In my opinion, Almereyda put a creative and modern spin on a classic piece of literature. Ben Johnson was right when he said Shakespear was "not for age, but for all time". It takes a widespread imagination to take something so old and make it twenty first century. The actor who portrayed Hamlet actually looked like it should be Hamlet. The way that Hamlet acted made it more realistic, but in the other film versions, he looked too old. Also, the way Almereyda transformed a dynasty in a big corporation. That was genuis, from Elsinore Castle to Elsinore Co. Also, Almereyda put the location in the city than a country. He also kept true to the language, which made it like a blast from the past.
The differences from the play and Almereyda's version of Hamlet are obvious. He makes a castle into a corporation. Back then, there was no such thing as corporations and CEOs. The similarities are also obvious. This also goes back to the essential question of why we have to study Shakespear 400 years later. The themes are universal and will always happen. Betrayal of a brother and plotting revenge is something that has happened to the best of us. As easy as it seems to pick what's similar and what's different, it's also that hard because you can tell right away.
As I said before, Hamlet was portrayed well. But I feel that Claudius was portrayed extremely well. When you see him at the desk and toasting with Gertrude, you just feel disgusted by him, well at least I did. He looks like the lustrous pig that Shakespear makes him out to be. To answer the last question, I don't think I'd change anything. It was something that caught my attention when I first viewed it.
The differences from the play and Almereyda's version of Hamlet are obvious. He makes a castle into a corporation. Back then, there was no such thing as corporations and CEOs. The similarities are also obvious. This also goes back to the essential question of why we have to study Shakespear 400 years later. The themes are universal and will always happen. Betrayal of a brother and plotting revenge is something that has happened to the best of us. As easy as it seems to pick what's similar and what's different, it's also that hard because you can tell right away.
As I said before, Hamlet was portrayed well. But I feel that Claudius was portrayed extremely well. When you see him at the desk and toasting with Gertrude, you just feel disgusted by him, well at least I did. He looks like the lustrous pig that Shakespear makes him out to be. To answer the last question, I don't think I'd change anything. It was something that caught my attention when I first viewed it.
