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Movie Reviews of Hamlet
Movie Review: Hamlet
Summary: 5 Stars
Mel Gibson won me over. Hamlet was produced by Franco Zeffirelli, the guy behind Romeo and Juliet 22 years earlier. Great color, grays and browns from the Middle Ages. Shakespeare biographies are sketchy. William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-on-the-Avon in 1564. Stratford is 100 miles from London. Avon is the river. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children. He moved to London and established himself as a playwright. His plays were staged at the Globe. Hamlet is the best, written in 1601. It deals with revenge, procrastination and insanity. Hamlet puts on an "antic disposition" as he delays avenging his father's murder. The real issue is death. Why do we have to die? Why live at all if we must die? Shakespeare died in 1616 at age 52. His 36 plays divide into tragedies, comedies, histories and problem plays. Characters drop like flies in the tragedies.
Movie Review: The Best By Far
Summary: 5 Stars
The Branaugh version is visually beautiful, but--as much as I didn't want to admit it, as I loved that film and have been unhappy with Gibson's recent work and off-label commentaries--this version is by far the best. While the Branaugh version is tightest to the text, in this adaption, Mel Gibson exquisitely captures the complexity of emotions that work away at his reason, and ultimately lead to the tragedy. To intuitively sense what Shakespeare was trying to get across regarding the potential effects of injustice on one's mind and soul, WATCH THIS FILM.
Mel, I have to admit -- your portrayal is masterful--and eerily accurate, as anyone who has experienced mixed emotions would likely attest.
Movie Review: Mel Gibson's Hamlet
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Hamlet the movie, not a filmed version of the stage play. Having said that , it is very well done. Mel Gibson's early Shakespearean training (yes, he was a Shakespearean actor before he ever was Mad Max, who let's face it was fairly Shakespearean in concept) shows clearly in this rendition of the ever popular tragedy. I thought it was terrific and am tired of uninformed prejudgemental critics not giving credit where its due and yet touting questionably talented boy/men like Tom Cruise.There is real depth to Mel's portrayal of Hamlet along with the confusion and despair the character goes through after betrayal of family and friends alike. Highly recommended!Movie Review: New standard for Hamlet
Summary: 5 Stars
Shakespeare's Hamlet has been done and redone many times over. Probably because the play has so many universal themes it is the most popular of his plays. When I first saw Sir Lawrence Olivier's adaptation I thought there could be no equal. Mr. Gibson has challenged that thought with a moving and passionate portrayal. Mr. Gibson has created nothing short of a new standard for this old favorite. Ms. Close as the doting but fickle mother sets an equal standard for her part. The other roles are filled perfectly as well and the visuals take you back to that time and place to witness the events first hand. This is the one version of Hamlet you must have.Movie Review: Suprisingly excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
With casting Mel Gibson as lead, this film was always going to attract a type of movie goer that would probably not normally see a Shakespeare production. Hence it's no suprise that we don't have 100% theatrical authenticity here, it is perhaps (or was at the time) a suprise to see just how good Gibson's performance is. Intense and broody, it manages to convey the confusion of a mind being torn apart by fate in a way that is more convincing and watchable than Branagh's. The whole film is entertaining while still managing to bring something new to the much feasted upon Shakespearean table, just what every film adaptation of the bard's works should try to do.