"Everyone ready, we're starting the first test shoot," Adrian clapped his hands and shouted aloud as "Shakespeare in Love" officially began filming.
The story is quite simple—a variation of "Romeo and Juliet" supplemented by many small details, such as the female protagonist's name, Viola, which comes from one of Shakespeare's four great comedies, "Twelfth Night." This movie is loved by many for its surreal feeling of the author enacting his own works.
However, in Adrian's view, the original movie fell short in this regard; it had not fully exploited this advantage. After all, this was a new style, and the producers could not be sure how many people would accept it, which was one of the reasons the script had been shelved. But Adrian knew exactly how popular this style was. Although "Shakespeare in Love" won the Oscar for Best Picture, partly or perhaps even mostly due to public relations efforts, this did not detract from its excellence.
