Camera really closely focuses on the hamlet inserting a blade. I really like this version of Hamlet fil because many things make this film special, the rich sets, the costumes, the interracial superb actors, the humor but most of all the full text version of Hamlet. Branagh's film version of Hamlet makes excellent use of color in the film, made credible in part by changing the setting of the story to the latter half of the nineteenth century. This film uses a lot of richly visual, but its dynamic visual aspects never diminish from the substance of the story or the beauty of Shakespeare's words. .
One of the strength in this film is Branagh's Hamlet makes good use of the classic Shakespearean theme of illusion and reality. For example in a scene where Hamlet meets the ghost of his father. Special effects along with excellent acting and direction make the doubt between danger and illusion come alive on the screen. There is a supernaturally sharp focus to this scene, and hamlet father's eyes are a deathly shade of blue and strangely distorted. At times his face and eyes fill the screen. The ghost's highly processed voice thunders across the surrounding area, cracking open the ground under Hamlet's feet. Dramatic tension is maintained throughout the film, on the other hand in the text you don't get the feel of dramatic tension. Another strength of this fil was every aspect of Branagh's production, even set design, enhances meaning and emotional impact. The main gallery of Elsinore Castle contains a hall of mirrors that cast a dizzying many of reflections and conceal doors leading to secret rooms which is a breathtaking visual metaphor that repeats the theme of illusion and reality. Another strength of this film is how it uses visually stunning images to intensify dramatic impact. For example, in one scene Hamlet slowly inserts a blade aimed at the head of Claudius who is alone at prayer.
