To Be or To Be

 

I've enjoyed the films that were viewed on Hamlet and the "To Be Or Not To Be Speech". Listed are my following reactions to diffrent version and scenes of the play.

The Almereyda scene took place in Blockbuster,  here it showed that Hamlet was seeking revenge and was also talking about life and death to himself. In my opinion, I don't really like this version, the setting doesn't really make any sense to me or have a real impact on the movie or scene itself. The Almereyda scene was the weakest scene of all but held small signs that only the most scrutible person would recognize.

Honestly, I really like the Zeffirelli version so much better than the other ones. The setting seems pretty reasonable because Hamlet is in the catacombs and he seems mad when talking to his dad. Even when he was talking to himself he seemed somewhat crazy and to obsessed with the idea of life and death.

 Oliver's version caught my attention do to the lack of feeling in this scene, I felt that it slacked in the emotion aspect of the scene, it lacked empathy or more so pathos!