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Hamlet is a play, written by William Shakespeare in the year 1601. The film illustrates the director's interpretation, which is seen for example Hamlet. It then influences the audience understanding of the play and its plot or genre, because they now see and understand the play from the viewpoint of the directors. In this portrayal of the movie of hamlet (1996), he can be seen as an individual who is always in a constant battle between his emotions due to the enormous pressure placed on him. The movie was given a total rating of 4/5 mainly because it adheres more towards the play and story rather making it seem more modern.
The setting of the film takes place in the medieval period during the 15th century. This movie uses Shakespearean texts. …show more content…
As Hamlet begins his "To be or not to be—that is the question", he walks toward a mirror, which shows a reflection Hamlet's holding a dagger. With the stage setting turned towards the castle to produce a somewhat elegant atmosphere. Certain scenes in the movie progresses a bit slower than the others. One of the elements that Branagh used in the film was mostly the use of mirrors as referred to hamlet’s reflection of him holding a dagger. This is one of the key workings of the film that Hamlet frequently uses throughout the movie. He is seen taking sights of himself on the mirrors, not just in a single room but everywhere in the castle. One of the negative things that people would criticize about it, would be the length of the movie because it was close to four hours of screen time. There are not fans of Shakespeare and would not be willing to watch a movie showing what they are not used to and are not likely to understand due to the Shakespearean language and the length of the movie used except for its visual appeal which includes looking at how the characters interact and behave with each other. Kenneth Branagh not only chose characters that were talented, but selected mostly older actors/actresses primarily due to their experiences and or some other

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