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...what the impression, the stereotypes fail to capture the nuances of the culture - or the postwar relationships that have evolved between Japan and its Asian neighbors. Instead, the images of Japan - the warmonger, the economic powerhouse, the rich sugar daddy and the epitome of teen cool - are like its comic book exports: one-dimensional, exaggerated and extreme...
...animosity continues, sparked at times by recalcitrance on the part of the Japanese government and at other times by the insensitivity - or nationalism - of individual Japanese. In February, politicians in Taiwan marched through the streets of Taipei to burn a comic book by Japanese artist Yoshinori Kobayashi, whose inflammatory take on Taiwan's history portrays so-called comfort women as grateful for the opportunity to work as prostitutes. Indonesians were upset earlier this year by a Japanese film Merdeka, which depicts Japan's imperial army as helping Indonesia's fight for independence. The filmmakers have agreed to delete one particularly...
...Ophelia is remarkable; during the scene in which Hamlet confronts Ophelia, she conveys fear and hysteria, while managing to shed some tears! Among her other roles, minor characters like Guildenstern and a sailor, Thomas’ impeccable timing and ability to express a flaky personality add to the comic relief incorporated into the play...
Indeed, the comic relief itself is another asset to A Counterfeit Presentment. Hamlet’s humorous scenes are made even better by the way that the actors present themselves. Expressions, costumes and mannerisms often elicit laughter from the audience and bring some levity to the tragic atmosphere. One especially entertaining scene involves Horatio and two sailors, who are the quintessential embodiments of pirates, even down to the traditional “Argh!” and piratical accent...
Several of the actors deliver memorable performances: Aranow’s court Minstrel is a strong addition to the musical, delivering his lines and his songs extremely well. Even though there are several characters and scenes that provide some comic relief, Mary Ellen Player ’04 (Studley, the Queen of Delphinia), probably has the most shocking and humorous role in the musical, embodying the “sexual frustration” of the Harvard students by coming on to almost every male character within arm’s reach...