In Hamlet, he seeks revenge for his father, but also for himself. Even
though he doesn't believe that the ghost was there, up until hamlet came forth
in front of him and hears the truth of his fathers murder. Hamlet has a plan to
murder but wants proof. As he has a plan, to see if his uncle/stepdad would
show emotion as a theather play comes to the castle and performs or reenacts
the murder of his father and watch for emotion as guilt comes forth. As hamelt
reads the body language as the play occurs, when someone lies body language
plays a big role, as the body , tone of the voice, and gestures. Reading the play is diffrent
than seeing a movie with the full effect of the body language when reading the
play could confused with the tone and misunderstand the tone.
Reading the play is definitely different than watching the movie. As I tried to say in my blog, both plays and movies have similarity's, but that doesn't mean that they are interchangeable. This is one of the things I'm going to have to analyze in my final paper.
ReplyDeleteMichael Garcia
yea the movie was way better and i undertood more of it
ReplyDeleteIt really comes down to personal preference, does it not? It just seems as though when plays are brought to film the actors are virtually always guilty of over exaggerating their movements and speech for the sake of the art. It's a balancing act for the actors to preserve the purity of the art while also bringing the positives of cinematography, I guess. Shakespeare's writing in Hamlet is such that getting certain points across seems convoluted to us today (Such as using "Fishmonger" for pimp), so having it actively acted out with the reaction of Ophelia's father is certainly helpful in that respect. The play in its text form lacks a certain understanding for today's audience, while the movie was so out of order that it lacked the structure that the play had. Or maybe I just looked too into it...
ReplyDeleteBrian McNulty
I have always enjoyed Hamlet in respect that it is such a timeless piece that everyone can be affected by. The film does help to tie up some loose ends with the question of emotion in the dialogue. However, I enjoyed my imagery a little better; when I read literature setting is what I build on most. Since I have read Hamlet multiple times without having seen the film, I kept finding myself going back in my mind to the play, in regards to the castle setting itself. I have always seen the castle as a very small structure in the woods for some reason. But it was very interesting seeing what others portray in regards to the film.
ReplyDeleteAlex Stofferan
There are many aspects of the movie that give better understanding than the play did, yes the play gave more detail just as a book gives more detail than a movie, but a movie is able to give better understanding to the environment and tone and reactions of the characters.
ReplyDeletetotally get what you mean, the movie shows us everything theyre doing while the story has us wondering
ReplyDeletethe soliloquies in the movie were easier to understand due to facial expression rather than the text.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the play, the actors help us understand it better.The body language, facial expressions, and tone help the characters come to life in front of our eyes and allow us to concentrate on the plot by taking away the necessity to make up the characters in our minds.
ReplyDeleteGilberto Flores
I agree with Saad the soliloquies in "Hamlet" were easier to understand when an actor added a physical element to it.
ReplyDeleteCassidy S.
Yeah, the movie made it A LOT easier to understand what was going on. This was really annoying to read in high school and I could only kind of get the gist of what was going on in the play. The movie made things a lot clearer though.
ReplyDeletethe play definitely helped me also with being able to actually see how the characters reacted to certain events rather than me having to read a section twice so that I could try and create a correct visual. I have just never been one who was able to read a play alone and not have others read certain characters. In my opinion the movie was a little more helpful in fully understanding the written play.
ReplyDeleteGilbert Rangel