Movie Analysis : ' The Mist ' And ' Hamlet '

The purpose of this report is to compare and contrast two movies made about Hamlet. I will present and discuss different aspects of the version directed by Kenneth Branagh to that of Franco Zefirelli. During this paper you will be presented with my opinions in reference to determining which version of Hamlet best reflects the original text by Shakespeare. I will end this paper with my belief and explanation of which movie is true to the original play.

The English Play writer, William Shakespeare had written many well-known pieces of work including Hamlet. Hamlet is known to be one of his most popular works. Hamlet was written in the late 16th Century about the Prince of Denmark. The original title of the work was The Tragedy of Hamlet, now it is referred to as just Hamlet. In Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the mental state of his characters to prove that not all characters in books have to be one dimensional. Shakespeare’s writing shows that humans are complex, and can have different mental states. Characters throughout the story such as, Hamlet, Gertrude, and Ophelia show their not so stable mental state. First we will analyze Hamlet and talk about Ernest Jones’ Psycho-analytic study of Hamlet. Then we will talk about Ophelia and how the events that happened leading up to her death or suicide played a role into her mental state. Finally we will analyze Gertrude, the Queen’s role in Hamlet, and how she is a mentally weak woman and relies on the men in her life.

Chuck's characteristic organic activities permitted him to touch base at the Island.Without natural activities, Chuck would have never made it to the wellbeing of the island. His physiological needs the provoked him to continue working upon landing to the island.Chuck's mental need of self-rule traded off while on the island because of the almost no measure of control over the earth he had put I was in. His social needs adjusted to keep him rational on the island generally through Wilson and associations through essentially were reshaped when Chuck was adapting to standard society.

When Chuck first got to the island he started with nothing that was life sustaining, like clean water, shelter, or food. Early on though he created a makeshift shelter out of the plastic raft that he had from the crash. This provided him shelter which is apart of the first tier of Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. The first tier of Maslow’s pyramid is about basic survival; it includes water, shelter, air, food, sleep and sex. The raft provided him with a shelter that protected him from elements. This allowed him to survive allowing a part of the first tier of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs to be met.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a story about a king that was murdered by his brother and the prince has been asked by his father?s ghost to avenge his murder. The original story line has been altered a few times since it has been written. The original Hamlet the play and the altered Hamlet the movie are shown differently in many different ways. Hamlet the movie with Mel Gibson shows different things than the play, but there are three major differences between the two. The three major differences are in the way both of the productions start out, differences in the scene that the players put on a play, and differences in the way the productions end.

Tony Robbins said, “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others”. Shakespeare’s writing has had many different ways of being presented because people perceive it in different ways. Whether it is a literal representation or a spin, directors like to show viewers the way they perceive the text. In the movie version of Hamlet the director, Kenneth Branagh, wanted the viewers to find Shakespeare interesting and full of action and drama. Kenneth chose the right direction to go in to keep the audience’s attention but it

The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare is about a king that was murdered by his brother and the main character Hamlet, who is the prince and also the king’s son was told by the ghost of his father to avenge his murder. In the play Hamlet, there are many differences compared to the movie “Hamlet 2000” directed by Michael Almereyda. The reason to these differences is to show a modern setting in the movie “Hamlet 2000”, to show the audience a better understanding of the characters, and the difference in the way the movie ends compared to the original play by Shakespeare.

The speech of Hamlet “O that this too sullied flesh would melt, … But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” (1.2.129-159) is where we can see Hamlet’s sadness towards his mother, Gertrude and his uncle Claudius and feels disappointed about their decision of getting married. Hamlet is seen to be too upset after his father’s death. It’s not even a month has passed and he gets to hear another news about his mother Gertrude and uncle, Claudius getting married. In the beginning of Act 1 Scene 2, King Claudius gives a speech to his courtiers, telling them about his recent marriage to Gertrude, mother of Hamlet and his brother’s widow. Claudius says that he mourns his brother but has chosen to balance Denmark’s mourning with delight of his marriage. He also mentions in his speech that young Fortinbras has written to him, rashly demanding the surrender of the lands King Hamlet won from Fortinbras’s father, and dispatches Cornelius and Voltimand with a message for the King of Norway, Fortinbras’s elderly uncle.

Survival is living on the hope that better things are yet to come in your life. Right now in our country people survive because of hope and the belief that people are good and they will help them out. People survive when they are homeless on the streets only because of the people who are good at heart and give them food or money to buy clothing for the winter. Gerta survived because of her family and friends. Anne Frank survived because she believed that “Despite all the evil going on in the world I still believe that all people are good at heart.”

The death of a beloved one, a friend, a confidant is existent with both Hamlet and McMurphy. In the novels Hamlet by William Shakespeare and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, McMurphy and Hamlet both present same characteristics with every step to achieve their goal throughout each novel. Although Hamlet and McMurphy are similar in their quest for satisfaction and justice, not only for themselves, but for the deceased, each man responds differently to their opportunity of righteousness.

Comparing the Opening Sections of Kenneth Branagh's and Franco Zeffirelli's Film Versions of Hamlet So exactly why is it that Hamlet is still so popular with our modern day audiences when it was written for the naïve audiences of the 17th century? Personally I believe this is because Hamlet deals with many fresh issues including corruption, love and the supernatural, which still appeal to contemporary audiences. These issues are also present in many films made recently e.g. 'The Exorcist,' 'The Others' and 'Sixth Sense' all these films are also popular. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a play filled with revenge, ambition and faithlessness.

Rage and Melancholy : Remarking the Similarities in Hamlet and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's

The play Hamlet has been converted into many films, as the play acts like a script and stage directions help directors accurately portray the text. While the play provides indications of how the play will generally looks like, it is with different views from directors that allow Hamlet to be interpreted in many different ways. In Act Three Scene Two, we see evidence of how a director’s interpretation of the text can enhance mood of the scene and the intensity of the situation. As Hamlet begins to expose his uncle as the murderer of King Hamlet, it is with the director’s choice that shows the intensity between Hamlet and his uncle, and allows the audience to feel the same intensity as well. It is with the use of the positioning of

Almereyda’s film adaptation of Hamlet shows the struggle Hamlet is having with the death of his father, but also focuses on the internal pain he is experiencing, supporting the country of Denmark. This portrayal of Hamlet can be seen through the interpretation of Hamlet’s mental pain and Physical appearance. Almereyda’s Hamlet shows a new way of viewing Hamlet's character, and a deeper understanding of the moral changes he is facing during Act 3 scene 1, by being more relatable to a 21st-century audience. Shakespeare writes few stage directions, which gives freedom to the director to show what Hamlet is doing during the act 3 scene 1 soliloquy.

Hamlet directed by Michael Almereyda took a modern approach to the classic Shakespearean play. The modern version is set in the year 2000 in New York City a big stretch from the original play. Denmark is not a country anymore but instead a corporation. The movie still follows the original plot in the play. With the evil uncle now becoming CEO of the company, after his brother's sudden death. He marries his widow wife while his son Hamlet begins to see his father's ghost.