... originality's sake. Not because the film doesn't follow the chronological events of the original, but because there are many aspects of the original that are sacrificed in the name of popularization. Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 version of Hamlet is no exception of this. By tradition, the tragic tale of a royal Dane whose bark is bigger than his bite becomes quite contrary to Zeffirelli ... time, budget, or to further another agenda I'm sure I don't know, but there are some advantages to this move. In Shakespeare's original, Fortinbras represents all the aspects of character that Hamlet is ...

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