Hamlet 2000

A detailed Summary of Hamlet 2000

Hamlet 2000 was a movie about a young prince of a corporation, which was taken over by his own flesh and blood uncle who murdered his father. The wife of the murdered king marries the uncle to keep power in the Denmark Corporation. Hamlet seemingly drifting towards madness, seeks to take justice into his own hands by devising a plan to get revenge for his father's death. Although Hamlet 2000 purports to be a re-stylized version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, it draws few parallels to the original Hamlet. In fact, Hamlet 2000 draws a great deal of contrast to the Hamlet portrayed by Sir Laurence Olivier.

Hamlet is a young prince whose father has just died. He has lapsed into a state of sadness and confusion. Hamlet is saddened by the events that are happening in the family into which he was born. This is mostly due to the occurrence of his mother marring his dead father's brother only a month after his death. Hamlet's dearest friend Horatio saw the ghost of King Hamlet in the building at which they were staying. Horatio tells Hamlet about what he has seen and they agree to try to see this ghost the next night. The following night arrives and after waiting most of the night, King Hamlet finally appears. Hamlet has a shocked an

d confused look about his face as he looks into his father eyes once again. Hamlet talks to the Dead King and the King tells young Hamlet of what his brother has done to him. He also tells Hamlet that he should seek revenge for his death. From these revelations, Hamlet plots how he is going to achieve revenge for his father's death. His plot is to appear mad and use it as an explanation in everything he does. If successful, they won't be suspicious. He will be perceived mad and they will look the other way. Hamlet doesn't tell anyone about his plot other then Horatio. Hamlet tries to convey his plot to the girl he loves, Ophelia, by saying " Get thee to a nunnery, farewell. Or if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. To a nunnery, go; and quickly too. Farewell. " Hamlet states in Act three, Scene 1. Hamlet is saying to his love, go to a nunnery, that no man will marry her while he is acting mad and getting his revenge for his father. At this time, his mother is using Ophelia's father Polonius to get evidence on Hamlet to try and determine what he is up to. It all backfires as Hamlet and his mother have an argument and the mother gets scared and begins screaming. Polonius tries to help, but Hamlet shoots through a door killing Polonius. At this point Hamlet tells his mother that he will get her husband to confess to the wrongdoing he has done. The King orders Hamlet to return to England and back to school thus being away from the family for a while. The King gives a letter to Rosencrantz and Guildernstern who are servants in his household, instructing them to have Hamlet killed. Hamlet discovers the letter and reverses it, saying, kill the people who hand you this letter as soon as possible. The son of Polonius, Laertes, hears about his father's death and comes home from school. Soon after, Laertes gets word that his sister Ophelia has drowned in a fountain inside the Denmark Corp. Building. This news puts Laertes into an extreme vengeful state that is directed at Hamlet for killing his father. Hamlet then returns from England to attend the burial of Ophelia. Hamlet is saddened of the news and tries to talk to Laertes about her death but Laertes fights with him and they wrestle to

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