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The Shakespearean tragedy, "Hamlet", written by William Shakespeare and adapted by Kenneth Branagh was quite an interesting movie. Hamlet must get revenge for his father who appears to him as a ghost. Hamlet must go through many struggles in order to fulfill this task. The film delves into the question the Shakespeare incorporated into the play. That question is the meaning of life. It makes you really think about the topic just like Hamlet did. With all this being said, I am glad to say that it stayed quite true to the actual text. The film also did a great job keeping my attention the whole way through; which, is an amazing feat with how the long the movie plays on for. A few gripes that I do have are that some parts of the movie seemed rushed and did not last as long as in the book. This also applies for the opposite. Some scenes played on for a long time while in the text it lasted for a less amount of time. The last complaint that I have is that the ending was a little to dramatized. It was already dramatic in the text, but in the movie they made it a little to dramatic with the fight scene. Overall, I think that this movie is a must watch and that it is a great movie.

In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" directed by Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet grieves about his father's, King Hamlet's, demise. Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, remarried right away and hamlet gets upset about that since she marries King Hamlet's brother, Claudius. Hamlet is told by a spirit that he needs to revenge his father's death. The movie explains to the audience that revenge is a dish best served cold, meaning revenge always has a backlash. I didn't enjoy the movie since it was too long and since Hamlet didn't look like Hamlet should. Hamlet is supposed to be in school still, but he looks like a 30 year old man. I wouldn't recommend for younger audiences, but adults would probably enjoy it. I recommend you to spend your time doing something way more productive instead of watching this movie.

In the play/movie, "Hamlet" by the great William Shakespeare, Hamlet goes through a tremendous amount of pain throughout his entire life. In the exciting thriller, Hamlet's father has died. As Hamlet is grieving his fathers death, he sees a ghost. The ghost turns out to be his dead father. Hamlet then finds out that his father had been killed by his Uncle Claudius who had just became the king and married his mother. Hamlet knows that his father has died, and he wants to seek revenge. Hamlet deals with many different obstacles such as the star crossed lovers of Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet having to deal with his mother marrying Claudius, and everyone getting in the way of him seeking revenge. Does Hamlet get revenge on the killer of his father, or does he not accomplish his mission? Watch the movie to find out. The message that William Shakespeare provides is that everybody can be sinners at times, and if you sin a little to much, then bad things may happen to you. The intended audience of this play and movie is anyone who likes to watch a little supsense not knowing what is going to happen next. It is also for people who have a long attention span because the movie ranges over a little four hours. Something that I truly like about the movie is although the plot can get boring, it is just adding up, and the climax is very suspenseful. What I don't like about the movie is the way that they talk. This follows all of Shakespeare's texts because of the way that they talk. I reccomend that adults watch the play because it has a good background story, but kids should not because it is not appropriate. A part that I really liked is when Hamlet tried attacking Claudius. In all, if you wan't a story where suspense constantly builds up, and where nobody can trust anyone, then this is the movie.for you!

"Hamlet", based on the Shakespearean tragedy, directed by Kenneth Branagh, is an excellent retelling of the play. It delves into the life of prince Hamlet, and his thirst for vengeance for his father. Throughout the movie, the plot is almost exact to that of the play. We are reading this in English class, and the movie is a perfect comprension aid if anybody in the class has trouble understanding a scene. Luckily, the acting wasn't too cheesy, so it was enjoyable to watch. The only trouble I came across was that the director had his own take on scenes. For example, we were having a discussion in class about if Gertrude knew if the cup was poisoned before she drank it. The play didn't really give an answer to that, but in the movie, we seem to be more sure of the answer. Although instances like that popped up a few times, it didn't take away from the movie at all, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed reading the play!