I really must admit that I originally did not want to read Hamlet, but now that Julia Stiles has something to do with it, it certainly has my attention. I really liked the version with her and Ethan Hawke in it and the version with Kenneth Branagh and Kate Winslet. I enjoyed the directing in the Kenneth Branagh version and I thought the colors, costumes, and acting were excellent. However, I thought that the version with Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles was better. The concept of setting Hamlet in the 21st century is original and easier for the modern audience to relate to.
As far as the settings go for both movies, the version with Ethan Hawke definitely exceeded Kenneth Branagh's version. There is no other setting that I would like to see Hamlet take place in more then 21st century New York City. Being from New York City, I related to the setting personally. I also think people of my generation are more likely to take interest in Hamlet when it is set in a modern society that they can easily relate to. I think a big problem with Shakespeare is that the modern audience finds it hard to relate and maintain interest in a story that uses language and settings that are foreign to them. I thought the modern version of Hamlet let today's generation enjoy the play more. If you would like to see Hamlet in a more classical setting, then I don't think you can beat Kenneth Branagh's version. His version totally contrasted the Ethan Hawke version. The Kenneth Branagh version was very bright, clean and had a lot of pastel colors unlike the modern version where the setting was very dim. I thought that the bright and clean setting made emotions stand out more, especially emotions of madness. There were a lot of mirrors in Branagh's version and there was also a mirror in the modern version. I thought that helped represent the self-reflexivity that appears to be a constant theme in Hamlet. Branagh's version took place in the lobby of a huge palace and did not give you the feeling of being confined at all.
Hamlet Hamlet was a tragic play with many twist and turns. ... In the book some scenes in the text were different to the ones given in the movie. ... This part of the scene is a bit differently in the movie. when Hamlet enters, you can really tell that he has gone mad.. ... Hamlet stabbed Hamlet with the poisoned sword. ... The text in this scene was different in the movie they were not as specific . ...
In both the play and the movie Hamlet is viewed by many to be insane. ... This is seen with much detail in the movie. Mel Gibson also did a great job in expressing Hamlet's emotions and enthusiasm to reveal Hamlet's actual feelings throughout the movie. The characterization of Hamlet in the play as well as the movie are very similar. ... Emotions are seeping out of Hamlet in the play and Mel Gibson does an excellent job in showing this in the movie. ...
Hamlet tells Horatio that he is dying and exchanges a last forgiveness with Laertes, who dies after forgiving Hamlet. ... Gibson also appears to be trying to hide in the part of Hamlet. Denby adds, "By fuzzing his looks this way, he escapes, I suppose, the charge of being a mere movie-star Hamlet. But his movieness still shows, not so much in his appearance as in his voice, which is growly and unstable, cracking too easily" (Denby 767). Gibson doesn't want the audience to see and realize that he is a movie star, but his unprofessional voice and appearance give it away. ...
Throughout much of the movie, he sounds either very tired and old or extremely angry. ... Also, they are always clinging to each other, particularly early on in the movie, but there is still something cold and impersonal about their touch. ... Gertrude was portrayed as a stereotypical female in this movie. ... All of the hatred and thirst for revenge on one another constituted the main crisis of the movie. ... This included the fence between Laertes and Hamlet as Hamlet's long awaited revenge on Claudius. ...
My Hamlet William Shakespeare's Hamlet is one of literature's greatest plays. ... Various versions of this play have been performed or put on the movie screen; almost every one of these unlike the next. ... If I were to direct a production of Hamlet it would be made as a movie. This movie would take place in the mid 1800's in one of the southern states in the USA. ... These couple scenes could be the basis of a good movie. ...
(Because we watched the movie, I do not recall the Act this quote occurred in.) ... Hamlet kills Polonius. ... I had never seen the movie before until class. In my opinion, I thought it was harder to follow the movie because of the unique dialogue. ... When you are watching the movie, there is no opportunity to be able to go back and understand the meaning of Shakespeare message. ...
I was personally impressed with both versions of Hamlet, the Zeffirelli directed and the PBS movie. ... In the Zeffirelli version, Mel Gibson played a very good Hamlet. ... In the PBS movie version, we did not see the same scene of Hamlet and Ophelia, but the fishmonger scene with Hamlet and Polonius was very amusing. ... One difference other than the energy between the two Hamlets, was that in the Zeffirelli version it was harder to tell if Hamlet was not only pretending to be mad, but actually going insane. ... In the PBS movie, I found that Hamlet once alone did not seem to be nearly as cra...
The majority of those within the English speaking cultures may not realize however, the impact Hamlet had on both this movie and every ghost story made after Shakespeare's work. ... Hamlet was the most significant influence on this, because of the way Hamlet still survives today. ... In Hamlet, Hamlet is scared of the sight of his father. ... Movie and television artists have copied this theme for hundreds of years, because of how interesting it is. ... The tale of horror the ghost of Hamlet's father told Hamlet is very similar to modern day ghost stories. ...
Comprehending Hamlet's struggle in avenging his father's death helps understand the play Hamlet. ... Hamlet is true and loyal to this promise. ... The bible made Hamlet unable for Hamlet to commit suicide because of the commandment "Man shall not kill. " When Hamlet is ready to fight Laertes in the sword match Hamlet says, "There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. ... In the movie Mel Gibson created for the play the actor, also Mel Gibson raises his hands when he says this quote showing that Hamlet made God present in his words. ... It also allowed Hamlet to overco...
In Branagh's version, Hamlet is very brutal with Ophelia. ... How could Hamlet, even if he realized that Ophelia was helping her father spy on Hamlet, allow himself to be so harsh with the love of his life? ... Branagh's version on the other hand lacked some of these tactics, which made his movie less affective. ... Winslet was shown as completely lunatic in her movie. ... Zeffirelli's movie took place in England's Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven (See Appendix B). ...
