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    Hamlet Movie Adaptation

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    Laurence Olivier. From the above film directors, I will compare and contrast Zeffirelli’s production of Hamlet to the original Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Zeffirelli’s version of Hamlet is one of the sound versions of Hamlet. It was produced and starred Mel Gibson in the late 1900s. Comparing the film version of Hamlet to the play, Zeffirelli has made noticeable changes in the movie including some clothing choices and characters' reactions. He also altered and cut lines from the original Shakespeare play

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    Scottish Warrior: William Wallace Sir William Wallace notoriously represents a hero in Scottish history and culture. He was a Scottish knight best known for his leadership during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Perceived as a hero by the Scottish people, Wallace lived by the Gaelic warrior chant, “ Bas agus Buaidh”, which means Death and Victory (“Wallace’s Liberty Cry” 1). His epic campaigns against England proved his patriotism to Scotland. In fact, a plaque displayed at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital

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    Hardship is something everyone must overcome at some point in their lives. Everyone deals with hardships differently. It is harder for some people to recover from hardship because of their family, friends, or even because they can’t find the will within themselves to deal with hardships. It would be easier for someone who is naturally determined and strong willed to overcome things because they have a inbred ability to conquer their fears and leave behind whatever it was that was making their life

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    In the movie “We Were Soldiers” the main character Lieutenant Colonel Harold “Hal” Moore was played by Mel Gibson. The movie is based upon the best-selling book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and journalist Joseph L. Galloway. LTC Moore was tasked with leading and commanding the newly created air cavalry unit. Upon arrival to his new unit, he studied his new “War horse” – the Bell UH-1D “Iroquois” helicopter. He first introduced himself and his SGM to the

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    Lethal Weapon is a film made by Richard Donner in 1987. It tells a story of two policemen who become partners. Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, he has family and he is getting older. Martin Riggs is suicidal officer who lives in a trailer with his dog. To solve the case they need to learn how to work with one another. Lethal Weapon is an action movie. As in almost every type of the movie viewers can follow narration development but they become distracted by some action scenes (like blowing something

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    Buddy Rich was a very well know jazz drummer born on September 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. He was an extremely talented drummer and during his career he was know as the “world’s greatest drummer.” He played with numerous notable musicians including Harry James and Ben Carter. He was well known for his ability to play quickly and very accurately. Buddy Rich was born into a Jewish family with parents know as Robert and Bess Rich. Buddy was born into a very talented family to begin with

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    There have been many movie adaptations of Hamlet ever since adapting Shakespeare’s plays into movies became a profitable venture. Two of the more popular adaptations were Kenneth Branagh’s in 1996 and Gregory Doran’s in 2009. Even though they were both based on the same play, these two movies differ greatly due to director’s license. Kenneth Branagh’s and Gregory Doran’s adaptation of Hamlet differ greatly in terms of the setting and how each of the main characters are portrayed. One of the main

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    Braveheart is, one of Hollywood’s greatest films depicting the events of the Scottish in the thirteenth century. Lead by the astonishing actor Mel Gibson, who played the epic hero Sir William Wallace the leading role of course. Furthermore, synchronously producing the movie and directing it. The main plot of this story is that Sir William Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English Monarch and as well as Edward the first. Now that we know the gist of Braveheart let us delve into how William

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    In the film Braveheart directed by Mel Gibson William Wallace is the main protagonist of this movie who is also played by Mel Gibson himself. William Wallace is a Scottish citizen who becomes a revolutionary because the King of England Edward the Longshanks seized the throne of Scotland since there was no heir to the late king. The speech I am writing about is William Wallace’s “They will never take our freedom” speech from the movie Braveheart which I believe is a very motivating and successful

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    In the movie each character had a part to play and to best of understanding. William Wallace was the hero of the entire who comes to the rescue of his entire country to get it back from the english. His wife although she was killed played the damsel in distress who made a valiant attempt to stand up for herself ,but what was done to stand up for herself was punishable by the english so she was brought to her death.There is always the person who has to be the betrayer in the film, where they are close

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