Kenneth Branagh ' s Hamlet

Kenneth Branagh 'S Hamlet : 

• How faithful is the movie to the original play ?

Ans : Hamlet the movie directed by Kenneth Branagh is faithful in the language but not visual faithful. In the movie setting was during Victorian era the rich setting, costume of every character is good. so it is different at that way only. The dialogue delivery and expression are good. Movie is most same as original play. It covers all dialogues which in the play.

• After watching the movie have your perception about play, character or situations changed?

Ans : After watching the movie of Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh. It was very well directed by him. At the way he shows the name of movie was very remarkable and unique. The name of movie is on the pillar of castle. The characters expression and the way they speaks is good specially the character of Hamlet the way he changed his expression. It was very difficult thing.

• Do you feel 'aesthetic delight' while watching the movie ? If yes, exactly when did it happen ? If No, can you explain with reasons?

Ans : Yes , I feel ' aesthetic delight' during the conversation between Hamlet and polonius. Also the flashback scene of Hamlet and Ophelia's love and Hamlet remembering his memory and love of his father.

• Do you feel 'catharsis' while or after watching movie ? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If No , can you explain with reasons?

Ans: Yes , I feel 'catharsis' while Ophelia becomes mad. She was became a puppet of her father and king Claudius. She was not trust Hamlet and his love because of that she get confused. She become mad at that time.when needs Hamlet and he was not there as moral support. No one can understanding her situation and after these she dies. So with this thing love of Ophelia and Hamlet got tragic end.

• Does screening of movie help you in better understanding of the play?

                     

Ans : Yes , screening of the movie helps me to get better understanding of the play. Because when we reading play at that time we have limitation of our imagination but when I see the movie it helps me to understand the situation and emotion of the character in better way through their expression and dialogue. The setting of movie and the way it directed so very good that  we can see the different way to show the things for example the way name of the film showing on the pillar of castle is different and unique.

• was there any particular scene or moment in the movie that you will cherish life time?

Ans : yes In the movie when it starts at very first time when Claudius and Gertrude came into the hall in castle. At that time Hamlet was stand alone . so it shows that he become depress and sad but no one cares him at that time. When he need his mother at that time she went  him alone. So this scene of the movie I cherish  lifetime. Also the situation of Ophelia when she become mad no one cares her and Hamlet was not their when she needs him a lot.

• If you are director, what changes would you like to make in the remarking of movie on Shakespeare's Hamlet?

Ans : There is no much need to change the movie because he directed it so well. The setting of the play is very royal,expression of the characters are also good. I want to get one change in this movie to make Ophelia's character strong and also make her love more strong for Hamlet. I don't want to make puppet of his father and Claudius. I want to show her  strong that she could take her own decision.

• In the beginning of movie , camera rolls over the statue of king Hamlet out side of the Elsinore castle. The movie ends with the similar sequence where in the statue of the king Hamlet is hammered down to the dust . what sort of the symbolism do you read in this?

                   

Ans : In this statue of king Hamlet hammered down to the dust it shows that king Hamlet was at the center because without him tragedy could not happened. On the other words we can say that he was responsible for death of everyone and fall of Denmark happened because of this. At the first movie starts at that time statue of king  Hamlet  shows the pride of king Hamlet. But at the end of the movie this statue broken down and this shows that pride of king Hamlet is no more and he was only responsible for this.

• while studying the play through movie which approach do you find more applicable to the play ? Why? Give reasons with illustrations.

Ans : while studying the movie I find feminist approach and psychological approach. In the movie Ophelia always following the thing which was saying by his father and brother she could not take her decision in her own way. She become a puppet of his father and king Claudius who using her against Hamlet. No one can understand her situation including Hamlet. He also not understand her and behaves rudely with her.

    We can also find the psychological approach in this movie. Hamlet 's hatred towards his mother in first soliloquy. He says that ' Frailty the name is woman' .He also misbehave with Ophelia. So he was not happy  the marriage of Gertrude and Claudius. He was also depressed at that time and his behavior changing towards people and situations.

• which of the Above mentioned approaches appeals you more then other ? Why ? Give the reasons.

Ans : In this play all approaches are appeals but the feminist and psychological approach appeals more than others in many ways like hatred towards Ophelia and Gertrude , feeling depressed, Oedipus complex in psychological approach. In feminist approach Ophelia become puppet of his father and king Claudius, could not able to take discussion , insulting by Hamlet , get not much respect. So with these reasons these approaches are appeal more than other.