"To be or not to be"

  Ziffirelli's version of the speech is very real and human. It seems to come right from Hamlet, not acted out or forced. The lack of music helped to let Gibson set his own mood with his voice and body language. The lack of music actually helped this version. The setting itself was good too. The lighting was perfect.
  Brangah's version was much more forced. The speech didn't just role off Hamlet. You could tell there was a lot more acting being put into this. This one had no music, but probably could have used music to help carry along the speech. The setting also throws off this verison. He's angry, but the lighting is bright. Bright usually gives off a sense of happiness, so this throws off the whole scene. Also the text was changed so different there as well.
  Oliver's version was in black and white which isn't something that easily kept my attention because I'm not used to watching black and white. It did a really good job at showing how deeply he considered whether or not he should live. There was also a good use of props with the dagger.
   The last version of Hamlet did a good job of showing Hamlet's actual age. Hamlet is supposed to be a late teenager/young adult. None of the other versions really show that well. It was extremely modern with him being in blockbuster which I found  to be very interesting. The fact that he is not actually talking out loud and it is just in his mind was very different approach.