Top 10 Notes: Hamlet

[@jerseynguyen2366]

You should do more top 10 on plays, monologues AND top 10 Shakespeare plays! This would be really helpful for young actors.

[@jonluke1077]

Kenneth Branagh will always be Hamlet. I hated Shakespeare until I watched this version. AMAZING.

[@Hessed3712]

The 1996 version is really good.

[@chucklipsig2595]

One of my favorite bits of trivia: Patrick Stewart has played Claudius in two BBC versions, the first with Derek Jacobi (The Master) as Hamlet and the other with David Tennant (The Doctor). The Jacobi version also had Lalla Ward (Romana) as Ophelia.

[@sugarcane1234]

Shakespeare married a girl, who went by the name of Anne Hathaway and now years later there is an actress, that goes by name of Anne Hathaway. Who knew right?

[@theschmi5021]

She needs to marry someone named William Shakespeare.

[@inviswings]

freaking love the last line... "The rest is silence" and that one line which tells all, "TO be oR NOT To be"

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

Fantastic! Amazing! How Deeper and Profound William Shakespeare Hamlet is. Sensational and Spectacular, Wonderful in all Point. Thanks to Watchmojo for this Brief Analysis and Anatomy of this Masterpiece.

[@570y3n]

Hamlet blew my mind completely when I had learned that all revenge plays of the time held certain tropes. The main character, a "play during the play", a reckoning with the father, and a villain. When you look at that with Hamlet as the main character, you get one set of answers. When you look at Claudius, you get another. When you look at, Fortinbras, what then, is the "play within the play"...

[@jokesterr119]

Man, the themes and characters of Shakespeare are pretty cool, but when you read it its like its another foreign language! It's like if you gave Shakespeare a text message that said lol, ttyl, g2g, etc lol

[@jokesterr119]

@ 7:06 " To be or not to be. That is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the sling and arrows of outrageous fortune, or by opposing, end them"- Blockbuster

[@none4530]

Benedict Cumberbatch was amazing as Hamlet. My personal favourite is David Tennant though.

[@sashagolden753]

That is the moment when you're from Russia and you think that the best Hamlet film is a picture by Grigoriy Kozintsev. This wonderful work is now forgotten abroad, altho it won the first place on Shakespear festival in 60's. Sure, people in english-speaking countries may don't know russian cinematography, but i should recommend you to watch such an interesting adaptation. (Kozintsev also had wrote a book about Hamlet before he have started shooting)

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

my fave Hamlet trivia is the skull used in the BBC 2009 version starring a brilliant David Tennant was a fan of Hamlet. he wrote in his will that his skull was to be used as Yorick's in a production. well it was used on stage and screen with David Tennant's Hamlet.

[@FaithChick18]

I have to ask, why no mention of bbc's version when clips were shown?? David tennent was amazing

[@MolecularZebra]

The 1994 Animated version voiced by Matthew Broderick was one of my favorites

[@redactedredacted6656]

I just realised that 2 of the lion king movies are loosely based on Shakespeare the 1st one Hamlet but only the bad guy dies because it's a kids movie and the 2ed Romeo & Juliet but again only the bad guy dies because it's a kids movie

[@CLZeis]

There was a film of the production with Richard Burton released in 1963, I think, that was so exciting to this then- highschool freshman!

[@smackarel7]

You know the skull of yorrick was an actual human skull. Tchaekovsky loved shakespeare so much that he gave the productions his skull after death and it was used in david tennents 2009 adaptation.

[@ShannonGrover]

I agree. They should have shown more of Branagh's version. Mel Gibson's version suffers from a weak Horatio and strong Ophelia. Branagh's is incredibly well done. Closest to the play -- he actually DOES the entire play -- and he makes the language accessible. Best version out there.

[@hamlet1516]

It's weird when I hear people saying my name but are talking about the play and not me. It always happened in my English classes.

[@hamlet1516]

I have no reason to lie.

[@hamlet1516]

Hey man, if you look on Facebook, you can clearly see many other people with the name Hamlet. To me though, what's more unbelievable is the fact that I have met 2 more people with my name. One of them used to live right next to me, while the other went to my school. It's okay if you don't want to believe me, it doesn't affect me at all.

[@coolcat2308]

Hamlet Villa Hernandez Bro, your name is so cool holyyyyy

[@rythianblack]

Kenneth is by far the greatest Hamlet

[@akrybion]

How about Top 10 notes on Faust I and II by Goethe? As a German I would love to see this :D

[@husker4life109]

The most common misconception about Hamlet is when he says to be or not to be holding the skull. He does say that but not while holding the skull. He gives a seperate monologue with the skull

[@maggiekorell176]

could you do Macbeth please?

[@tyrant1384]

i was thinking about posting that as well

[@theschmi5021]

Have you done Edwin Drood?

[@dcmnessie]

I know I was waiting for that

[@jackager1584]

What a coincidence. My class started our Shakespeare unit in school today.

[@ShannonGrover]

You got that right! I wish he'd do King Lear.

[@turtok1142]

ok, if I ever plan on doing a schoolwork about hamlet, I shoud get the A. Thanks^^

[@DecepticonFlashDrive]

Brannaugh's Hamlet is one of my favourite movies

[@vickyowen6035]

To be is not a question, it is a verb . Not to be is an impossible question , an impossible speculation. For none of us can imagine non being . Not even when we are asleep . Or in the deeper sleep in death . It's this fear that terrifies hamlet, the not knowing of what's next . To sleep ?

[@GabrielKnightz]

Thank you Mojo, well done :) LIKE Keep going.

[@Drocksas]

imo, Brannagh did exceptionally well in the roll. Gibson was alright, but Brannagh really gave the roll a certain fire.

[@ernyrosales6736]

More shakespeare please!!!

[@Wuffman]

How can you not show at least one short clip of Billy Crystal as the clown? That's my favorite part of Brannagh's Hamlet.

[@OldCreepyDude]

The ad playing before the video was for The Lion King Broadway play. Well played KZbin..

[@Lapran3]

"Late medieval period"? Hamlet is explicitly stated to be a student of Wittenburg University, which wasn't established until the early 1500s. Hamlet most likely takes place in the early-mid Renaissance.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

how about the whole sub plot of Fortinbrass that seems to be forgotten about even by Shakespeare.

[@levidoyle3411]

They forgot the greatest of all Hamlet adaptations...The Lion King!!!

[@tywright4593]

And how he used a real human skull? Best Ever.

[@jamesduggan7200]

I don't know how accidental was the death of Polonius. It's dangerous work spying on the Prince in private conference with the Queen in her chamber. Nor is it clear that Ophelia's death was a suicide. We see her as "distracted' so it's quite possible her death was an accident attributed to distracted behavior.

[@Appelcaster]

The 1996 Kenneth brannaugh version was the best of the film adaptations

[@Brawls05]

Personally, Ian Glen's version of Hamlet will always be my favorite.

[@TheSteadyready]

Top 10 Shakespeare's plays based on ancient greek tragedies.

[@AndyHoward]

The RSC w/David Tennant and Sir Patrick Stewart

[@OneoftheVoice]

"I'm not mad, I know the difference between a Hawk and a handsaw"

[@the34thlife]

you probably should have mentioned the common confusions of the two speeches. "to be or not to be" isn't performed with a skull "alas poor Yorik" is

[@MrMaxinne]

ah, Hamlet, i practically ate, breathed and dreamt Hamlet my senior year...

[@MsKillersexy]

top 10 notes on macbeth please!!!

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

The Others Shakespeare Plays deserve also Notes. Othello, King Lear, Macbeth...

[@gavinwhittaker01]

U should do top 10 sandbox games computer and consol

[@axelgermany8888]

There is an anime based form Hamlet and the tempest called Blast of Tempest

[@tasselhat]

"Good night, sweet prick, and may flights of assholes sing thee to thy rest."

[@shellysunfish]

Hamlet was the name of Shakespeare's only son. He died at age 11, and had a twin sister, Judith.

[@hollowman7168]

The lion king clearly took inspiration from hamlet

[@Slade1984]

Do Macbeth next please

[@ANKUZAKI]

3:11 -Dinobot!!

[@josephlucero4646]

You should do Macbeth

[@Elizabeth5291]

My Favourite Hamlet:Christopher Plummer. (Hamlet at Elsinore, 1964)

[@darkguyitsme]

the background music sounds like a knock off of stairway to heaven

[@adamwatson2914]

Ooo, Hamlet... Yeah, I like hearing about stuff, and things, and things that are about stuff. Even Hamlet.. Lol! :P

[@Cheezitz011]

Canadian... The narrator explaining this video is Canadian......sweet

[@friedipar]

best hamlet reference in movies: the last action hero...

[@TheMattNoonan]

You forgot Disney's "the Lion King" is also a retelling of Hamlet.

[@grantloan]

No mention of Sons of Anarchy?

[@frakk6]

do top ten foreign movies :)

[@McFlyLover92]

Top 10 Notes on Tristan & Isolde :)

[@tayavan3182]

Hey they didn't even mention the best adaptation. Hamlet (2009) portrayed by the amazing David Tennant!

[@thedognose5603]

Hey watchmojo how about a Macbeth notes.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I thought this would be the top ten hamlet cigar adverts

[@n0cigar78]

Because it was the longest version (and the longest movie of all time)

[@vistaredgt]

Ran(1985) by Akira Kurosawa.

[@Eltrio2]

We- *ponders* Holy shit your right.. It's Disney does Shakespeare!

[@krr413]

Hamlet was also a piece in The Simpsons . You forgot that .

[@TylerRakstis]

WatchMojo.com You Forgot the Lion King! That's kind of an adaptation of Shake sphere's Hamlet.

[@matthew_natividad]

Along with lion king 2

[@TylerRakstis]

Though Lion King 2 is based on Romeo and Juliet.

[@ZweiInKuba]

the version of 2009 is worth watching

[@DarthKast]

Top 10 notes on the three ancient Greek tragedians: Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles. After all they were the very founders of theater and they are only equal to Shakespeare...

[@MYTRIBALCHIEF95]

Top ten notes of Tolkien

[@mohamadsufihaziq1692]

Do Dracula or Frankenstein

[@jwallE93]

Simba

[@greenrobot5]

top ten cartoon voice actors

[@Zoroark571s]

cool video

[@XmarkedSpot]

Top 10 notes on 1984

[@UpsideDownMon]

Adam Sandler: best hamlet yet

[@BTthis]

Top 10 notes on Macbeth

[@levidoyle3411]

Princes uncle murders his father to take the throne and the prince returns from being educated abroad to take revenge...sound familiar?

[@howtobelindie4513]

Top 10 disney sidekicks??? You know... Mushu and the genie for example!

[@rustydouglas33]

Hamlet is the best

[@AgileDolph]

The actress Anne Hathaway took her stage name after Shakespeare's wife :)

[@beehivehurricaine]

here's a twist what if this was all hamlets insanity he couldnt deal with the death of his father and his mothers remarriage and just created this paranoid plot and decided to take vengeance even if it was all his mind

[@SuperLordpig]

How did he give them his own skull?

[@Atreus21]

It's a shame Mel Gibson is such a weirdo. He really is a great actor.

[@noahdanielg]

Top 10 notes on Dracula

[@DarkLordFluffee]

You guys didn't even mention the vampires or Othello's role.

[@adultishsambino]

Mine is the lion king theory, about hi wits whole plot was based off of hamlet

[@SudokuBro]

omelet from veggietales was pretty funny

[@AnimeAngel88]

Lion King was a mix of Hamlet and Macbeth

[@mr.moonmouth4404]

Unpopular opinion: Gibson’s is the best. Franco Zeffirelli directs it beautifully with a great cast: Ian Holm, Alan Bates, Glenn Close(one of the few American actors who speaks the language adroitly), Helena Bonham Carter, & Paul Scofeild as the Hamlet’s father is unbelievable - everyone in the cast is terrific. Gibson’s Hamlet is direct and to the point: he’s in pain and out of control. You lose some intellect & deviousness but what’s gained is an emotional urgency. It sacrifices the philosophic for the dramatic. Branagh’s portrayal is obviously more encompassing of Hamlet’s vastness but for me is overrated. It’s: KENNETH BRANAGH PLAYS...hamlet. Branagh is an incredible actor & his Much Ado About Nothing is in my top 3 Shakespeare films, but(for me) his hamlet collapses under its own self importance: THEE HAMLET TO END ALL HAMLETS! There are scenes where he displays every emotion under the sun seconds from each other as he tries to keep up with the play & it comes off showy & false. I think it would of been better with someone else directing. Olivier’s is dated, Burton’s overly theatric, Hawke(yikes!), what I’ve seen of Law(blah), & not impressed by Tennant which so many seem to love. Ahywho, it’s all subjective & there’s no perfect Hamlet(Gibson undoubtedly narrows him) but as entire production & ensemble I’ll take Zeffirelli’s/Gibson’s.

[@Wh3remypancake]

To be....Or not to be.....Not to be (BOOM!!)