Hamlet, To be or not to be - Kenneth Branagh
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Brilliant acting.
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in my top ten movies this 4 hours spectacle!
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I enjoy Branagh's version of the speech. The way he interprets it is interesting.
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@pseudodeduction I agree, but it also merges the two viewpoints of a. insanity and b. knowledge of Claudius' presence. since we are never told what hamlet is doing in this scene, I like how Branagh leaves it still ambiguous but also makes us think about it. does he know they're there? or is it by chance he is saying this in this particular part of the room ?
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@leveractionlover93 I certainly agree with you..that's what I'm feeling right now.
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blenheim palace is such a gorgeous set wow
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I'm engaged in watching this.
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scary guy
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@ExNihilMetal Agreed! Shakespeare's words have a certain rhythm, you can't just pause anywhere you like. And you can't really do anything about the actor's age. Only an older/middle-aged man with experience can understand this role as opposed to a modern teenager.
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People complaining about Branagh's speed in this delivery clearly don't take the time to actually think about anything for long. One's thoughts appear with exceeding celerity when they are allowed to flow, though utterance must, by the mechanics of speech, slow them down somewhat. Still, to take a bloody age over this soliloquy is to miss the point of it.
For the record, he's moving steadily closer to his Father's murderer with that drawn dagger; that "mirror" is one-way glass. Context etc.
ExNihilMetal 3 months ago 20
I think the reason people find Branagh's rendition of this soliloquy so refreshing is that he delivers it from a standpoint of power. It seems like everyone else's 'To be, or not to be' is projected from this place of defeat and anguish. I think K. Branagh played Hamlet most like the text intended; a man with the newfound power of having a distinct mission of revenge and nothing to lose. Beautiful stuff
pseudodeduction 1 month ago 9