Jimmy Guancione to be or not to be

The first scene that we saw was more ominous than the others. It starts with hamlet on the wall around the castle he is starting off to the sea. He seems to be in deep thought. This is also the only scene where Hamlet is not just speaking. Some of the speech is his thoughts. It really backs up the feeling that he is thinking extremely hard about his life and about suicide. The scene itself has a very mellow somber feel to it. It is the closest of all the scenes to what i imagined while reading the play.

The second scene takes place in a catacomb. Hamlet is walking around inside saying this speech. He is surrounded by graves and skeletons. At some points in the speech Hamlet seems to be talking to the grave.  I got the impression that he is asking the grave what to do. He also comes in and out of the light. This uses the shadows and sort of portrays his emotion through them. When he seems optimistic he steps into the light but he sin goes back into the dark and his mood changes back to dark and depressed. He is very emotional and this shows his internal struggles and how they are affecting his mental state.

The third scene gave a very interesting take on the scene. It takes place inside the castle. Hamlet is giving the speech while looking at himself in the mirror.  This makes it look like he is having a conversation with himself. You can only see his shoulder and side of his head, but you can't see his face. You can only see his face in the mirror. This gives the illusion that it is a whole nother person talking to hamlet. It seems like Hamlet is giving the speech to himself. which he kind of is. This shows his internal struggles and how he's not sure what to do. This entire scene is a very interesting and a very smart adaptation of the famous scene.  

The last scene was from the modern interpretation of Hamlet. This scene takes place in a blockbuster and he is walking around as he his giving the speech. All of the movies and signs say action. There is also an action scene playing on tv. This shows that hamlet isn't sure about killing his uncle or taking action. He is wandering up and down the aisle just looking at the movies and reciting the speech. I know many people do not like this movie adaptation but I find this one the most interesting.