I would just like to get a view of anyone's opinion on Shakespeare Hamlet the book vs the movie starring Mel Gibson and Glen Close...which scenes in the movie do you feel had a greater impact than it did in the book?

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Ms. Sue · Answer

I'm sure your teacher wants YOUR opinion. S/he does NOT want anyone else's opinion.

drwls · Answer

There are 79 different opinions of that movie at
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099726/

I was not aware of the movie; the Olivier version is hard to improve upon. Make sure you view the movie yourself and do not plagiarize the opinions of others.

Writeacher · Answer

The movie version with Mel Gibson and Glenn Close was released in 1990. There's also a version with Kenneth Branagh in it (1995, I think), and the Laurence Olivier version from the 1940s. All three of these stay fairly close to the text of the play.

Now you just need to decide which scenes you will use and how you will compare/contrast them with the text -- and remember that the text relies on your imagination. I hope you read the play before you saw the movie; otherwise, this assignment will be impossible for you.

SraJMcGin · Answer

I have only seen the Olivier version - yes, in the 1940s! I know he intentionally did it in black and white, and NOT color. If the news ones are in color, you might consider Olivier's philosophy on the movie.

Sra