Mel Gibson's to be or not to be speech was one of the best we saw. He says the famous speech inside of an underground tomb surrounded by dead bodies. This shows that he is seriously considering commiting suicide. The fact that there is no music shows how serious the speech is. If there was music it wouldnt really fit the rest of the setting. Certain lines that Gibson says are reinforced by his emotions and facial expressions.
The second version is set up pretty well. The guy playing hamlet is facing a two way mirror and doesn't realize Claudius and Polonious are on the other side of it. He is in some sort of ballroom and it is very bright inside of the room. During the speech he puls out a knife and puts it to his throat as if he is going to kill himself right there. There isn't much music so that the actor can present the speech clearly. His emotions are basically the same throughout the speech besides the knife he pulls out.
The modern version doesnt seem like much at first but the symbols around Hamlet explain the speech. He is walking through a blockbuster and isn't saying the speech but thinking it. He walks up and down the action aisle without picking a mivie symbolizing the fact that Hamlet fails to take immediate action against Claudius. The emotions expressed by Hamlet is basically the same mild sad tone throughout the whole speech.
The black and white version was a little dramatic with Hamlet reciting the speech on the edge of the castle. It makes it seem as if Hamlet is ready to jump off at certain points. During the speech certain words are emphasized and he too pulls out a knife at some point in the speech. During the speech there is weird music and the waves are crashing high semmingly drawing Hamlet into the water.
The arnold one was great. If the original Hamlet had the attitude of the terminator the story would be so much more entertaining. Arnold just picked up some outragous gun and starts blasting everyone away. In my opinion this is the best one of all!!
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