Between the three movies we watched in class I found the Branagh version to be the most effective. Even though it was slightly over-dramatic I found that it was appropriate for the situation. The other two movies we watched really undersold the intensity of the scene and for me made it seem like it wasn't a huge deal that Hamlet's uncle killed his father. In Branagh's version it shows how angry the ghost of his father is and how much he wants for his son to get revenge.
It is hard for me to picture Hamlet in a modern time like they tried to portray in the Almereyda version. It just seems like a bad spoof to me since the scene is taking place in a hotel room, and there is a man walking around dabbing his bloody ear with a napkin. The Zeffirelli version was very boring and didn't compare to the Branagh version. Branagh should have toned it down a bit, but still was better than the other two versions we watched in class.
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