This thing, made in the early '60s, has 'we're still really sorry for the war and feel terrible' all over it." Dub This 1960 television version of the Bard's brainchild is so cold and calculated it's like Berlin in February." FlickFilosopher wrote that "this is a take on Hamlet that could otherwise be construed as cruel and unusual punishment." Kevin Murphy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 wrote, "Leave it to Germany to turn a bleak brooding play into an even bleaker, broodinger movie-of-the-week for German television. Johannes Buzalski as Zweiter Totengräber (Second gravedigger)īill Gibron, writing for DVD Verdict, said that "In the literary life, you either love Shakespeare or you don't, and the Germans definitely do not.Paul Verhoeven as Erster Totengräber (First gravedigger).It is presented in a way that one does not have to be an English Literature Ph.D to understand and enjoy it.Prince Hamlet of Denmark returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. All in all, not only does this version contain some brilliant performances by actors both familiar and not familiar with Shakespeare. Such as how far the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia really went and why Fortinbras just happened to be at the castle at the end. Also, his flashbacks help to clear up many ambiguities in the text. I find that this helps viewers recognize the characters easier, as opposed to having actors that all look and sound the same that aid in the confusion normally associated with Shakespeare. One of the things I have heard criticized many times is the casting of major Hollywood names in the play. It helps the play come to life on screen, and makes it easier for people holding the text while watching, as we did while studying it, to follow and analyze the text.
His dedication to stay true to the original text should be applauded. I must say that, looking at Hamlet from the perspective of a student, Brannagh's version of Hamlet is by far the best.
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