This was my first time ever to see the movie Hamlet. I had just finished reading the play in my senior english class and for 1 of our projects we had to write a movie review and post it on a website..I enjoyed the movie more than I did the play.I believe that everyone should see the movie too.The rating is PG and it is 135 min. long.
Franco Ziffirelli was the director for this great film. The role of Hamlet was played by the famous Mel Gibson who is known for his many other star roles. The movie begins as the Court and Hamlet attends his fathers funeral. Shortly after the funeral a ghost comes to give Hamlet very inmportant information on how his father died. For what this ghost would tell him would change the way he lived his life until the end.
The movie was taped in a old world setting that fit the script. Here sets a gigantic castle high above the sea. The characters blended in well with the perfect setting.
A few alterations were done in this movie. In the movie Hamlet said " To be or not to be that is the question" before he became angry at Ophelia. In the play he said it after.In the end of the play Fortinbras was there to become king, but in the movie he was not in the cast.
The cast of the movie was great. Each one of them played their role as if they were that person. They had every thing down like the voices,actions and mood.
Hamlet is a wonderful play but a better film. The film shows how one thing can change the way you live your life until you die. It is a film you can watch over and over again and you will learn something new everytime.
Franco Ziffirelli was the director for this great film. The role of Hamlet was played by the famous Mel Gibson who is known for his many other star roles. The movie begins as the Court and Hamlet attends his fathers funeral. Shortly after the funeral a ghost comes to give Hamlet very inmportant information on how his father died. For what this ghost would tell him would change the way he lived his life until the end.
The movie was taped in a old world setting that fit the script. Here sets a gigantic castle high above the sea. The characters blended in well with the perfect setting.
A few alterations were done in this movie. In the movie Hamlet said " To be or not to be that is the question" before he became angry at Ophelia. In the play he said it after.In the end of the play Fortinbras was there to become king, but in the movie he was not in the cast.
The cast of the movie was great. Each one of them played their role as if they were that person. They had every thing down like the voices,actions and mood.
Hamlet is a wonderful play but a better film. The film shows how one thing can change the way you live your life until you die. It is a film you can watch over and over again and you will learn something new everytime.
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Christopher Waugh
Christopher Waugh
Last edited by jaguar86; 12-14-01 at 12:11 AM.