Hamlet's TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Laurence Olivier's Hamlet--
This version of Hamlet was very plain, there wasn't much expression in Hamlet's voice or his face. He happened to be very monotone, which did in a way fit the speech "To be or not to be". Yet I think with more expression it could have mad the entire monologue 100 times better.The setting for this one is amazing , it gave him that edge of life or death. The music was good but not dramatic enough. The figurative aspects of the speech that were represented literally definitely added to the overly dramatic speech.

Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet --
This one was my personal favorite. The actor who played Hamlet, Mel Gibson, really played the part perfectly. His voice gave away his feeling inside and how it changed made it seem like the decision was a heart wrenching one. The setting of the catacomb was that dark and dreary look. Like maybe he really was considering killing himself. Being in the catacomb added to that "this is where I'll be" look.

Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet --
This verison of Hamlet is where Hamlet is standing infront of the mirror talking to himself. It makes him kind of look crazy but that was the point, people were supposed to thinkhe was crazy. He is thinking out loud basically. Then Claudius' face appears in a flash across the screen and it makes him angry. Which is a perfect effect to the crazyness.

Micael Alymereyda's Hamlet --
This version was the moderest of the all four we watched. I liked how Hamlet was making his decision while in blockbuster. It adds to the choices and decisions aspect. When your in a video store you usually have trouble choosing what you want to rent unless you already know going into it what your going to rent. It's different then the rest but it makes it original which i think is great. During a lot of the speech he snt talking which makes him look crazy like these are all the thoughts going through his mind.