Shakespeare has been translated into many languages. There are many versions of Hamlet movies and theater plays all around the world. I personally read and watched Hamlet in two languages: Russian and English. I will contrast two American Hamlet movies, one of which is by Mel Gibson, with Mel Gibson as Hamlet and another one is staring Lawrence Olivier.
Both of the performances I found worthy and enjoyable, even though they are completely different. Gibson's film is a new film; therefore the background scenes are more vivid and believable. The famous "To be or Not to be" scene is performed as Hamlet walks into the family tomb. Along with remains of the royal family, king's corpse is in there. Hamlet moves around the tomb while speaking
Lawrence Oliver is a blond Hamlet in the black and white movie. I found it perfect. That is exactly how I personally envisioned Hamlet in my mind. Many would find the fact of movie being black and white annoying and look at it negatively; I think that it is much better not being colored, because the black and whiteness of it emphasizes its tragedy, its darkness. As I mentioned, Hamlet is blond, which is right too, because Denmark people are light kind of people, like people of Germany and Holland. Part of Hamlet's speech, Oliver is saying without opening his mouth, therefore thinking it, which he really was. This could not be done in the theater; however, it is easily depicted in the movie. Olivier's clothing I found more close to what Ha
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