Hey Everyone!!
Today in class we watched the last two versions of Hamlet. The first being Mel Gibson’s version from 1990. In this version half of the soliloquy was cut out. This version was a real movie not a play turned into a movie. It was filmed on location at a castle. The costumes were elaborate and represented the time period very well. In this version Gibson moved around a lot on the set. He walked up stairs and was throwing his arms around. He was able to show a lot of emotion by the way he raised and lowered his voice. The second version we watched was Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 Hamlet. This movie did not cut anything from the original script out. The set was a study with lots of books and elaborate furniture. Branagh’s acting was not as believable as other versions we watched because the lines seemed like they were read off of a cue card, not with the correct emotion. Also he did not show that Hamlet was going crazy. This was completely different from other versions of Hamlet we have seen. These are the main differences between the two movies we saw today in class.

Kelley B.