeth in depth with also nudity. In addition, the choice of music is creepy and it demonstrates Macbeth as a scary and completely evil person in some scenes.
     In a nutshell, it is an obvious fact that the plays and movies are completely different kinds, so that the plot setting in the plays can be boring when it is reflected in their movie adaptations. Thus, it might be needed to make some changes for creating a successful work and for this, the director should have own interpretation for changing the plot in a small way and making some similar choices instead of the original ones. It is clear that Polanski makes some wise choices for his work and he interprets the play in his own way. Actually, his bloody and violent scenes and focus on death and brutality make Macbeth as dark as Shakespeare could not.