The best, or not the best, that is the question. Whether ‘tis Kenneth Branagh or David Tennent; Laurence Olivier’s rendition of Hamlet’s soliloquy is surely the victor. Olivier’s excellent use of graphics, brilliant camera movement and outstanding selection in music makes it the best Hamlet soliloquy throughout the ages.
Firstly, the eye pleasing black and white graphics captures the mood of the soliloquy effectively. Hamlet is contemplating suicide in his soliloquy, so naturally the mood is dark and gloomy. The black and white graphics Olivier chose emphasizes the darkness of the mood. Furthermore, the duo-colored graphics highlights the choice Hamlet must make; it is one or the other, life or death, black