To be or not to be

In the Branaugh version of Hamlet, the "To be or not to be" speech was my favorite out of the other fims we have watched. The scene got more and more tensious and suspenseful as Hamlet moved closer to the mirror. The use of that prop was clever in the way that it gave a sense of curiousity and made the audience question whether Hamlet is still "pretending" to be crazy or if he is falling into madness. Moreover, the scene in such as music was quiet, but not necessarily calm. The actor who portrayed Hamlet seemed to be angry and stressed in the act. Not even is slight whispering could hide the emotions he felt.
In Zeffirelli's Hamlet, the speech scene gave more of a religious sense to it as Mel Gibson kneels and seems to have been praying as light was beaming on him. The light must of have represented heaven or holiness within Hamlet. The setting was in a more darker place, the catacombs of where former royalties have been buried as well as his father. To me, this version did a very well job expressing light and dark with life and death in this scene.
 The Almereyda version of Hamlet is still by far the strangest reenactment of William Shakespeare play. The film has that "urban indie movie"  kind of feel to it. The entire scene was in a Blockbusters, which through me off and was surprising that the famous To be or not to be speech took place there. But, the scene was not as bad as some other will claim it to be. It was clever for them to incorporate a movie in the store as a reference from the actual play and simply put a twist to it.
Olivier's Hamlet, the oldest version of the reenactments that we've seen, the To be or not to be speech was in fact the dullest. I am sure that most of my class was falling asleep during the whole black and white played out film. None of it seemed attractive to me. The only thing that was keeping me listening was probably the scenery. The idea of him contemplating suicide from the cliff was interesting.