Hamlets Dilemma
I understand fully Hamlet's motives in hesitation to kill his uncle. He acted according to his catholic belief in a very brutal way. However one thing believed by catholics more in later years, is that it is not our place to decide hell or heaven for a person. Most Christians in general believe that. I personally am a supporter of the death penalty. However I don't see it the way Hamlet does. When a savage man cannot be saved by punishment, he deserves death not only for the good of himself but for the good of those in his presence. Though I'm a Christian I do not believe in the death penalty with the mindset as they should be damned to hell. I think of it more as an extermination of one who cannot be saved in this life.
Many Catholics will also read you the punishments of the breaking of old testemant laws in Hamlet's defense. The bible states that if you kill you should be killed. However most noncatholic Christians will tell you how those laws have been done away with being that they are old testiment times when God would slaughter thousands upon thousands of people for their sins along with the very few holy men of those times. According to the new testiment alot of those old hash ways are done away with by Jesus.
I would not agree with Hamlet in the killing of his uncle because I believe he is doing it for the wrong reason. I believe a person does not damn another person to hell. Yet having the motive, reason, and taking the action to do so is the same sin. I believe it would have been more just if Hamlet had killed his uncle for the good of the kingdom, his mother, and his father's ghost. Not for revenge and reservement of time in hell for Claudius. Hamlet's idea in this case makes sence but is extremely twisted and unholy. I do believe Hamlet is going mad and it is probably from his extreme sensitivity to the situation of his family.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
"To be or not to be" scene
My favorite version of this scene was the 1800s Hamlet version. I
remember seeing this seen in 8th grade as well and not knowing a thing of what he was saying. The intensity of this scene however is the most dramatic and breathtaking. The fact that he's speaking to himself in a room of mirrors is also very dramatic and adds to the intensity. Hamlet's anger is really shown well in this scene and so much emotion is delivered by his facical expressions alone. The fact that Cluadius is behind the other side of the mirror was kind of strange though. It feels almost too well planned and like it's clearly "just a movie."
I did not like the Mel Gibson scene for this too much. Over all I like Mel Gibson's acting the best out of the three movies but this scene for him seemed rushed. I think it could have been better or made more intriging. It was not a strong scene in the movie. However it should be.
The modern version was very cool. His emotions were a bit more mellow and personal but the use of props was fantasic. It was like the props fit right in with the absence of his extreme anger. The way they used the VHS cases in the backround was great for that reason. I liked this version second best though I'm not crazy about this version of the movie. It will always be relatable to, considering it is modern times.
My favorite version of this scene was the 1800s Hamlet version. I
remember seeing this seen in 8th grade as well and not knowing a thing of what he was saying. The intensity of this scene however is the most dramatic and breathtaking. The fact that he's speaking to himself in a room of mirrors is also very dramatic and adds to the intensity. Hamlet's anger is really shown well in this scene and so much emotion is delivered by his facical expressions alone. The fact that Cluadius is behind the other side of the mirror was kind of strange though. It feels almost too well planned and like it's clearly "just a movie."
I did not like the Mel Gibson scene for this too much. Over all I like Mel Gibson's acting the best out of the three movies but this scene for him seemed rushed. I think it could have been better or made more intriging. It was not a strong scene in the movie. However it should be.
The modern version was very cool. His emotions were a bit more mellow and personal but the use of props was fantasic. It was like the props fit right in with the absence of his extreme anger. The way they used the VHS cases in the backround was great for that reason. I liked this version second best though I'm not crazy about this version of the movie. It will always be relatable to, considering it is modern times.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
First Ghost Scene in Hamelt Movies
My personal favorite portrayal of Hamelt's charecter is Mel Gibson's version. He showed Hamelet's sarcasm and bitterness towards his mother and uncle very well and very vivid. I enjoyed the modern version of Hamlet's story as well. Though the language is still the same the enviornment is more relatable to, by my generation. I enjoyed it better for that reason. I'm sure many people do not enjoy it for the same reason. The lighting is dark and morbid in Mel Gibson's version unlike in the 1800s version where it is dark yet fast paced and scary. The fog in that scene plays a big effect as well. All three scenes are intense but in different ways. The flasbacks are used to describe the feelings of the characters at the time these scenes took place.
I think if I directed the scene myself I'd go for more of an enviornment such as in the 1800s version. The fast paced flashbacks put a whole new form of intensness into the viewers mind and leave the viewer with almost an out of breath feeling. However I would not have him aproach his father so abruptly. It would be alot more intense if Hamlet had creeped up to his father's ghost and started talking to him with the look of fear in his eyes. Then as their coversation goes on it would get more and more fast paced. This in my idea is the most intense delivery of emotion to the audience and is the most relatable.
I think if I directed the scene myself I'd go for more of an enviornment such as in the 1800s version. The fast paced flashbacks put a whole new form of intensness into the viewers mind and leave the viewer with almost an out of breath feeling. However I would not have him aproach his father so abruptly. It would be alot more intense if Hamlet had creeped up to his father's ghost and started talking to him with the look of fear in his eyes. Then as their coversation goes on it would get more and more fast paced. This in my idea is the most intense delivery of emotion to the audience and is the most relatable.
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