The BBC production of William Shakespeare version of Hamlet, directed by Gregory Doran and starring David Tennant is a phenomenal Shakespeare 's film. A tragic story about the prince of Denmark, Hamlet who is going through calamities between his father-uncle and mother-aunt relationship as he is devoting himself to avenge his father’s death. This version of Hamlet had an ostentatious style of modernization. The courtyard was similar to an elegant ballroom-like setting with a dark toned and a formal style which also adjusted the character 's apparel to an elegant wardrobe and the black suits. With the dark setting and the character’s formal attire, Doran focused on producing an upper-class version of Hamlet which established a sense of seriousness
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In the beginning, he remains quiet and humble as he wears a suit and his hair nicely combed back. When Hamlet first encountered his ghostly father, his expression is furious as he clutches his teeth, furrowed eyebrows, and bulged eyes as he kneels down to the mirrored floors. This was Hamlet’s first stage of insanity. As his attitude change, Hamlet begins to care less about his appearance. In most scenes, Hamlet is barefooted, his hair messy as it expresses his madness, and his attire transformed from a suit to t-shirt and jeans. Hamlet is extremely melancholy and discontented with his state affair in Denmark. However, Hamlet is clever, young man that sees the big picture of the issue and clearly understands his enemies. In this film, Tennant really expresses Hamlet’s intelligent with his arrogant and petulant attitude. Tennant’s version of Hamlet is excessively energetic as he communicates with his frenetic body movements and furious facial expressions. Tennant uses his words very cleverly along with his attitude, it establishes a great connection between actors and actresses with Hamlet. One of the funniest scene in the film was act 2 scene 2 when Polonius approach Hamlet in the courtyard. Hamlet talks to Polonius like a young child rolling around the floor as he reads the bible to Polonius. At one point, Hamlet expresses his insanity with a monstrous monkey- like expression to scare of Polonius. Even though Tennant well expressed his character, he neglected the emotional parts of the scene; however, he makes up for it with his silly humor and boyish
In the beginning, he remains quiet and humble as he wears a suit and his hair nicely combed back. When Hamlet first encountered his ghostly father, his expression is furious as he clutches his teeth, furrowed eyebrows, and bulged eyes as he kneels down to the mirrored floors. This was Hamlet’s first stage of insanity. As his attitude change, Hamlet begins to care less about his appearance. In most scenes, Hamlet is barefooted, his hair messy as it expresses his madness, and his attire transformed from a suit to t-shirt and jeans. Hamlet is extremely melancholy and discontented with his state affair in Denmark. However, Hamlet is clever, young man that sees the big picture of the issue and clearly understands his enemies. In this film, Tennant really expresses Hamlet’s intelligent with his arrogant and petulant attitude. Tennant’s version of Hamlet is excessively energetic as he communicates with his frenetic body movements and furious facial expressions. Tennant uses his words very cleverly along with his attitude, it establishes a great connection between actors and actresses with Hamlet. One of the funniest scene in the film was act 2 scene 2 when Polonius approach Hamlet in the courtyard. Hamlet talks to Polonius like a young child rolling around the floor as he reads the bible to Polonius. At one point, Hamlet expresses his insanity with a monstrous monkey- like expression to scare of Polonius. Even though Tennant well expressed his character, he neglected the emotional parts of the scene; however, he makes up for it with his silly humor and boyish