The Branagh is the best version of Hamlet in my opinion. I think I would have portrayed him the same way. In the one scene I remember him coming into the scene wearing all black and being very sarcastic. I think this scene fits the story the best. It shows Hamlet the way he is, exactly how I see him as.It shows his entire mood, and feelings towards his mothers new marriage and his fathers death. The lighting in the room he came into was very bright, but his mood darkened it. I agree with all the choices the director made. Often when plays or books are made into movies they aren't what we expect but the director did a really good job with the mood, the way i pictured Hamlet, and the whole scene itself.
As for the ghost scene the best one was the one with Ethan Hawke. I loved the way it went. It was suspenseful. It left you kind of wondering. The whole scene in the hotel room with his fathers ghost coming in and just talking to him, telling him and warning him. I would focus on Hamlet getting revenge for his father. After this scene I'd like to leave the audience knowing Hamlet's going to get revenge. Hamlet seems like the type of person to do that, considering the way he's been since his father died and everything just started going downhill for him.I think the mood of the ghost both has despair but more anger for revenge.
As for the the way i would do the ghost scene is i would add music and change the lighting to make it more dramatic. I would leave the audience wondering what will happen next.
