![]() ![]() James' fame comes from his incredible prowess on the basketball court. O is Odin James(Mekhai Phifer), the protagonist, whose good intentions and tragic flaws work against him when provoked. ![]() For those who haven't picked up on it by now, "O" is a modernization of Shakespeare's "Othello". "O" gets it right, adapting modern language to emphatically convey emotion. ![]() Baz Luhrman's "Romeo and Juliet" was a wonderfully artistic movie, but keeping the original dialogue, a risky premise from the outset in a modern background, harmed the flow of the movie, making it seem incongruous. However, given competition such as "10 Things I Hate About You", its not much of a compliment. The high point of "O" is that its probably the best "modern" adaptation of Shakespeare to date. ![]()
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