In Sir Lawrence Olivier’s version of the play, the scene is played out like a play within a film. The colors are very bright and cheerful and the s

In Branagh’s film, we see a much different side of Henry. We see a king who means business. He is angry at the message and the insulting gift, yet conveys his anger in a manner that is controlled and non-violent. He wants France to know that in the past they may have doubted him due to his wild and unruly youth, but now he has grown into a man who will claim what is his, and who is willing to fight for his crown and country. Branagh shows Henry as a less friendly king, yet a man who possesses loyalty to his duties and his country. He is a king who is willing to take what is rightfully England’s even at the cost of shed blood. In Olivier’s version it is hard to see Henry as a serious threat, but here Branagh shows that he is very serious about his claims. This helps us understand the rest of the play because we see that the French are seriously naïve when it comes to the carelessness they chose to take England’s threats. They leave Harfleur unprotected and even after its defeat they still do not understand that Henry will stop at nothing for the crown. Branagh’s version of the film is simply more believable than Olivier’s film. If the audience had not read Henry V before and saw Olivier’s version first, then they too might laugh at the King and his threats. Branagh’s version on the other hand, conveys the seriousness of the situation and shows the audience that the King can be taken seriously and that he has turned from the errs of his youth.

In Kenneth Branagh’s version of the film, we see a much different King Henry. The scene itself is much darker and very realistic, far from a staged scene. As Montjoy the

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