![]() For example, the main hallway is decorated with mirrors that lead to hidden rooms, and the sets have all sorts of filigrees and sculpted edges that stress their appearance. So we (here in the audience) focus on all the prettiness of the surfaces themselves and slowly become aware of what's really going down. In his mind, the court's corruption has been papered over with pretty pictures, and people are doing their best to ignore it. No, Branagh-like every other fancypants person on the planet-has an opinion about this play, and it definitely comes through in his adaptation.īranagh seems to stress the hidden secrets and other goodies lurking just below the surface. But that doesn't mean it's your great-grandma's Shakespeare. He keeps every "dost thou" and "pray forsooth" right where it should be. Most versions of Shakespeare's longest play drop at least a few lines or even a few scenes to keep the running time down. ![]() ![]() This bad boy presents the whole text unabridged. When he set out to deliver a whole new Hamlet, he promised to deliver the end-all-be-all, throw-out-your-other-versions take on Shakespeare's beloved play. You have to give Kenneth Branagh props for his sheer audacity. ![]()
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