Hamlet

When I first heard that we were going to watch Hamlet with shakespearean dialog, I was not looking forward to it. In all honesty I thought even though I having trouble understanding the language at times, the modern setting really helped me better understand certain situations; while having a cast of actors that i am familiar with that would also catch my attention, actors such as, Julia Styles, Ethan Hawke, and Bill Murray

A scene that was able to help me better understand the dialog, was when polonius was talking to laertes; Bill Murray was able to pull off a concerned father figure to Laertes, like when he sneaks money into his jacket pocket. I felt that Julia Styles character Ophilia was very a very closed character in the film. Although she had strong feelings for Hamlet, she always obeyed her father even though it seemed as if she never really wanted to.

Another scene i found to be interesting, was when Hamlet was in the movie store, in the "Action" section and contemplating to himself about what he should do to avenge his fathers death. And as he is contemplating revenge, the movie "The Crow" is playing on the tv's in the background, which also happends to be a movie about revenge.

My favorite scene from the movie is the ending of the film. I thought it was the most exciting part of the film which caught my attention most. Something that confused me though was if Hamlets mother, the Queen, purposely drank the wine with the poison. Her facial expressions made it seem as if she purposely drank it, but i really wouldnt understand why she would. This scene actaully had me feel the tension rising between each character, until they eventually all "snapped".

I didnt expect to enjoy this movie as much as i actually did.