... is rarely, if ever altered. Filmic exposition is however a far different prospect. A film audience expects to see the star, is used to the instant gratification of meeting the lead character first and Almereyda provides them with it. Following the precedent set by Olivier with his prologue - "This is the story of a man who could not make up his mind" - Almereyda provides ... the initial situation within the narrative . As this progression through New York continues, cutting to Hamlet walking across a busy roadway, with an electro-classical backing burbles on behind, a modernisation of Ko...

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