Hamlet_Movie

Hamlet Movie I really must admit that I originally did not want to read Hamlet, but now that Julia Stiles has something to do with it, it certainly has my attention. I really liked the version with her and Ethan Hawke in it and the version with Kenneth Branagh and Kate Winslet. I enjoyed the directing in the Kenneth Branagh version and I thought the colors, costumes, and acting were excellent. However, I thought that the version with Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles was better. The concept of setting Hamlet in the 21st century is original and easier for the modern audience to relate to. As far as the settings go for both movies, the version with Ethan Hawke definitely exceeded Kenneth Branagh’s version. There is no other setting that I would like to see Hamlet take place in more then 21st century New York City. Being from New York City, I related to the setting personally. I also think people of my generation are more likely to take interest in Hamlet when it is set in a modern society that they can easily relate to. I think a big problem with Shakespeare is version, modern, hamlet, ophelia, branagh’s, much, kenneth, hawke, thought, setting, branagh, very, think, ethan, both, relate, felt, acting, while, versions, settings, seemed, really, place, lot, kate, gave, feeling, classical, century, better, 21st, york, winslet, took