The existence of ghost in Shakespeare's play explains that in the seventeenth century people believed in ghosts. The idea of including ghost in the original play was more realistic
because in the seventeenth century people believed in ghosts, but this is not
true now.Therefore I think that using the ghost in "Hamlet 2000" as a guide to Hamlet to know that his father was murdered was a lame idea.
In
the film, there should have been other persuasive ways for Hamlet to know that
his father was murdered, because today people do not believe in ghosts.
3 comments:
I think the "ghost" is an effective way to guide Hamlet to the true murderer, his uncle. If the producers of the movie changed the scene, without the ghost it would not be similar to the original play Shakespeare wrote. If you think about, ghosts are a common element in revenge. It could be another illusion that Hamlet is actually going insane.
I think your conclusion that the use of a ghost in the 2000 film adaptation of Hamlet is "lame" is not a fair conclusion. First, in today's society there are still people who believe in various different kinds of "ghosts" and "spirits", so claiming that people do not believe in ghosts so ghosts should not be a part of the film is a risky claim. Whether people during Shakespeare's time believed in ghosts or not is besides the point. Since the beginning of time story telling and legends have incorporated seemingly fictional elements. Even movies made in the past year contain various "imaginary" creatures situations (example: the movie HOP is based on the Easter bunny, who talks plays the drums, and becomes friends with a human in Los Angeles). Movies and plays are meant to entertain, that often includes fictional elements no matter what the time period.
Also, I believe that the ghost of Hamlet's father is necessary for the story to maintain its original plot. With out the ghost of the King telling Hamlet what happened the story would completely change and the movie would go from being a modern day film of Shakespeare's Hamlet to a movie that is inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Thank you guys for your suggestions.I thought since the movie represents the modern version of Hamlet, therefore the ghost should have been also replaced with soemthing that is much more common in the current time such as dreaming, DNA testing, documents. I dont think I make sense, but it is what I think.
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