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HAMLET MOVIE REVIEW

The movie of Hamlet was an excellent, as far as book-movies go. I believe it was produced
with focus, reason, and logic. The
characters were also portrayed with a good interpretation. There were several changes to
the play compared to the book,
although the movie was done in such a way that they were not particularly missed, from
the movie's point of view.
Although, from my point of view, after reading the book, there were several somewhat
important scenes and elements missing.
The first scene in particular was missed. This played a part in setting the stage and was
part of the whole theme throughout the
whole play. It was in this scene that the ghost of Hamlet Sr. was first seen and where
much of the plot developed. Hamlet Sr.
told Hamlet Jr. that he had been killed by Claudius and that he must have revenge, Hamlet
Jr. being the person to avenge him.
In the book, this carried on throughout the rest of the play and without it the plot was
not as concrete from the beginning. 
The dumb-play and play for the king and court was compressed. In the movie, it consisted
of primarily just a dumb-show and
then the king got mad. It should have included that first and still had a whole play, in
which special lines inserted by Hamlet Jr.
were to be read. This did not have a dramatic affect on the way the plot was presented in
the movie, but was just noticeable.
As far as the casting and setting is concerned, I believe that the director did an
excellent job. Obviously, this coming from
Hollywood kind of gives it advantages to all previous presentations. Mel Gibson was a
great choice for Hamlet, because he is
good actor and played his part wonderfully. The other characters were portrayed in a good
way too. 
Sound effects and music were very key in this production. It added so much more life and
feeling to the presentation as
compared to various others I have seen. I enjoyed the ghost in the background. The music
gave this play life, that the other
productions lacked. I enjoyed this version of Hamlet much more than any others.