Every 30 years or so we are treated to a new iteration of Shakespeare's classic novel, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Starting in 1935, directed by Max Reinhardt with a cast that included Olivia DeHavilland and Jimmy Cagney, the show was a great success on the big screen and was praised as an extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare. In 1968, director Peter Hall tried his hand at the Bard's work in a production starring Judy Dench and Helen Mirren of the Ladies in a well-received CBS television special. And most recently, director Michael Hoffman's 1999 adaptation features an all-star cast of television and film actors, including Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Stanley Tucci, to name a few. The film, however, received mixed reviews, with some criticizing Hoffman for taking artistic liberties in changing the setting from traditional Athens to provincial Italy, and for casting actors with no prior Shakespearean experience in lead roles. I found the adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Michael Hoffman to be entertaining, well directed, and acted in a way that simplifies the characters' identities for viewers; However, I believe that the film will adequately serve as a vehicle to bring Shakespeare into the living rooms of the masses for the next twenty years, continuing with the tradition. While the action takes place in a forest during a long night, the events... The fairy world extends to the moral realm, confusing the relationships of four young people. As the fairy king and queen, Oberon (Everett) and Titania (Pfeiffer) fight over a shape-shifting boy. When Titania refuses to give in to Oberon, the fairy king resorts to deception to satisfy her desires. Oberon instructs his mischievous elf Puck... middle of paper... the visual opulence and dedication to Shakespeare's original words to satisfy any true Shakespeare fan, and the refined application of special effects and mise-en-scène Dynamic scene for every unknown Shakespeare fan follows the action and characters. This version of the tale of A Midsummer Night's Dream fits well into the sequence of film versions, and just as previous versions serve as time capsules, this latest version will be an enduring example of the talent and technology available to us all beginning of the world. the century. I predict that this film will continue to enchant fans and torture high school students for at least the next 20 years, that is, until some director circa 2020 decides to remake the film with the stars of the time, perhaps Miley Cyrus and some CGI . William Shakespeare himself, to continue the tradition. After all, a true classic never dies.