Ghost Scene

Each director had their own visions of how this scene was played out but after watching all three Ghost Scenes I can say that Zeffirelli's version is that best. Although this did not have as much effects as the Almereyda version, it showed the most emotion. The characters spoke with anger and sadness throughout the scene. The Branagh version had a very good choice in music and when to play the music. Also his version had the best special effects with fire spitting out of the ground and having mini earthquakes that the ground was separating. The music in his version got very intense when the ghost told Hamlet that his uncle had murdered him. The other two versions did not have good music added to the scene.  In Zeffirelli's version the ghost was hidden in the shadows but in the Almereyda version the ghost was in regular lighting and looked like a normal person. The Branagh version had the ghost looking very intimidating and was the only one in a clear suit of armor. When talking about the murder each ghost in all three scenes would talk in a screaming whisper. The fire in the scenes represent destruction. The flashback of the murder in the Branagh version created more of a visual for us to see and a better understanding of what happened to the king. The first version showed the relationship between Hamlet and his father. That version was very emotional and showed the characters crying. Mel Gibson was who played Hamlet in the first version. He showed his fear of first seeing the ghost and even more when he was talking to him. Gibson was very determined to get the ghost to talk to him so he followed him around the castle. Zeffirelli did a very good job at having the characters express the emotions throughout their parts