Ghost scene

The First Ghost Scene
           The first ghost scene was portrayed very differently in all three movies. In the Kenneth Branagh version of Hamlet, Hamlet is running with dark, ominous music in the background. There is also alot of special effects and cutaway scenes to try to help you understand the story. I did not like this use of cutaways because these sudden jumps from the story takes away from the mood of the scene. The lighting was dark and mysterious and i think that was the perfect lighting to show the serious and mystery of the scene
         The Mel Gibson version of Hamlet was my favorite version of the Ghost scene. The lighting captured the mood of the scene just like the first one but the acting of the scene was what sold this scene. You can tell the anger and confusion of Hamlet because of the dialogue. The music was also very ominous. This version didn't use any cutaways so you had to pay attention or already know what was going on to understand it, but if you did i really think this version really captured the scene.
          The Ethan Hawke version of the scene was very different take on the ghost scene of the scene and the whole play itself. The setting of this Hamlet is a more modern version set it New York. The ghost scene is alot different because he doesn't go chasing after this ghost, the ghost shows up in his apartment. He was in a dimly lit apartment watching TV and when the ghost showed up there was the image of fire on the screen, which can be symbolism for the anger of the ghost to get revenge for his death or they can represent the fires of hell because he is dead. The ghost also uses a napkin where he constantly wipes the side of Hamlet's face which can represent where he was poisoned and the scare that his father's murder will cause if he doesn't avenge his death.