Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh's Adaptation of Frankenstein for the Cinema The story of 'Frankenstein' has been set in the Georgian period. The story line can be cut briefly to a crazed scientist (Victor Frankenstein) thinking he can 'play God'. He tries to bring a creation to life and once succeeding he realises the terrible mistake he has made and sets about trying to correct it - by murdering it. The Monster sets out for revenge killing family members one by one, ending with them

pictures 1996 version with Kenneth Branagh playing the role of Hamlet versus BBC’s 2009 Hamlet in which David Tennant played the honorable role of Hamlet. When comparing both movies I found a lot of similarities but there was one major difference when I compared the “To be or not to be” scene. The scenes vary in multiple ways whether it is lighting, focus, camera movements, and even the actors that play Hamlet. I first want to dissect the 1996 movie in which Kenneth Branagh plays Hamlet. The “To be

In the Kenneth Branagh film, the interpretation it conveyed was most appropriate to how Shakespeare wrote in the book. Hamlet's anger and rage was best shown through this version. The setting is in a Victorian age theatre where the performance of the play was appropriate to the time in which Shakespeare wrote. This version was the version which was not shortened. It was most similar to Hamlet in Shakespeare; it was connected best with the original work of Shakespeare. It was the most effective in

In Kenneth Branaghs film Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the director, Kenneth Branagh sticks to the major themes of the original book with minute changes. There are many similarities and differences between the book and Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the book. I believe Mary Shelley wanted readers to catch the themes of child abandonment, presented in Victor abandoning his creature. She also wanted readers to have compassion and sympathy for the abandoned creature that Victor created

Comparison of Ethan Hawke and Kenneth Branagh's Versions of Hamlet Modern day directors use a variety of methods to hold ones interest. Ethan Hawke and Kenneth Branagh’s created versions of Hamlet that shared some similarities, but ultimately had many differences in respects to an audience’s appeal. An appealing movie is one that has an alluring ambiance and an intellectual stimulus. With these two movie versions, a setting and a mood forced an audience to acquire specific emotions, but Ethan

Ngoc Le Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works as a playwright. Hundreds of years have passed and two great directors, Kenneth Branagh and Gregory Doran, have made their own version of Hamlet, showcasing their own perspective regarding the notion of alteration that the human mind can go through. In a closer examination of Act 3, Scene IV "Closet Scene," Branagh and Doran's frame of references will be examined through the mise-en-scene analysis of lighting style, different uses of framing

have been many movie adaptations of Hamlet ever since adapting Shakespeare’s plays into movies became a profitable venture. Two of the more popular adaptations were Kenneth Branagh’s in 1996 and Gregory Doran’s in 2009. Even though they were both based on the same play, these two movies differ greatly due to director’s license. Kenneth Branagh’s and Gregory Doran’s adaptation of Hamlet differ greatly in terms of the setting and how each of the main characters are portrayed. One of the main differences

fascinating, so it is up to the movie director to construe the same scene and try to “modernize” it for their audience. Kenneth Branagh, who released his film in 1996, tends to stick to a play like feel in his movie while Laurence Oliver, whose film was released in 1948, decided for a more dramatic approach to his visual for Scene one Act two in Hamlets soliloquy. This can be seen in the way Branagh retells his turmoil out loud

or not to be” soliloquy. Kenneth Branagh’s version is approximately three minutes and ten seconds, while Franco Zeffirelli’ is about three minutes and thirty five seconds. Branagh chose himself to be the star of his own play, while Zeffirelli chose a young Mel Gibson. This soliloquy occurs in Act 3 scene 1. Both of the directors takes on this scene could not have been more different. In the two versions, the physical appearance of Hamlet is practically opposite. Branagh presented himself with bright

vs. Kenneth Branagh: Hamlet Edition Hamlet, a story of revenge, madness, uncertainty and death. The fourth act of Shakespeare’s play embarks on the falling action, leaving readers eager to known how the story may conclude. Many film adaptions of the famous play have been created by director’s eager to create their own take on this tragedy, but the two film versions of act 4 that will be analyzed in this essay are- the 1990s Franco Zeffirelli version starring, Mel Gibson and the 1996 Kenneth Branagh