Hamlet Movie Essay: Body Paragraph 1

Being filmed much later than Rodney Benet's version of Hamlet, Gregory Doran in 2010 created a much more modern and contemporary setting to depict the triangle relationship of the family; however, while there is a more modern background, there is not a grand public setting, just as Rodney Benet had visualized thirty years earlier. However, in the earlier film there was much more color in the character's wardrobe; not only was Hamlet, Gertrude, and Claudius dressed with ravish colors and more representative clothing, but so to were the dozens of stage characters. Moreover, in Doran's version, the black and white setting depicts a more somber, deceptive mood between Hamlet and his parents. Furthermore, the fact that there are very few people in the room eliminates Claudius' tendency to appeal to a large public group; rather, the conversation between him and Hamlet mainly stays private throughout the scene. However, in Benet's film, because there is a moderately large public setting, Claudius constantly changes from talking privately to his family, and then appealing to the large mass of people surrounding them. Even when Claudius feels beaten by Hamlet's sarcastic nature and attacking attitude, he deceptively reveals a loving nature between him and his stepson to the somewhat clueless public. Having the private conversation in the public setting evidently displays the separation between Hamlet and his parents, as they ultimately are more worried with the public's approval of them, rather than with Hamlet's melancholy feelings after his father's death