After watching both the Kenneth Branagh or David Tennant for this assignment I have to say that I prefer the David Tennant version. I personally think that David Tennant is an amazing actor and was a great choice for the way that the acting company attempted to intercept the scene. He is very charismatic and can act more in a more light-hearted manner that fits very well with the interpretation of the company. The interpretation is of a more comedic atmosphere and Hamlet acted in a more natural way. The Kenneth Branagh meanwhile had a more dramatic scene with the hamlet acting much more bipolar and yelling in a public event with all the lords watching. The David Tennant version had the mousetrap play seem like a much more private event due to the fact that the stage being so simplistic and having such a small audience. When Hamlet goes to be with Ophelia he lays down on her lap and has her arms wrap around him. He then proceeds to playfully bite …show more content…
When Hamlet tells Ophelia “ my father died within these two hours” Gertrude is shown looking shocked at Hamlet. A few seconds later the camera shows the entire audience stare at Hamlet. This is when the dumb show is performed depicting the murder of a king by a prisoner. The show is played in a strange, alien way and overly-exaggerated way but done in a way that the story is still convened and the audience can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it. A very interesting scene in the dumb show is when the camera zooms in and focuses on the poison that is dripping into the player king’s ear. Then the camera focuses on the background to Claudius and he seems to be off put and uncomfortable as though he is feeling guilty. During the entire dumb show, the queen and he seem to be upset and want it to end while the rest of the audience laughs at the absurdity. This continues throughout the entire scene afterward and even more the mousetrap