Hamlet's Dilemma

In my opinion, I don't agree with the hesitation of Hamlet when it came to killing Claudius.  Even if Claudius has done any harm to Hamlet or his loved ones, it still doesn't give him the right to take his life.  He shouldn't hesistate to take Hamlet's life because he could put himself  in a dangerous situation.  If Claudius is guilty for whatever he's done, he will suffer the consequences in the long run.  You know what they say, what goes around comes right back around.

To Be or Not to Be

I didn't like Oliver's version of to be or not to be.  The setting wasn't very interesting because it was by a river near a cliff and it was in black and white.  Some movies that doesn't contain color doesn't really draw attention towards me.  This version doesn't have an effect because it was boring.  The director is trying to convey that Hamlet was thinking about suicide because as he's lying down by the cliff, he's holding a dagger in his hand.  Yes, there was music and it makes the mood kind of dark and suicidal.
 I actually like Branaugh's version . The setting took place in a castle in front of a mirror.  This version was kind of awkward because he was looking in the mirror and talking to himself.  There was music, but it was very soft and soothing.  In this scene Hamlet was played very clear and dramatically, so this version really drew my attention.  Personally, I think this version was the best out of all of them.
 Zeffirelli's version wasn't as good as Branaugh's version, but it was still played very well by Mel Gibson.  The setting was in the catabombs under the castle and the effects was gloomy.  Even though there wasn't any music, Mel Gibson still did an outstanding job on directing ad playing his role as Hamlet.  I like how the setting was in a dark dungeon with tombstones of dead people.  To be honest, i think this version had the best setting.

Hamlet Ghost Scene

  The first version of Hamlet was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the main character Hamlet was
played by Mel Gibson and the ghost was Paul Scofield.  In Zeffirelli's version of the ghost scene, the characters didn't really portray or represent themselves that well so it was hard to identify them.  There wasn't any music playing in this version and there wasn't any lightning, it was dark and difficult to see the ghost's face.  This scene was kind of boring because no special effects occurred.  Also Zeffirelli didn't use any visual elements for the scene.
  The second version of the ghost scene was directed by Kenneth Brangh.  The characters were Hamlet which was played by Kenneth Brangh and the ghost was Brian Blessed.  The characters portrayed themselves dramatically and you could identify the characters instantly.  Also the lightning was like a dark foggy blue and there were many special effects such as fog, voices in the background, and blood coming out of the father's ear.  Brangh did use visual elements such as showing flashbacks of how the ghost got killed.
  In the the third version directed by Michael Almereyda, Hamlet was played by Ethan Hawke.  There was music, but it was low and mellow and there was no lighting.  No special effects were used in this version.  Also there were no visual elements or flashbacks, it was only talking.  I disagree with some of the choices that the director made because they didn't use enough effects on the first and third version to make the scene more interesting or attract the audience.  The second version resonated with me the most because there was a lot of effects that kept me interested and the actors were dramatic.