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.
4 comments:
so which one did you like the best? because i honestly like the 2nd one since he portrayed the ghost scene more. like the whole setting of where hamlet and the ghost was at which was the forest lightning the fog and everything was great. Also, I liked how guy who played as the ghost because he made the voice sound so creepy and all that. but over all I like your summary of the 2nd version.
I love your post and how analytical you where about it (:. Although you didn't menchine which one was your favortie and why. I agree with the way you discribed the third version by Micheal Almereyda I do agree that it needed to be more intresting but I also beleive that the dicrector got the message though so that's a plus. (:
your take on the three movies was interesting. it made me think. i disagreed with some of your points but at the same time it made me think. i preferred the second one best, but different elements from each movie.
Reading your take on the ghost scene was kind of like mind, even though I disagree with you on how the characters was portrayed in the first movie. Other then that I agree with you. But which one was ur favorite because to me its a tie between the first movie and last.
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