Hamlet Movie Comparison
Hamlet: A Comparison of Two Movies
By
Michael Bucknam
May 29, 2006
The purpose of this report is to compare and contrast two movies made about Hamlet. I will present and discuss different aspects of the version directed by Kenneth Branagh to that of Franco Zefirelli. During this paper you will be presented with my opinions in reference to determining which version of Hamlet best reflects the original text by Shakespeare. I will end this paper with my belief and explanation of which movie is true to the original play.
Normally, when a movie is made about a story in a book the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie is adjusted by adding small details or leaving out some parts in order to make the story more interesting or shorter in time to adjust for people watching it in a cinema. This is the case with Shakespeare's Hamlet for one of these movies while not the case with the other. Zefirelli's movie starring Mel Gibson left out but also added things that......
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