In class we are reading and learning about one of William Shakespeare's plays called Hamlet. It is a very intriguing play and it also is very good. Im not into all the plays and Elizabethan times but this play actually keeps me interested. We got to view three types of Hamlet movies. They are Hamlet by Franco Zefferelli -12th century, Ken Branagh - 19th century and Mike Almereyda - 21st century. They all seem very good but my favorite and the one I believe captured the right cinematic features was Hamlet by Ken Branagh from the 19th century.
To me this movie is the best just because of the setting, choice of wardrobe, and the effects. In this movie the setting of the palace is depicted well in comparison to Shakespeare's time. In some of the other movies the palace looked either too old or to modern I think in this movie the setting is depicted well. The wardrobes in this movie are on point. The rich have nice clothes and poor people have messed up and ripped clothing. In one of the other movies i remember seeing a peacoat. I do not think pea coats were in the Elizabethan times. Lastly the effects are amazing in my eyes. They did not go overboard with them to produce authenticity of the movie. For instance the ghost scene did not have too many effects but it made the ghost seem real and was kind of scary. This is why Hamlet by Ken Branagh was my favorite movie and the reason I love the play.
