... , which loses much of its effectiveness, Hamlet's behaviour seeming randomly erratic rather than calculated. Another noticeable cut is the removal of the players in preference to a more economical and filmic device (in keeping with the fascination with multimedia within the film, to which I will refer later), Hamlet's creation of the short art film - "The Mousetrap". The ... context, which make this version worthy of analysis. With obvious influence from the stylistically modern Richard III (1996) and the audacious Romeo + Juliet (1996), Almereyda creates both a media saturated world an...

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