Found this fantastic clip a while ago and thought i'd share it on here. It's a great example of taking a piece of dialogue and finding two completely different ways of performing it.
The acting choices turn the scene into either a dramatic piece or a comedic one. The way the actors choose to pause and run the dialogue is particularly interesting too as well as certain emphasis on words to really hit those emotional beats. Denzel breaks to allow time for the audience to laugh whereas James Earl Jones will break at different times to emphasise the poignancy of the message he is telling his son.
So many great acting notes to take away from that clip.
Whilst i'm at it I'm a big fan of James Earl Jones and his poetry readings, have a look at this clip below:
James Earl Jones Performs Shakespeare at the White House Poetry Jam: 3 of 8 from The White House on Vimeo.
I could watch this performance taken from Othello all day. Incredible reading and acting. Even when some of the Shakespearean dialogue becomes a little hard to understand, the emotion of the words is never lost which is all down to the acting. Love this stuff!
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