![]() ![]() ![]() It is also dark and gloomy which creates an intense atmosphere, but in my opinion these things make the ghost scene less believable and which makes the ghost seem less believable so consequently the scene is less effective. It is a very detailed setting, there are lots of trees, which add to the atmosphere by making the characters appear enclosed and trapped. In the Kenneth Branagh film the ghost scene is set in an orchard on the castle grounds, presumably where Hamlet’s father was murdered. In my opinion this is very effective because it’s very traditional and fits in better with the way that Shakespeare had intended the scene to be perceived. The ghost scene is set in the castle battlements of Ellsinore and the dark night sky, along with the howling wind builds tension and suspense in the scene. This is very effective as the castle buildings provide a dramatic setting and increases the tension of the film. It is in the medieval castle of Elsinore, which fits the period the play was originally set in. The Mel Gibson film, the earliest of the three, from 1990, is filmed in the north of Denmark, which is where the play is actually set. In this essay I will show why I prefer the Mel Gibson version, rather than the Ethan Hawke and Kenneth Branagh versions. In my opinion the Mel Gibson version has the best interpretation of the ghost scene, because it is more original and believable than the same scene in the other two films. They are Mel Gibson version made in 1990, Kenneth Branagh’s version produced in 1996 and Ethan Hawke’s version from 2001. In this essay I will compare three film versions of the ghost scene from Shakespeare’s play, ‘Hamlet’.
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