In Zeffirelli's version the characters were all played very sadly. Hamlet is crying in the ghost scene in the first movie. The ghost spoke slowly and his words were very piercing. However, his voice became very weary when he began to speak about how he was murdered. He tears up as he tells his son, Hamlet, to remember him. The ghosts' tone and ora in entirety is sad. The ghost bears a lot of sorrow and sadness that his brother would do something, of this sort to him. There was barely any music in this scene. However, there was a very sad yet eary wind blowing in the background. The lighting in this scene was very dark and gloomy.
In Branagh's version Hamlet is portrayed angrier. He was way more anxious to met the ghost. The background music in this version, is suspenseful and eery. The special effects do wonders for the mood of the entire encounter, between Hamlet and the ghost. It puts the viewers on the edges of their seats, waiting to see what happens next. This ghosts seemed more 'ghost like'. Whereas the other ghosts, weren't scary enough. It was as if they had never died. The ghost's whisper is very taunting and creepy. However, it calls for more attention from the viewers because you have to pay attention to understand the ghost. In the flashback, the ghost's sadness and despair when he reached out for his brother to help him, I found quite interesting.
In Almereyda's version, the characters were portrayed in a more modern aspect. There were props instead of flashbacks or sound affects. For example, the ghost has a handkerchief that he keeps dabbing at his ear as if he'll forever have to deal with how he was murdered (it's a never ending disease). There also is a burning fire in the television in he background which represents death in a sense. The costume choice of this ghost was interesting as well, because he was wearing all black instead of all white. The all black gave it a more eery feeling. There is haunting music in the background as well. However, the ghost seems more calm and collected compared to the other two ghost. But I can also se an underlying anger in him too.
If I were to portray this scene in my own movie, it would be a mix of all three movies. My ghost would be jut like the ghost in Zeffirelli's version because i felt that he portrayed it the best. He had the eery yet sad emotion that i felt the ghost should have. my movie would have flashbacks like Branagh's version because i felt like it helped you firmly grasp the entire story and how everything occurred. But at the same time my movie would sill have a modern flare to it, because the modern touch in Almereyda's version helped me understand what was going on and i could relate to it on a better spectrum
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GOOD STUFF. I think your opinions of each scene are supported well. You and I have a similar thought process in our interpretations, of how our movies would be. I'd like to see the three movies melded into one as well. Each ghost scene had some good components and if they were all put together, it would be amazing.
I agree with what you said about how the characters act and are portrayed. I think the flashbacks were very effective just like you said. Also I think the modernflare helped me too because I don't understand Hamlet that much so the modern touch helped me to understand. I like how you talk about the mood in each ghost scene because I thought that was very important, the mood helped me get a feel of the scene whether it was scary and eery or sad. I think we have a lot of shared opinion in the different ghost scenes.
I like your vision for your own version, I think that mine would be much of the same. I think that there are components of all three that I would like to include such as the prop of the handkerchief in the modern version and the darkness and deep sadness in the Gibson version. I also like the eeriness of the Branagh version, even though the effects are a little over the top. I think that the ghost scene should leave viewers uneasy though, as it does Hamlet, and that version seems to achieve that. Great job!
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