Anonymous Reviews

Anonymous från 2011 är en kontrafaktisk historieskildring om William Shakespeare och berör vissa av de teorier som vill hävda att Shakespeare inte var den egentliga författaren till sina pjäser.

Filmen tillhör den kategori dramer som är påtagligt välgjorda men som av någon anledning varken aldrig kommer in i det svenska filmutbudet. En annan film i den kategorin är Kapten Alatriste från 2006 med Viggo Mortensen i huvudrollen. Ett välgjort drama om spanska kriget i Nederländerna.

Anonymous är en klass bättre än Alatriste och får lätt fem klappor för de extremt välgjorda miljöerna. För skådespeleriet och regi ger jag kanske tre och en halv, på vissa ställen kommer når det inte riktigt hela vägen. Allt som allt klart sevärd, trots en hel rad historiska felaktigheter, både för den litterärt och den historiskt intresserade.

i love it. I don't understand why a lot of people did't like it, it's tragic, romantic, there's some twist in the story, and a new perspective about history of Shakespear. What's not to like. The actors is brilliant, and one thing i like the most is the beginning of the movie set in present day theater and end the same way. It's like we watch a play at the beginning and slowly turns into film and transform again to play. It's refreshing and i will watch this again.one thing i didn't like though is the ending.

maybe this will be nice

Expectacular pelicula que plantea una posible solucion a uno de los más grande enigmas de la literatura, Shakespeare escribió realmente las trajedias que se le acreditan? Una pregunta de la cual no conocia su existencia pero el film es atrapante en todo momento y te transporta a una época donde el teatro era considerado pecado y herejia... gracias a Dios la mentalidad humana evolucionó un poco en ese aspecto.. Muy recomendable !!

Even though the beginning is a little chaotic and sort of make people lose interest ...the movie keeps getting better. Not sure if I will watch it again but I wouldnt mind to watch it one more time at all. : )

IM shocked at how good this movie considering who the director was. Gorgeous movie and awesome story.

A solid movie, that's really well put together, I could not see a lot of things to dislike, honestly. Yeah, yeah, we all know it's fictional, and the historical evidences related to the story are simply not take into account, but so was the case with Inglorious Basterds, for example, and not a lot of people gave Tarantino this kind of criticism, which is a bit unfair, a lot has to do with the fact this movie is a Roland Emmerich movie, and not a Tarantino movie.
Oh, I forgot to mention, the cinematography in this movie was gorgeous, a la Caravaggio gorgeous.

Interesting film by Roland Emmerich in which the earth is not destroyed.

Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship in the big screen is so interesting to watch. Though, this is just a theory, this conspiracy is very entertaining.

This was plausible but yet I wont accept it, as for me Shakespeare will always be Shakespeare, the history they presented I don't think it was accurate and it got very twisted at the end but yet it was beautifully done and the scenery was amazing!!! I liked the movie very much, the acting, the story, the theme, the ending it was all good and so I'd give an 8/10

This is a great "what if" story. A very good period movie. I kept wondering why the queen was cast with an actress so much older than the lead, but this is explained at the end of the movie.

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Hard to follow. Extremely, woefully, underwhelming.

History is a set of lies agreed upon. -- Napoleon Bonaparte

Anonymous is a smart, intriguing tale that introduces a complex conspiracy regarding one of the world's most renowned writers. The bare-bones gist of the plot poses that question of whether the man known as William Shakespeare was really the man who composed the plethora of plays and poems that he was given credit for. There's mystery and conspiracy abound, and enough twists and turns to please any fan of the genre. I will say that the movie can get a little muddled and confusing if your attention wanders for a minute, and the story jumps between multiple time periods quite frequently. While this isn't necessarily a caveat of the film, it does require the viewer to put everything aside while watching it. If you're able to do that, you're in for a fascinating, if incredulous, movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Anonymous is a film that straddles the lines between fact, fiction, and speculation while retaining every bit of its poignant drama. Lending to the long debated issue of the Shakespearean authorship, this film speculates on the Oxfordian theory of authorship, giving credit to Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. Weaving true history and dramatic license, the film is often engaging and educational in certain ways while expounding on others in order to keep the audience intrigued. The film was a labor of love from screenwriter John Orloff and director of schlock Roland Emmerich, which took almost twenty years to make. Apparently suspicion over the true authorship of Shakespeare's work rose to prominence in the mid twentieth century after he was named the greatest author of all time. Some eighty supposed authors have been named in finding some better educated and schooled author, compared to the lowly actor that was Shakespeare. Most of the theoretical plot makes sense, as the Earl was a ward of the Queen, wrote plays and poems, and could have easily made the rounds in the theaters, but many facts were distorted, and should have been in order to make this film work. Why de Vere ever gives his plays over to Ben Jonson, and eventually taken by Will Shakespeare, makes little sense as it was because of an oncoming insurrection by Essex and his son. The way de Vere speaks to every character with such insolence and pomp, plying his plays to Shakespeare under the assumption that they will be massively popular, makes him unfeasibly pretentious. The flashbacks to various points of history was intriguing yet bothersome, and usually leaves one feeling unsure of the true set of events. At the very end the truth is changed so much that the subject of incest even arises, a far cry from the truth of the matter, but is the only way to tie up a loathsome plot. The performances themselves were amazing, including from Jamie Campbell Bower as a young de Vere, Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter Joely Richardson as Queen Elizabeth I, and Rhys Ifans as the Earl. It was a film that certainly captivated and wasn't difficult to follow, but it was so obviously false in sections, and libelous when it came to the character of Shakespeare, showing him as a greedy oaf, that you couldn't truly enjoy it. That and the ending being so blatantly devious made the film come off as money hungry and trying too hard, blame which I perch on director Roland Emmerich's shoulders. Interesting, but certainly not the educational view you're expecting.

I don't care what people say, this is a great film

The long running conspiracy theory that the guy from Stratford called Shakespeare didn't actually write the plays is given a run out in this occasionally entertaining film that sags a little in the middle. It seems that the Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere was using his precocious talent to manipulate the secession of Queen Elizabeth. Royal intrigue, murder and incest follow, just like one of the plays in fact. Controversial and Derek Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave, Shakespeare alumni both, should know better

Very interesting and lived up to my expectations

hushes myself to learn more English!