Moreover, this film offers the most complete and nuanced take on Old Hamlet and his Ghost that I’ve ever seen. It’s exquisite to look at, the central roles are perfectly-cast (Kate Winslet is forever my Ophelia), and it features Ken Branagh bellowing verse while straddling an actual mountain. Yes, it’s unabridged and four hours long (although it absolutely breezes by), yes it’s a tad narcissistic (directed by AND adapted by AND starring…), and yes, some of the stunt casting sticks out like a sore thumb (Robin Williams as Osric springs to mind), but my goodness Branagh directs the absolute heck out of this sprawling vainglorious masterpiece. There is some love in it, the love of Hamlet and Lady Ophelia, the Queen and the old King, the Queen and the new King Hamlets uncle.I have a pure and complete love for Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet. In this there is a lot of madness, with most people becoming part or fully mad. the rapiers are poisoned and so is the wine cup that his mother drinks thats meant to be his.

near the end, there is a sword fight between Hamlet and lady Ophelia's brother. Hamlet becomes a small bit mad for his dead love.

he rides to his home and is met by his friend Horatio, who tells him Lady Ophelia is dead, driven to drowning because she becomes mad with grief.

He is rescued by Danish pirates who take him back to Denmark. you could say she is a bit mad, as she went quickly from mourning to marrying again. His mother is in love with his uncle who is the new king and hardly remembers her previous husband. he is then acused of being completely mad and is taken to be killed in England. This then becomes a trap for him when he speaks to his mother and kills a man. He does this by getting the play thats going to be preformed to be the murder of Gonzago and be changed in a few ways. Hamlet creates a trap for the new king, who his fathers ghost tells him poisoned him.

She is acting as a spy for her father, but still has feelings for Hamlet. Hamlet is pretending to be mad so he can do what he wants, but he used to love Lady Ophelia and still does a small bit. In the play there is a mixture of madness and love and it can be a bit confusing. Once again I haven't actually seen this film but I have read the play.

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