Confidence In Branagh

Wow.
I felt like watching the trailer of Troy for the first time in the movies and telling my mom “Omg mama we have to watch this movie” and later, seven years later, I happen to be watching it again because I’m studying Ancient Greek’s mythology and history. I have watched Troy so many times that I cant remember but it do remember that it did sparked my first interest to history, which has not ceased till now. I feel that this movie is going to be as cool as Troy is, and as Branagh says it is “part of cultural life” (5:26). I have not read Hamlet but I do have and idea of what it is about, and not because I had a class that taught me so but because I’ve heard it and I know about it just as I know that in England the cars are the other way around.

So what do I expect? I expect a movie that I will understand, fluently, of Shakespeare because to say the truth I did not fully understood Macbeth and I know it was a great produced movie, but the English was difficult and the scenes were not interesting. I expect a captivating movie, full of suspense, action scenes, love scenes, and the outstanding Hamlet scenes that most be shown. It is indeed a “tip top cast” (3:06) and so much can be expected from them. Kate Winslet is for me, the best actress among many and I don’t doubt her ability to perform in a major film like this one. That will be passed on from generation to generation, and will be without a doubt remembered. What I really hope is for the film to instill the love and appreciation that most feel for a play like Hamlet, and only by hearing Branagh talk about the play and talk about Shakespeare it did create a curiosity in me to get to know it better, know the essence of its beauty and art, I have confidence in Branagh.