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This is a Hamlet that’s easy on the eyes and the mind…if you don’t have the time and stamina for Branagh’s 4 hour version, and can’t score bear of Olivier’s delicate 1948 film, this is the one for you! Mel Gibson is righteous as Hamlet. He gives him humor and a masculine vigor, and the pleasant supporting cast is marvelous. I especially like Alan Bates..his lusty, murderous king is astonishing…and mention should be made of Nathaniel Parker’s improbable Laertes. David Watkin’s cinematography is lovely, Ennio Morricone’s net subtle and delicate, and the production one of Zeffirelli’s best. This is very exquisite Shakespeare, even for those who normally don’t like him, and I highly recommend this to parents who would like to introduce their teenagers to the Bard. Don’t miss this attractive movie!
Once again, I’d like to give a half-star rating, but alas . . .
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As my by-line indicates, I am a archaic high school teacher. Without exception, this is the version of Hamlet that is a class-room common. (I demonstrate 2 others: Branaugh (2nd location) and the film starring Ethan Hawke (everyone hates it) .) It is accessible to younger viewers and is objective a fair film all around.
The filming, camera work and sets are impeccable. One is instantly transported into the world these characters inhabit. As to the script, it IS heavily edited; however, most of what is omitted (scrutinize impress below) is “shown” to the audience through visual media. This isn’t a “filmed version of the play”; it is a film based on the play. In that framework, it is quite well done. I particularly like the beginning scenes that gain Hamlet’s description of his mother – “Like Niobe, all tears” – advance to life.
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The acting, to my thinking, is profitable. The emphasis here is on Hamlet’s relationship to his mother, Gertrude. That comes through quite clearly. Gibson’s Hamlet comes across as a soldier – a man of action – who agonizes over the eternal consequences of his acts. He is believable in the role, masterful in some ways. Likewise the supporting cast. Helena Bonham-Carter and Glenn Cessation provide particularly vibrant portrayals of their characters.
So, why not 5 stars? Without the “Fortinbras” subplot, some of the urgency in the play seems missing. While definitely a secondary story-line, it provides a framework that adds tension to the play as a whole as the war is waged both outside the castle walls and within.
Overall, this production gets an A. Very accessible. Very easily understood. And haunting in its bear contrivance.
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