A Personal Response for Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet

A PERSONAL RESPONSE FOR KENNETH BRANAGH’S HAMLET Kenneth Branagh’s version of Hamlet was, to place it simply, one of the greatest movies let alone version of any hamlet play I have ever seen. Horatio was my most favourite character to watch, Nick Farrel‘s performance was not only believable, but also highly exuberant and most characteristic to how I perceived the character to have acted in “All” situations. Mark you, that Kenneth Branaghs’ …

…to anyone else, with the help of Hamlet Sr.’s ghost who literally breaks up the earth on which they stand and from that spews forth gushes of hot lava. All in all the movie was excellent, especially the directing, and one key shot I liked a lot was the ending, where the statute of Hamlet Sr., representing the old order, was destroyed and from the ashes a new order will rise represented by Fortinbras.