#1 She's the Man
She's the Man is a romantic comedy film in which the main character, Viola, pretends to be a guy at her brother's boarding school for a couple of weeks. She wants to join the soccer team and prove to her ex-boyfriend that girls are just as capable of playing the sport as the guys. She doesn't want to be considered weak or inferior when it comes to what she loves to do. Lady Macbeth would be able to connect with Viola over the desire to be capable to do what she wants. Lady Macbeth struggles with the fact that as a woman society is holding her back from being strong and capable when it comes to killing Duncan and gaining power for Macbeth. She would love the fact that Viola shows the guys that she can play soccer as well as any of them and being a girl doesn't make any difference to her skills.
#2 Scandal
Scandal is a TV show set in Washington D.C. where the main character, Olivia Pope, runs a private law firm and defends clients with expert ability and an amazing team to support her. She does not ask questions she simply does what needs to be done to protect her clients. However, she is also involved in her own scandal with the president who is a married man. This show is tailored perfectly to Lady Macbeth as she can easily relate to the process of covering up scandal. She is the voice of reason after Macbeth kills Duncan, and goes back to plant the knife with the guards. She calms Macbeth down and helps him get through the initial shock of what he has just done, telling him to wash his hands of the crime. Macbeth is like her client and Lady Macbeth is like Olivia Pope, being involved with a scandal but knowing how to handle it (at least at first).
#3 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men is a short film in which the 12 jurors must decide the fate of a young man who has been accused of killing his father. If the jury declares him guilty he will face the death penalty. Lady Macbeth would connect to the decision the men have to make because she too feels responsible for another life. However, in her case the life, or lives, have already been taken and she feels immense guilt as a consequence for her part in their deaths. She would enjoy this film because it would give her hope. She realizes that she made a mistake being involved with the deaths of multiple people to gain power, and the consequences are destroying her. But, the fact that the men are caring for the life of the boy and putting true thought into his life, would make her feel better about humanity, even if she cannot forgive herself. There are also a few men that do not want to take the time to consider all of the possibilities of the boy's case and just want to go ahead and convict him. Because of this Lady Macbeth would feel more at ease, that is was not just herself, that others too want to make rash decisions without true consideration or feeling.
#4 The Host
The Host is a science fiction movie based originally off of a novel. In this film the Earth has been invaded by an alien species who invade the minds of the humans and use their bodies as a host. These aliens are not violent, in fact they come to improve everything that humans are destroying about the Earth. However some humans, though very rare, are able to fight back against the invaders to their mind. One of the characters in this movie is a woman who seems to be cruel and unnecessarily violent. But in the end we are able to find out that she was just fighting for control and power against her host and did not really want to commit the crimes that she did. Lady Macbeth would enjoy the fact that this woman is found innocent and not guilty for her misdemeanors. Lady Macbeth feels similar to this woman in many ways. She is clouded in her judgment by a desire for power through Macbeth's prophecy. She also realizes that this is wrong after the clouded vision clears. I think she would relate to the situation in the movie where the people are controlled by another force as this is how she must feel after she realizes what she has done. Lady Macbeth does not want to be responsible for murders, and in the movie the woman is not blamed. This is a fantasy for Lady Macbeth.
#5 American Horror Story
American Horror Story is a TV series about the evil happenings inside an insane asylum. It explores "humankind's unsettling capacity for evil," (Netflix). Some of the things that happen in this asylum are torture, murder, detaining without reason, and much more. This show would appeal to the side of Lady Macbeth that was willing to do whatever it took to fulfil the prophecy given by the witches. She was okay with murder as if it was just another stepping stone on the path to get what she wanted, power. This show would explore other evils that derive from similar places as Lady Macbeth's murderous tendencies, meaning she would be very intrigued by the events that take place throughout the series.
Lady Macbeth OR American Horror Story?
