Is it done in the name of accessibility? Do they think that this will make Shakespeare more palatable to ordinary people? Well, if they are right, I despair on behalf of the ordinary people. What a waste of great poetry, great actors and budget money. Why use Shakespeare when the producers clearly want something completely different? This is a deconstruction of Shakespeare, and it is, in short, awful.
"The Hollow Crown" is devoid of any wonder or poetry. The Hollow Crown - S02E02 Henry VI (2) The Hollow Crown - 02x02 - The Wars of the Roses (2) - Henry VI Part 2.orig.Addic7ed. The episode was produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges and directed by Dominic Cooke, who also adapted the screenplay with Ben Power. Shakespeare's work and words are the pinnacle of wonder of poetry. 'Henry VI, Part 1' is first episode of the second series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based on the plays Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare. But here we get only stark, cynical realism. What is this, Luc Besson's "The Messenger"? The BBC Collection version of these plays perform them in a humorous way that the text perfectly supports.
For one thing, they have cut out most of Joan la Pucelle, but inserted a highly distasteful graphic depiction of her being burned. They have cut out so much material that it would be better if they hadn't made this at all.
From the POV of a Shakespeare purist like myself, this version of Henry VI was profoundly unsatisfying.
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