lucyinthesky said – Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:44:13 -0000 ( Link )
Naturally, my favourite is Arnold Schwarzenagger. “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark…and Hamlet is taking out the trash!”
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Multiple Interpretations of Hamlet
Watch these five actors interpret the famous “To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 1.
In order of appearance:
Mel Gibson (1990)
Laurence Olivier (1948)
Ethan Hawke (2000)
Kenneth Branagh (1996)
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lucyinthesky said – Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:25:45 -0000 ( Link )
Laurence Olivier is definitely great, but I did quite like Kenneth Branagh’s performance as well. I actually had no idea there was a modern-day version of “Hamlet” set in New York with Hawke as the main character. I should go and rent it to see if it’s any good.
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Shouldice said – Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:27:32 -0000 ( Link )
I was just thinking that Branagh was the most convincing….and then I got all frustrated at the life imitating art imitating life bit about product placement in movies. Hawke’s soliloquy in a blockbuster pushes home the point about explicit sponsorship of movies…..I don’t like it.
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hcraig said – Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:33:54 -0000 ( Link )
If it weren’t for the fact that it was in blockbuster, I personally would have liked Hawke’s portrayal the best. But it could just be that I’m a fan.
Oren – it’s kinda funny that you’re referring to Olivier as modern Shakespeare when the film was made in 1948. But I do suppose it’s all relative, and in comparison to when it was written it is modern.
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