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Hamlet is never more dangerous, or off-putting, than when he's clowning. Gibson reads Shakespeare's words skillfully and is bettered in this regard only by Bates and Scofield his readings convey the words' music and meaning: at long last I understand the line, "What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven." He also reveals one aspect of Hamlet that I see when I read the play. This blunts the effect of the mad scenes which in themselves are beautifully presented and played. This Ophelia seems fully capable of being earthy and vulgar even before she loses her mind. And even if she could, her crass new self is no longer sharply contrasted with a meek former self.
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Bonham-Carter's Ophelia could never go mad. The director and actress probably thought they were being good little feminists, but the idea is psychologically and dramatically disastrous. (Then again, Richard Briers gives us a smart Polonius in Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet," and there it worked.) The painful mistake: Helena Bonham-Carter changes Ophelia from a meek victim to a strong-willed, independent-minded young woman. We have no idea why this sharp-witted, not-very-old man is prating to the king and queen instead of coming to the point about Hamlet's madness. One scene demonstrates the badness of this choice. When this Polonius babbles about plays that are "pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral" he is being deliberately comic. The interesting mistake: Ian Holm changes Polonius from a doddering old man to someone evil-minded and fully possessed of his wits. In directing his actors, Franco Zefferelli makes two big mistakes, one interesting and one painful. By restoring Shakespeare's tragedy to its full length, Branagh has created a film of striking size and scope.What a joy this adaptation is! Its main virtues are a fine performance from Mel Gibson as Hamlet a script that makes full use of the movie medium while giving Shakespeare sufficient scope to enrich and entertain us with his people and his words two great performances from Alan Bates as Claudius and Paul Scofield as the Ghost two good performances from Nathaniel Parker as Laertes and Glenn Close as Gertrude and a fine music score from Ennio Morricone that anticipates and amplifies our emotions. Shot in 70-millimeter film, Branagh's HAMLET takes on the epic sweep associated with the films of Cecil B. Branagh has assembled a stellar cast (including Kate Winslet, Billy Crystal, and Robin Williams) for this titanic enterprise, which presents HAMLET in its four hour entirety.
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The prince's course of action sets the wheels of this great tragedy in motion, as the corruption of the Danish court begins to engulf everyone around it, including, finally, Hamlet himself. Late one night Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost, who comes to tell him that Claudius poisoned him in his garden to win the crown, and that Hamlet, as his son, must now avenge his death. His mother (Julie Christie) has quickly married Claudius (Derek Jacobi), Hamlet's uncle, who now reigns as the new king. This classic tale tells the story of Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh), the prince of Denmark, a man suffering from grief at the death of his father, the king.
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DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, SpanishÄirector Kenneth Branagh returns to Shakespeare following his ground-breaking HENRY V and whimsical production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish.Featurette To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet.Commentary by Kenneth Branagh and Shakespeare Scholar Russell Jackson.Note: Introduction by Director/Star Kenneth Branagh.