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The article talks about Almeredya’s clever use of imagery and technology. Contrary to the typical Hamlet, Almereyda’s Hamlet is set in the new millennium. Funny looking leotards are traded in for interesting toques. An example in the article of Almereyda’s clever imagery is the blockbuster scene. Hamlet’s great decision and soliloquy comes in the “Action” aisle at Blockbuster. The numerous posts of “Action”, the words “Go Home Happy”, and the movie Rebel Without a Cause playing in the background are a few examples of Almereyda’s witty imagery. Similar to his witty imagery, technology is used greatly by Almeredya. Whether is be death messages via laptops or Hamlet’s vision of himself through film, technology has been greatly played with in the movie. Technology highlighted the distance in Hamlet as well as other characters. In our analysis of the first scene in class, we saw numerous images and use of technology. The irony in Hamlet’s “What a piece of work is a man” speech is shown trough an image of a fighter jet. Knowledge and acknowledgement of Almeredya’s imagery is critical in the understanding of his film version of Hamlet.

Abele, Elizabeth. “Hamlet.” Images - Hamlet. 30 May 2000. <http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue09/reviews/hamlet/>.

When we observe a film or a book, there are always spots that are left unnoticed. That’s the reason why I like to discuss the film or the book with a group of people, or read some reviews by people who have previously studied this film. It is also very post-modern to notice what others think of the film or the book. The link I’ve provided leads you to the blog website of a Film and Literature class (probably a university course). This post is by the professor of the class, and fortunately the professor didn’t know that the blog was publicly viewable. The professor talks about the very modern structure of Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet. The professor also talks about the changes that Almereyda made to the characters and the settings. But most importantly, he stresses the mixture of the pop and classic culture in music and most importantly in the cast. This review post, in my opinion, is worth reading.

Works Cited

Estevez, Professor. “English 251: Film and Literature.” Blogger.com. 04 April 2007. 14 Dec 2008 <http://eng251.blogspot.com/2007/04/lost-all-my-mirth-michael-almereydas.html>.