Ophelia's Eulogy

Let it be known that this sinner be damned to Hell! This girl, Ophelia, has committed suicide. Wandered into a lake! Carelessly! Because of intense lust of a already mad Hamlet, she will now burn for an eternity!

Her intense love for Hamlet drove her into the ground, and how tragic that her family makes her break apart 

from him. Hamlet's fathers death has lead him to madness, and how tragic of Hamlet alone to become insane!  And yet we watch as Hamlet drags a beautiful blossom down, causing her to wither.  Why must love be so blind? 

We clearly see that it was suicide!  Ophelia put so much faith into Hamlet's words.  She let herself become mad by not holding herself to higher tender! A great sin, lust, was  put forth- and while they may not have gotten incredibly close, we see that Hamlet lead Ophelia down the path of the devil!

All and all, we can now reason why Hamlet must be fueled by Laetres- madness, leading Ophelia to death, and killing the beloved Polonius who we shall miss for long talks... It is now I give my best regards to Laetres to successfully kill Hamlet and claim revenge, and sadly not give Ophelia a Christian Burial. Be damned to Hell, lusty woman! Hopefully your soul shall be saved as Laetres takes his revenge...

Edit- Sorry it's so late! Connection in the woods is really tough...

Hamlet's Dilemma

Hamlet, you're weird.  Just before you were like "I don't know what happens after life, I can't kill myself" and yet here you seem so certain that your Uncle will be sent to either Hell or Heaven.  Pick one dude, please.

Now that that's out of the way, I think Hamlet is pretty smart.  Best way to make Claudius suffer would be to put him through an eternity of fire and stuff.  But, leaving him alive can lead him to plot your demise, no?  Seriously he knows you know dude!  While finding the right moment to strike is good and all, there's too much risk.  But I think the risk out-beats the reward, so I personally believe that waiting for a good moment is best.  Currently, Hamlet's safety is at stake.  Claudius has got to be planning something for Hamlet in England.  Also, Hamlet straight up murdered Polonius so Claudius has to be thinking one of two things. The first thing is most likely "OH SH*T THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME OH GOD OH GOD SEND HIM TO ENGLAND CAPTURE HIM RIGHT NOW JESUS, CHRIST OH LORD."  Likewise, he could be thinking "OHMYGOD HE'S INSANE KILLING AN INNOCENT PERSON SEND HIM AWAY PLEASE I COULD BE NEXT OR EVEN HIS HOT MOM WHO'S MY WIFE OH LORD HELP ME."  Real talk, either way Hamlet messed up hard.  I really do think that Claudius feels guilt.  On page 107, he specifically shows how he is having a hard time finding a prayer that can express his sorrow/regret for murdering his brother.

To Be or Not To Be, 'tis nay phase moth'r!

Introduction

The famous "To Be or Not To Be" speech in the play is a scene in which Hamlet contemplates life or death.  Just as many other comparisons we have done, each interpretation will definitely stack up differently.  LET'S CHECK 'EM OUT!

Oliver's Hamlet
The top-of-the-tower setting over the ocean was a really great choice in my opinion.  It gave the feeling of vast loneliness that Hamlet was feeling then, really no one to talk to about any of what he is going through.  Along with the feeling of loneliness, I applaud the director for making him put the knife up to his neck/body giving off more immediate danger.  Then dropping it as he begins to realize why men do go throw the "whips and scorns" of life.  There's really no use of lighting here, but it's just bright.  I love how Hamlet's actor portrays his lines, very slowly and really thinking with each word.  He slowly recites them to show that whatever Hamlet is saying is hitting him (actual Hamlet in the play) very deeply.  Over-all, I enjoyed this version and I believe it is not fantastic or terrible, just good.

DAMN, Look at that pose GOOD LAWD!  Oh wait I accidentally made a Jojo reference.... I'm trying to stop I swear...

Zeffirelli's Hamlet
It's dark and quiet in this catacomb, Hamlet talks to skeletons/his dead ancestors, and contemplated joining the skeleton army.  I rate this version 12/10 spooks at least. I thought it was a smart choice to make him walk around, the way I saw this interpretation was that Hamlet was calling out to the ancestors.  He asked and pondered what is after his current life, and this subtle element really drove it home for me.  Yet again, no music during the scene but in this case they made it work.  I'd also like to point out how much I appreciated his emotions throughout.  It began with rage, and then as he realized the "rub" and stepped into the literal light he was saddened to understand that he must take on the harshness of life.

THERE WERE SKELETMEN (yes, SKELET. MEN.) SPOOKIN' 'ROUND THE GRAVES WITH HAMLET.  Anyways, this ties into how he was talking to the dead in some hopes that they may speak out and say "you go HERE when you become a skeletman!".  The skeleton war rages onward past death... Hamlet is like a Spooky Scary Skeleton in the sense that he only wants to socialize with Ophelia, but Polonius does not think they should.  'Cause Spooky Scary Skeletons and Hamlet both make Ophelia uncomfortable by grabbing her violently.

Branagh's Hamlet
This adaptation is incredibly bright, not very depressing and more FOR GLORY!  Seriously, this version seems to be more of Hamlet manning up instead of breaking apart.  I dislike this version the most of the four shown, it just feels... of...the others are common in the sense they show Hamlet is weak and his mental state is unwell, and this version shows how he thinks "I'M GOING TO GET REVENGE 'CAUSE I'M MAD AND COOL".  I do like what the do with what they shot for, though.  Looking under what they strove for is pretty good, a great part that shows what I mean is as he touches his knife to his face.  It's creepy and puts out an angry vibe from Hamlet.  Once again, this is looking from the director's eyes on Hamlet being more of revenge instead of his mental state.

Calm down over there, drama queen.  Go listen to some Breaking the Habit and cry some more in your room. (Thanks Derrel Wrights)

Almereyda's Hamlet
I really REALLY am loving this version.  It being modern...well, VHS era modern...hits closer to home for me.  Usually I dislike modern takes on films like Leonardo Decaprio's Romeo and etc., but this director does everything perfect.  Hamlet looks dead, mindlessly wondering around the store contemplating life, just as one would do in deep thought.  The director makes great subtle hints as well, always showing death and destruction on the T.V. whether it be at the store or in his house.  While there's not a lot to discuss in this scene, I still love it for what it does.  I still do not completely understand what makes it so special to me, but I'll find out eventually.

Remember kids! Blockbuster improves lives!  Do you want 16 T.V.'s showing a video of a rotating VHS case?  Are you sick of beds? REPLACE IT WITH A COOL HOT-ROD FLAMED CAR!  Sick of bicycles? Increase your chance of getting killed on the road with a motorcycle!

Spooky Ghosts in Hamlet 4/27/15

Mel Gibson Version

In this take of Hamlet, the director of the film took the ghost seen as a more serious and scary event.  You can see that Hamlet is crazed as he draws his sword on two of his friends to follow the ghosts, and his eyes are wide-open then too.  As he talks to the ghost, Hamlet sweats profusely even as the wind consistently blows.  The window blowing also sets the eerie scene along with the simple yet gently tense music.  The lighting was dark, as we could only see half of Hamlet's face for a majority of it.  The ghost was in darkness for most of the scene as well.  I believe that the director made pretty good choices, I thought the tenseness he/she portrayed fit the mold well.  I enjoyed the rage that Hamlet went into, slashing at rocks and yelling, as he watched his Uncle joyfully eat next to his mother, I think this was the best post-ghost talk portrayal out of the three.  

19th Century Version

This version of the film I enjoyed incredibly, yet disliked incredibly.  Everything about it was great, the ghost was portrayed as an expressionless, cold, lonesome monster as his eyes bleed off the screen.  He was gray, covered in armor and even had white hairs.  The ghost was perfect, just as Hamlet.  Hamlet was superbly vivid with every action he took, but the greatness in it quickly faded.  It got old fast, as it began to annoy me I started having second feelings about the film.  There were explosions and flashes in the forest as Hamlet ran to his father's ghost, which felt half right.  The sporadic feel was good and all, but it began to hurt my head after a while and the headache stayed until I took Advil after school (seriously, it hurt BBBBAAAADDDD).  The film also ended oddly, instead of feeling sad of grieving for his father's murder he instantly began feeling almost full of himself.  Righteousness-like music began to play and he swore that HE WOULD  AVENGE HIS FATHER'S MURDER...kinda like Kill la Kill (don't google that).  The use of flashbacks was great, though.  It hit harder as we watched the King die painfully and watch the Uncle slowly steal the heart of the Queen.

The Last one (New York I think?)

This version was really bright, and felt normal honestly.  The scene took place in a New York apartment, making it feel more real.  The ghost did not look odd at all, it was just a person.  I enjoyed the subtle things it put out the most.  The ghost kept wiping his ear because that's where the poison was placed, and on the T.V. there was an explosion and death being played.  The ghost was very "touchy", consistently grabbing or pushing Hamlet; but this once again made it feel more real, the ghost could touch Hamlet.  I think the best scene of all three of the movies was at the end of this one, where the ghost embraced Hamlet.  It hit harder because of the scene it took place in, it felt more real and a really bitter barely sweet good-bye.  It's hard to explain why exactly I loved it so much, but I really enjoyed it a lot.  Hamlet's fear played a big part in this, being pushed and seeing his fearful expression made this one my favorite.  

Rambling
Anyways, I would like to take a moment to talk about how this relates to JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 4: DIAMOND IS NOT CRASH!  There's someone who was murdered and cannot pass onto the next life UNTIL the murderer is found, so in short she gets contact to someone she saved from the murder and stuff happens and eventually her death is avenged by an accidental murder.  The murderer kills another person that is close to the main character and also the murderer must steal someone's identity AND FACE (it makes more sense reading it) in the process of being hunted.  This wasn't even too far off, it makes sense and relates very well.  Oh, and the main character of that part HAS A POMPADOUR!!!!  HAMLET WAS CONNECTED TO A POMPADOUR!!!!!

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