Hamlet's to be or not to be speech: full video

This is the full video of my take on Hamlet, with Death playing a key role in manipulating the events. We gave her some lines and added her as a visible presence. Just a different dramatic interpretation for a video project I was assigned in my Shakespeare class

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• short
• film
• performing
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• shakespeare
• english
• literature
• drama
• hamlet
• to
• be
• or
• not
• speech
• soliloquy
• augusta
• georgia

[zwl1018]

what song is that in the beginning?

[ghitchco]

o fortuna

[walshamite]

Wow, much more affecting than I'd expected, highlighting the internal dialectic 'twixt the death wish and the survival instinct, the fear of oblivion fighting the wish to switch off the pain of existence. The female voice seducing Hamlet to act, and - to my senses - the direction, the music and use of the mask, the whiteness; all were very effectively conceived in a powerful experiment. I think we can forgive the additional dialogue this time round. Congratulations!

[Lunatic1603]

this was a bit creepy

but a very nice idea I give you that ;-) (aaand the guy looks like ben affleck;-))

[SourirePoivre]

His acting was god-awful.

[Oohfabio]

Umm, can we not add words to the most famous piece of english literature? I think Shakespeare had it right.

[chobits1211]

i expected that to be retarded. but it had good though put into it i enjoyed it. good job.

[Amortage]

Once more we observe the genius of Shakespeare stretching itself beyond time and place.This interpretation is but of many that lends itself to the creativity of the mind behind it all.

Excellent interpretation for it bears all the marks of madness in its methods!

[megalow13]

awesome!!! very cool!!! BRAVO!!!

[aznjenc07]

very cool interpretation, bravo

[CedricKristian]

Beautifull

far the best and most original one i have seen (out of ~10)

well done director!