Shes the man is a 2006 american romantic comedy sports film directed by andy fickman and starring amanda bynes, channing tatum, laura ramsey. When i watched it this week i kept in mind the actual play twelfth night and it was apparent that there were a lot of similarities. Apparently movie execs love putting girls in drag and making homoerotic jokes until shes revealed to be, thankfully for heteronormativity, a girl. She then tries out for the guys team, but they tell her that girls arent good enough.
In order to continue playing the sport she loves viola disguises herself as her twin brother who is attending a new school so she can join their. The brilliance of shes the man lies in its subtle retelling of twelfth night. The names viola bynes, olivia and sebastian are the same in both versions, and the tarantula named malvolio in shes the man is a nod to olivias steward who is in love with her in twelfth night. The filmmakers increase the tension between whether or not she is a man on a woman though somewhat ineffectively. When i watched it this week i kept in mind the actual play twelfth night and it. In other shakespeare tales, such as the merchant of venice and as you like it, the audience is given the impression that the crossdressing can be. The genderswapped plot was based off of another shakespearean classic, twelfth night, taking place after a shipwreck instead of the halls of an elite allmale prep school. Both violas are not girlish tomboyish viola in twelfth night is a joker and viola in shes the man is a soccer player.
Not surprisingly, she falls in love with her roommate and has to convince him shes a girl by flashing him. The girls soccer program gets cancelled at her school. Top 10 movies you didnt know were based on shakespeare plays. Plot similarities character differences the plots of she s the man and twelfth night run along similar lines, such as olivia kissing sebastian rather than the disguised viola, or duke enlisting sebastian the disguised viola to help him gain olivias attention in the play. Apr 23, 2015 in shes the man, viola wants to play soccer, so her choice to switch with her brother is a specifically chosen act. Also, the school they attend in the movie is illyria, the name of the country the play takes place in. Amanda bynes in disguise as her twin brother sebastian. A teen romantic comedy loosely based on william shakespeares twelfth night. Shes the man is about viola hastings, a girl whose passion is soccer. The play centers on the twins viola and sebastian, who are separated in a. She s the man is a 2006 american romantic comedy sports film directed by andy fickman and starring amanda bynes, channing tatum, laura ramsey and emily perkins. Viola goes to orsinos court, where the duke quickly decides to send her to woo olivia for him. It is inspired by william shakespeares play twelfth night. This sites goal is to break down the similarities and differences between shes the man and twelfth night.
Comparison of twelfth night and shes a man by vishaal. She then observes that by wearing male attire she is a creature that is both male and female and that she is a poor creature. In shes the man, viola wants to play soccer, so her choice to switch with her brother is a specifically chosen act. Bynes plays viola, a freespirited high school student set on proving a girl. Shes the man twelfth night isnt as popular as romeo and juliet, as shakespeare plays go, but somehow its inspired just as many teengeared adaptations. I should probably let you know that i have seen shes the man more than i really care to admit. Twelfth night, shes the man shes the man is a loosely based modernized version of the famous shakespeare play, twelfth night. Apr 02, 20 the names viola bynes, olivia and sebastian are the same in both versions, and the tarantula named malvolio in shes the man is a nod to olivias steward who is in love with her in twelfth night. Viola agrees to be his messenger although she herself has fallen in love with orsino. Well did you know this movie shes the man is based off of a shakespeare play, the twelfth night.
In shakespeares twelfth night, viola is separated from her twin brother and disguises herself as a man, similar to how the films. Fox, those that are fools, letthem use their talents. How is shes the man and twelfth night connected answers. Twelfth night as a base for shes the man novel free. I was 15 years old when the movie first came out, and unaware of pretty much anything written by. Nov 04, 2015 the genderswapped plot was based off of another shakespearean classic, twelfth night, taking place after a shipwreck instead of the halls of an elite allmale prep school. Or, you know, it could be that its based on twelfth night, because it is. Aside from the shipwreck, the movie follows the play with extreme accuracy, aside for the time period difference. Shes the man is based off of twelfth night, a play centered around twins named sebastian and viola, who are separated by a shipwreck. Viola in the twelfth night realizes that she has caused olivia to fall in love with her unintentionally. Both dress as a man to deal with some type of conflict, shes the man is a getting into the soccer team, in twelfth night the conflict is her brothers death.
One level of identity confusion in twelfth night is gender identity. It was directed in 2002 by andy fickman and is based on the play the twelfth night written and composed by william shakespeare. I was very surprised to see that such a wellliked movie is actually based off a shakespeare play. Viola who is disguised as cesario falls in love with duke orsino, who in turn is in love with countess olivia. She says she is the man as depicted by shakespeare 12. May, 2007 10 things i hate about you and taming of the shrew are the same as for shes the man its based on william shakespeares play twelfth night, or what you will which is another name for the same show for similaritys between the two you can look at the she s the man wikipedia page. The famous movie, shes the man, staring the wellknown actress amanda bynes, was actually based off of william shakespeares play twelfth night. While shakespeare might recognize this as the storyline to his comedy play twelfth night, among others, the modern moviegoer may turn to the amanda byness 2006 romcom, shes the man. Why dont we rewind a little and go back to twelfth night. Crossdressing without intention shakespeare, gender, and. Sep, 2016 the brilliance of shes the man lies in its subtle retelling of twelfth night. Shes the man, a 2006 romantic comedy movie, is based off william shakespeares twelfth night from the early 1600s. This movie was based off of william shakespeares play, twelfth night. Viola in the twelfth night, however, is exempt from any of the things that both the duke she serves and the lady that loves her as cesario would do, because she has accepted the station of a page dorwick 78.
The play centres on the twins viola and sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. In his play, he writes about a woman named viola who wants to get a job under the duke of illyria, so she disguises herself as a man. So when viola finds out that her fraternal twin brother, sebastian is sneaking off to london for a music tour instead of going to. Twelfth night, or what you will is a romantic comedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written around 16011602 as a twelfth nights entertainment for the close of the christmas season. Twelfth night like her namesake viola in twelfth night, shes the man s viola amanda bynes disguises herself as a boy. It is a comedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written around 160102 as a twelfth nights entertainment for the close of the christmas season. One of shakespeares finest comedies, twelfth night precedes the great tragedies and problem plays in order of composition.
Even in movies like shes the man, directly based off twelfth night, the crossdressing involved has a significant difference at hand. Inspired by william shakespeares play twelfth night, it is a remake of the 1985 film just one of the guys. Throughout the play she quickly falls in love with duke orsino. Comparing twelfth night to she s the man theme of love both twelfth night and she s the man have the same theme of love where the main characters are connected in a love triangle. Comparing shes the man to twelfth night by jun wu on prezi. Amanda bynes and channing tatum starred in the 2006 movie shes the man, and its a perfect adaptation of shakespeares play twelfth night. Comparing and contrasting twelfth night with shes the man. Twelfth night like her namesake viola in twelfth night, she s the man s viola amanda bynes disguises herself as a boy. She takes the name sebastian, who is violas twin brother in. Shes the man is the greatest modern shakespearean remake.
The plots of she s the man and twelfth night run along similar lines, such as olivia kissing sebastian rather than the disguised viola, or duke enlisting sebastian the disguised viola to help him gain olivias attention in the play, the duke orsino enlisted cesario to help him win olivia. So yes, shes the man is based off of twelfth night. For instance, in both the film and play viola pretends to be a male, but for different purposes. One last small example, is that, in shes the man, sebastian is returning home from london on the twelfth, and its supposed to reflect on the name of the play shes the man was based off of, shakespeares twelfth night. Shes the man is a lovely and hilarious comedy filmed in the united states. Like 10 things i hate about you, shes the man is loosely based on a shakespearean comedy. I have never seen the movie shes the man before but i have heard of it. It is inspired by william shakespeares play twelfth night the film centers on teenager viola hastings, who enters her brothers new boarding school, illyria prep, in his place while he tries to break into the music scene in london. Aug 23, 2012 not surprisingly, she falls in love with her roommate and has to convince him shes a girl by flashing him. Oct 31, 2014 twelfth night was directed toward any reader while shes the man is aimed towards a teen audience. There are a lot more teenoriented movies based off shakespearean plays than one would think. The plots of shes the man and twelfth night run along similar lines, such as olivia kissing sebastian rather than the disguised viola, or duke enlisting sebastian the disguised viola to help him gain olivias attention in the play, the duke orsino enlisted cesario to help him win olivia. Girl happens to be dressing up as boy throughout the entire thing. Twelfth night was directed toward any reader while shes the man is aimed towards a teen audience.
Twelfth night, or what you will introduction shmoop. Twelfth night is one of the many plays shakespeare wrote that was modernized into a beloved movie today. Womens power in the twelfth night fall 2015 shakespeare. Both the twelfth night and she s the man have several similarities such as. Once you do learn a thing or two about shakespeare and twelfth night, the moviewatching experience is only enhanced the clever ways in which names and locations are repurposed is one big part of the shes the man magic. If this sounds familiar, youre probably thinking it sounds exactly like just one of the guys or a genderreversed ladybugs. Movies you had no idea were based on books insider. Mar 04, 2014 twelfth night, shes the man shes the man is a loosely based modernized version of the famous shakespeare play, twelfth night. It is a comedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written around 160102 as a twelfth nights entertainment for the close. Plot similarities character differences the plots of shes the man and twelfth night run along similar lines, such as olivia kissing sebastian rather than the disguised viola, or duke enlisting sebastian the disguised viola to help him gain olivias attention in the play.
Like i said, im not so sure what this says aboutshakespeares work. Oct 30, 2014 i was very surprised to see that such a wellliked movie is actually based off a shakespeare play. Shakespeares comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves. Or, you know, it could be that its based on twelfth night, because it. Girl is in disguise as her twin brother for her own reasons, which evolves into a distorted love triangle. As many of you already know, shes the man is based ontwelfth night. Mar 07, 20 the filmmakers increase the tension between whether or not she is a man on a woman though somewhat ineffectively. Feb 07, 2009 like 10 things i hate about you, she s the man is loosely based on a shakespearean comedy.
The characters duke, olivia, andrew and toby also appear in both the play and the movie. Written between 1601 and 1602 right around the same time shakespeare wrote hamlet and troilus and cressida, the play is most famous today for being a socalled transvestite comedy which just. As many of you already know, shes the man is based on twelfth night. I definitely had a different experience watching shes the man after reading the twelfth night. In disneys motocrossed, loosely based on twelfth night, andrea the viola character takes her brothers place in the race. There are also quite a few differences between shes the man and twelfth night. Shes the man is a 2006 american romantic comedy sports film directed by andy fickman and starring amanda bynes, channing tatum, laura ramsey and emily perkins. I understood the movie with a much different perspective and am interested in other movies that i had no idea were derived from plays. Shes the man twelfth night the business of shakespeare. What shakespeare plays the movie shes the man based off. She s the man is a 2006 american romantic comedy sports film directed by andy fickman and starring amanda bynes, channing tatum, laura ramsey. Movies you had no idea were based off shakespeare plays. She also further pushes this idea by saying she wants a man of lower status than her, symbolizing that she doesnt find the man to have a crucial role to her survival that she is more powerful and important than any man.
Similarities between shes the man and the twelfth night. William shakespeares twelfth night, or what you will is a comedy about a crossdressing, shipwreck surviving, poetryloving girl who finds herself at the center of a notsoaverage love triangle. Viola, olivia, and sebastian all have identical names and plots, but tatums character duke orsino has a twist. Shes the man versus twelfth night e n g l i s h 2 0 5. Of course, in shakespeares time, all female roles were played by boys, so in this case a boy actor plays a woman character. Viola embodies this confusion when she assumes the identity of a boy, cesario. Disguise and jealousy, love and appearance versus reality. Are twelfth night and shes the man similar answers. Once you do learn a thing or two about shakespeare and twelfth night, the moviewatching experience is only enhanced the clever ways in which names and locations are repurposed is one big part of the she s the man magic. Comparing twelfth night to shes the man theme of love both twelfth night and shes the man have the same theme of love where the main characters are connected in a love triangle.