Hamlet's Dilemma

     I would totally be 100% with Hamlet on killing Claudius while he is praying, but at the same time I feel like it's not a good time to kill him because Claudius is praying for mercy. I don't think of Hamlet as a crazy person but as a very smart person who can really deceive someone. I think it was a good move to wait and think about it carefully, rather than just going ahead and killing Claudius. I think Hamlet will have the right time to kill Claudius.
   
      I do think Claudius should be killed, or at least punished because he has killed his own brother just to obtain the thrown. I don't think Claudius has any respect for himself or for others, or have any decency at all. To me I just look at him like any other criminal or felon.       

To be or not to be

Almereyda's Hamlet Version:
     The setting took place in Blockbuster, and it seems that there's nobody in the store, so I'm guessing it happened during late night. In here it showed that Hamlet was seeking revenge and was also talking about life and death to himself. In my opinion, I don't really like this version, the setting doesn't really make any sense to me, as well as the plot.

Zeffirelli's Hamlet Version:
     Honestly, I really like this version better than the other ones. The setting seems pretty reasonable since Hamlet is in the catacombs and he seems sad when talking to his dad. Also when he was talking to himself he seemed somewhat curious about life and death.

Olivier's Hamlet Version:
     this version caught my attention when he was thinking of the speech and then all of a sudden starts speaking to himself. it seemed less dramatic and was interesting.

First Ghost Scene

     After watching all three different ghost scenes from the movie Hamlet, there are some differences that take place. In the first ghost scene we watched by Branagh, it seemed a little too dramatic. For example, the different sound effects like the explosions and the screaming and the different characters in the scene made it seem doubtful as to what they were portraying. But in the Zeffirelli version, it seemed less dramatic and the setting seemed more modern and understandable. In the Mel Gibson version the ghost scene seemed understandable with proper clothes, the setting, etc. I kind of understood the story, since it wasn't so dramatic, because it had different emotions, which kind of makes you wonder how this person feels about something now, or what is this character's next move.  
     Plus I thought the ghost in each different versions seemed different. The version that came close to making King Hamlet a ghost was the Zeffirelli version. it actually looked like Prince Hamlet was talking to his  father. The visual elements seemed too dramatic in the Branagh version because of all the flashbacks and the explosions, etc. Whereas in the Mel Gibson version, you could understand the character's reactions, thoughts, feelings. 

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