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Get ready to experience the Bard's timeless tales like never before as we explore some of the most captivating film adaptations of Shakespeare’s legendary plays! From epic tragedies and dark dramas to witty comedies and modern-day reinventions, these movies bring his unforgettable characters and poetic language vividly to life on the big screen. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to Shakespeare, these films offer something truly unforgettable.
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00:00Thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies, and what's his reason? I am a Jew!
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today, we're diving deep into the most brilliant big-screen adaptations of Shakespeare's unparalleled works,
00:14as a celebration of the dramatization of his life in Hamnet.
00:18Because I need you to look after your mother and your sisters, will you do that?
00:22Yes.
00:24Number 20. The Tempest
00:26Directed by Julie Taymor, this adaptation is a whimsical, yet deeply emotional take on one of Shakespeare's final solo plays.
00:34The Tempest takes a bold step by reimagining Prospero as the sorceress Prospera, brilliantly portrayed by the incomparable Helen Mirren.
00:42One word more. I charge thee that thou attend me. Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest not.
00:50And now put thyself upon this island as a spy, to win it from me, the Sovranaut.
00:55Mirren steps into the revamped role effortlessly, imbuing the character with both immense power and a poignant sense of vulnerability.
01:03This adaptation may not be the most traditional, but its dreamlike quality captures the mystical spirit of the original play.
01:09And on this island, where man doth not inhabit, you amongst men being most unfit to live, I have made you mad.
01:21Incredible visual effects and an imaginative costume design, which actually received an Oscar nomination,
01:27allow this adaptation to vividly bring the play's fantastical elements to life, while still keeping things as modern as possible.
01:34Flesh and blood. You, brother mine, that entertained ambition, expelled remorse for nature, who with Sebastian would here have killed your king.
01:46Number 19. Twelfth Night.
01:49Oh, she that hath a heart of that fine frame, to pay this debt of love but to a brother.
01:54Having served as the artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company for nearly two decades,
02:00Trevor Nunn is perhaps the safest pair of hands you could trust with a Shakespeare adaptation.
02:05In 1996, he crafted one for Twelfth Night, or What You Will,
02:09that perfectly captures the play's joyous spirit and underlying melancholia.
02:13Shall I beat him, go and spare not to?
02:16No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
02:19You dare not.
02:24Now, Junza, you lie.
02:28It features a stellar ensemble cast, including Helena Bonham Carter as Olivia,
02:33Imogen Stubbs as Viola, and Ben Kingsley as Festy,
02:36all of whom do a fantastic job of balancing the material's chaotic comedy
02:40with its romantic and emotional moments.
02:44Morgere, all thy pride, no wit, no reason can my passion hide.
02:49Thy innocence, I swear, and by my youth, I have one heart, one bosom, and one truth,
02:56and that no woman has.
02:58Shot on location in picturesque Cornwall,
03:01this adaptation truly serves up a delightful feast of Shakespearean revelry,
03:05both for longtime fans of the play and newcomers.
03:08Number 18, 10 Things I Hate About You.
03:11Who knew Shakespeare could be so cool?
03:14How you doing?
03:15Sweating like a pig, actually, and yourself?
03:17Now, there's a way to get a guy's attention, huh?
03:20My mission in life.
03:22But obviously, I struck your fancy, so you see it worked.
03:25The world makes sense again.
03:2710 Things I Hate About You is a clever modernization of The Taming of the Shrew,
03:31set in a 1990s American high school.
03:33The now-iconic team rom-com cleverly updates the classic battle of wills
03:38between the fierce cat Stratford, played by Julia Stiles,
03:41and the mysterious bad boy Patrick Verona, played by the late, great Heath Ledger.
03:46You're not as vile as I thought you were.
03:48Maybe we should do this another time.
04:02Screenwriters Karen McCullough-Lutz and Kirsten Smith brilliantly translated the original's character dynamics
04:07and rebellious spirit into a contemporary setting,
04:10with witty dialogue that mirrors the bard's clever wordplay.
04:13It not only became a cult classic in its own right,
04:17but also introduced a whole new generation to Shakespeare's timeless narratives.
04:20I hate it when you're not around and the fact that you didn't call.
04:25But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.
04:28Not even close.
04:29Not even a little bit.
04:31Not even at all.
04:32Number 17.
04:34The Taming of the Shrew.
04:35They call me Catherine that do talk of me.
04:39You lie, Faith, for you were called plain Kate, and Bonnie Kate, and sometimes Kate the Cursed.
04:47Before the modern update, there was this energetic, star-powered romp
04:51that truly embraced the boisterous nature of the original play.
04:55Starring the legendary real-life couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton,
04:59their fiery, tumultuous chemistry served as a deft parallel
05:02with that of their characters Catherine and Petruchio.
05:05She is not proud, but modest as the dove.
05:08She is not hot, but temperate as the morn.
05:11And to conclude, we have agreed so well together
05:14that upon Sunday is the wedding day.
05:19Oh, see, see!
05:21Hang on, somebody first!
05:23Directed by Italian stage and film auteur Franco Zeffarelli,
05:26this vibrant production makes the most of its stunning locations and costumes
05:30and creates an atmosphere that feels both theatrical and cinematic.
05:34Taylor and Burton's on-screen sparring and genuine, palpable passion
05:38make for an incredibly entertaining watch,
05:41portraying a battle of the sexes with gusto.
05:43Draw forth thy weapon!
05:45We have a set with thieves!
05:47Rescue thy mistress if thou fearst a man!
05:50Fear not, sweet wench!
05:51They shall not touch thee, Kate!
05:53I'll battle thee against a minute!
05:55Oh!
05:56Oh!
05:58Father!
05:58Father!
06:00A trucker has seen a hand!
06:01Father!
06:02Oh, go hang yourself!
06:05It's a lavish and lively spectacle
06:07that perfectly highlights the comedic genius of Shakespeare.
06:10Number 16.
06:12Othello
06:12Kenneth Branagh is known for his many brilliant adaptations of Shakespeare's works,
06:17some of which appear on this very list.
06:19For 1995's Othello, however,
06:22Branagh left the director's chair to focus on delivering a chilling performance
06:25as the despicable and manipulative Iago.
06:28By heaven, I'll know thy thought.
06:32You cannot, if my heart were in your hand,
06:34nor shall not walt us in my custody.
06:38Oh, beware, my lord of jealousy.
06:41Opposite him in the titular role is Lawrence Fishburne,
06:44who, with this production,
06:45became the first African-American actor to play Othello in a major studio film.
06:50Fishburne is equally compelling as the heartbroken Othello,
06:53conveying the character's nobility and tragic downfall with immense gravitas.
06:58Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
07:01Was this fair paper, this goodly book made to write horror upon?
07:05What committed imputant strumpet?
07:07By heaven, you do me wrong.
07:08Are you not a strumpet?
07:10No, as I am a Christian.
07:11The opulent settings of the film,
07:13shot on location in Venice and the Cyprus Citadel,
07:16and its grand scope only heightened the emotional stakes.
07:20Dark, intense, and emotionally powerful,
07:23it's a standout Shakespearean tragedy on screen.
07:27I took by the throat the circumcised dog
07:32and smoked him thus.
07:38Number 15.
07:39William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
07:42Saints do not move.
07:44No grant for prayer's sake.
07:46Then move not while my prayers affect I take.
07:49Baz Luhrmann's explosive reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet
07:54takes the classic love story
07:55and thrusts it into a modern-day gang-filled Verona beach.
07:59In this version, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes sizzle as the star-crossed teenagers,
08:04who, as members of two feuding business empires, the Capulets and Montagues,
08:09find themselves in a conundrum when they unexpectedly fall in love.
08:13Romeo!
08:15What o'clock tomorrow shall I send to thee?
08:19By the hour of nine.
08:21I will not fail.
08:22It is twenty years till then.
08:24Even though Romeo and Juliet catapults the story into the present day,
08:28it sets itself apart by retaining Shakespeare's original dialogue.
08:32The film's distinctive aesthetic,
08:34with its vibrant colors, rapid-fire editing, and contemporary soundtrack,
08:38redefined what a Shakespeare film could look like,
08:42and made the ancient text feel fresh and incredibly cool for a younger audience.
08:47My love,
08:50my wife,
08:54death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
09:00Number 14.
09:01King Lear
09:02Often cited as one of the most intellectually rigorous adaptations of the play,
09:06this stark and desolate film captures the bleak essence of Shakespeare's monumental tragedy.
09:12Who am I, sir?
09:13My lady's father.
09:14My lady's father.
09:17You horse and dog.
09:20You slave.
09:22You...
09:23Directed by the renowned theater and film director Peter Brook,
09:27the minimalist adaptation strips away much of the traditional pomp,
09:31focusing instead on the raw existential despair of the story.
09:34Paul Schofield delivers an utterly formidable and haunting performance as the aging king,
09:40conveying a profound sense of madness and the fragility of power.
09:44Oh, reason not to need!
09:48Our baseless beggars are in the poorest things, superfluous.
09:54Allow not nature more than nature needs.
09:57Filmed in a stark, frozen landscape,
09:59the desolate visuals perfectly mirror the king's internal and external desolation,
10:04and the close-up cinematography focuses attention squarely on his torment.
10:09It's a hard-hitting classic that lingers long after viewing.
10:13Use me well.
10:15You shall have ransom.
10:18Let me have surgeons.
10:21I'm cut to the brains.
10:23If you repay me not on such a day,
10:30in such a place,
10:31such a sum or sums as are expressed in the condition,
10:35let the forfeit be nominated
10:38for an equal pound
10:41of your fair flesh.
10:43This powerfully nuanced adaptation
10:45fearlessly confronts the controversial themes
10:47addressed in Shakespeare's classic play of the same name.
10:50Writer-director Michael Radford follows the text rather faithfully,
10:54but positions Shylock as its central character,
10:57as Radford believed that he was Shakespeare's first great tragic hero.
11:00If you prick us, do we not bleed?
11:04If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
11:07If you poison us, do we not die?
11:10And if you rogue us,
11:12shall we not revenge?
11:14Al Pacino delivers a masterful and complex performance as Shylock,
11:18bringing a heartbreaking sense of grievance
11:20to a character often reduced to a caricature.
11:23Co-starring Jeremy Irons as Antonio
11:25and Joseph Fiennes as Bassanio,
11:27the film does not shy away from the darker aspects
11:29of the play's treatment of its Jewish characters.
11:32However, its handling of anti-Semitism
11:34still received mixed reactions.
11:36I have an oath in heaven.
11:39Shall I lay perjury upon my soul?
11:43No.
11:44Not for Venice.
11:45Nevertheless, The Merchant of Venice
11:47definitely adds a serious cinematic voice
11:50to a tricky Shakespeare text.
11:52Number 12.
11:53Othello.
11:54I've tain away this old man's daughter.
11:56It is most true.
11:59True, I have married her.
12:03Very head and front of my offending
12:06at this extent.
12:07No more.
12:08Orson Welles brought Othello to life
12:10in a moody, shadowy, black-and-white adaptation
12:12that's as atmospheric as it is theatrical.
12:15Welles not only directed
12:16but also starred as the titular character,
12:19bringing his unparalleled cinematic genius
12:21to every frame,
12:23despite the film's notoriously complex
12:25and protracted production history
12:26across multiple countries.
12:28If thou dost love me,
12:30show me thy thoughts.
12:32My lord, you know I love you.
12:34I think thou dost.
12:35His unique use of deep shadow,
12:37dramatic low-angle shots,
12:39and an almost dreamlike expressionistic quality
12:41creates a world steeped in paranoia
12:43and impending doom,
12:45perfectly reflecting Othello's psychological torment.
12:48Had it pleased heaven
12:49to try me with affliction,
12:51had they rained all kinds of sores
12:54and shames on my bare head,
12:56steeped me in poverty to the very lips,
12:59given in captivity me
13:00and my utmost hopes.
13:02Despite its unconventional journey to the screen,
13:05it won the highest prize
13:06at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival,
13:09and stands as a powerful work of art
13:11that continues to mesmerize
13:13and influence filmmakers to this day.
13:15Yet I'll not shed her blood
13:17nor scar that whiter skin of hers
13:21than snow
13:22and smooth as monumental alabaster.
13:27Yet she must die.
13:29Number 11.
13:31Throne of Blood
13:31Legendary Japanese filmmaker
13:33Akira Kurosawa's cinematic masterpiece
13:35Throne of Blood
13:36is not a direct adaptation,
13:39but rather a powerful reimagining of Macbeth.
13:42It transports the classic story
13:44from medieval Scotland
13:45to feudal Japan,
13:46following the journey
13:47of Takatoki Washizu,
13:49a fearless warrior
13:50who kills his lord
13:51at the behest of his ambitious wife.
14:08Released in 1957,
14:11Kurosawa's adaptation
14:12is striking both visually
14:13and narratively,
14:14as it blends in Japanese culture
14:16while preserving
14:17the universal themes of the play.
14:19Toshiro Mifune's
14:20tormented performance
14:21as Washizu
14:22is nothing short of electrifying,
14:24perfectly embodying
14:25a man consumed by guilt.
14:27Kurosawa's use of no theater elements,
14:42stark black-and-white cinematography
14:44and incredible action sequences
14:46elevate this beyond a simple retelling
14:48into a cultural touchstone
14:50in its own right.
14:51This classic comedy
15:09that everyone had to read
15:10in high school
15:11tells the overly complex story
15:13of a love quadrangle
15:14full of magical moments
15:15and otherworldly creatures
15:17such as the beloved Puck.
15:19This is the woman,
15:20but not this the man.
15:22While the plot has a tendency
15:24to get wrapped up
15:25in its own ambitions,
15:26this adaptation tells the story
15:27clearly and efficiently.
15:29It's also full of memorable performances
15:39from the likes of Kevin Kline,
15:41Christian Bale,
15:42and Stanley Tucci.
15:43On the ground,
15:45sleep sound.
15:47I'll apply to...
15:53Your eye,
15:55gentle lover.
15:57The film captures
15:58the Bard's eloquent speeches perfectly
16:00and excitingly brings
16:02the play's magical wonders to film.
16:04Merry and tragical,
16:06tedious and brief.
16:07That is hot ice
16:08and wondrous strange snow.
16:10Number 9.
16:11Romeo and Juliet.
16:13Oh, Romeo.
16:14Romeo.
16:18Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
16:20While Leonardo DiCaprio's version
16:22of Romeo and Juliet
16:23may be more popular
16:24with the younger crowds,
16:26But soft.
16:27What light the underwindow breaks.
16:29There's no denying the impact
16:31this 1968 version had
16:33on how Hollywood viewed Shakespeare.
16:34My lips,
16:37two blushing pilgrims
16:38ready stand
16:39to smooth the rough touch.
16:43With a gentle kiss.
16:47Starring a suitably young
16:48Leonard Whiting
16:49and Olivia Hussey
16:50as the love-struck couple,
16:51the performances stand out
16:53as particularly true to life.
16:55What's in a name?
16:56That which you'd call a rose.
16:58That which you'd call a rose
16:59by any other name
17:01would smell as sweet.
17:02This allowed for a better connection
17:03to teenage audiences,
17:05which is especially helpful
17:07since the story
17:07is still assigned to
17:09pretty much every student
17:10who studies English.
17:11Did my heart laugh till now
17:13forswear its sight?
17:18For I ne'er saw true beauty
17:20till this night.
17:22It was the most financially successful
17:24Shakespeare adaptation of all time
17:26at the time of its release
17:27and remains a thrilling,
17:29albeit devastating,
17:30film to enjoy today.
17:32Love will give me strength.
17:34Number 8.
17:35Much Ado About Nothing
17:37While Kenneth Branagh
17:46is certainly the cinematic
17:47Shakespeare master of our time,
17:49he rarely adapts
17:50the comic plays.
17:51A bird of my tongue
17:52is better than a beast of yours.
17:53I would my horse
17:54at the speed of your tongue.
17:55Bird!
17:56When he does though,
17:57they land with satisfying grace.
17:59And he had been a dog
18:00that should have howled,
18:01thus they'd have hanged him.
18:02Such is the case with this film,
18:04which benefits from performances
18:05by A-listers like
18:07Denzel Washington,
18:08Emma Thompson,
18:09and Keanu Reeves.
18:11In the meantime,
18:13let me be that I am
18:14and seek not to alter me.
18:17Although the film has
18:18its serious moments,
18:20the actors are allowed
18:21to run wild
18:21when the material calls for it.
18:23And their infectious joy
18:24transfers to the audience.
18:26Such a man would win
18:28any woman in the world.
18:30If he could get her goodwill.
18:32By my truth,
18:33I will never get thee a husband
18:35if thou be so shrewd
18:36of thy tongue.
18:37It's delightful fun
18:39and a refreshing detour
18:40from Shakespeare's darker works.
18:42When I said
18:42I would die a bachelor,
18:45I did not think
18:46I should live
18:47till I were married.
18:49Number 7.
18:50Macbeth.
18:51By the pricking of my thumbs,
18:54something wicked
18:55this way comes.
18:57Made only two years
18:58after director Roman Polanski's
19:00wife Sharon Tate
19:01was murdered
19:01by the infamous
19:02Manson family,
19:03Polanski's mind
19:04was clearly
19:05more than troubled
19:06when he made
19:06this disturbing masterpiece.
19:08Is this a dagger
19:10which I see before me?
19:12While Macbeth
19:12is arguably Shakespeare's
19:14darkest work,
19:14it rarely gets
19:16as brooding
19:16as this adaptation,
19:18which is full
19:18of graphic violence
19:19and disturbing imagery.
19:21Orson Welles'
19:221948 version
19:23and the 2015 portrayal
19:25by Michael Fassbender
19:26both produced
19:27fantastic results.
19:28But the sheer,
19:29intense power
19:30of Polanski's
19:30contribution
19:31to the famous
19:32cursed play
19:32is undeniable.
19:34Liar and slave!
19:36Number 6.
19:37Coriolanus.
19:38Oh, a kiss.
19:42Long as my exile.
19:49Sweet.
19:51That's my revenge.
19:53We know what you're thinking.
19:55Huh?
19:56While Coriolanus
19:57is among Shakespeare's
19:58lesser-known plays
19:59and was written
20:00near the end
20:00of his career,
20:01it is nonetheless
20:02thought-provoking
20:03and gripping.
20:04The story follows
20:05a flawed and temperamental
20:06Roman general
20:07who is banished
20:08from his city
20:09and vows revenge
20:10against those
20:10who exiled him.
20:11And what happens next
20:12is exactly what you'd expect
20:14from a Shakespearean tragedy.
20:16Caius,
20:17Marcius,
20:18Coriolanus.
20:20They're the addition
20:20nobly ever.
20:23Caius,
20:24Marcius,
20:25Coriolanus.
20:26The movie is shot
20:27like a modern war film
20:29filled with exciting visuals
20:30and bombast
20:31while never losing sight
20:33of the beautiful language
20:34and heavy themes
20:35with first-time director
20:37and star
20:37Ralph Fiennes
20:38settling into his roles
20:39valiantly.
20:40Who deserves greatness?
20:42deserves your hate?
20:46Number 5.
20:47Julius Caesar
20:48Friends, Romans, countrymen,
20:50lend me your ears!
20:51Shakespeare and Marlon Brando
20:53go together like spaghetti
20:54and meatballs,
20:55as anyone who has seen
20:56this classic film
20:56can attest.
20:57Yet Brutus says he was ambitious
20:59and sure he is
21:00an honorable man!
21:01Brando gives one of his
21:02many timeless performances
21:04as Mark Antony,
21:05a general of Caesar's,
21:06before joining the historical
21:08dictatorship
21:08The Second Triumvirate.
21:10The acting,
21:11from Brando,
21:12James Mason,
21:13John Gielgud,
21:13and the rest of the cast,
21:15is some of the best
21:16in the Shakespearean canon.
21:17Beware the Ides of March!
21:23What man is that?
21:25The actors deliver
21:26the classic speeches
21:26with emotion and gusto.
21:28And the film was a huge success
21:30in 1953,
21:32winning the Oscar
21:32for Best Art Direction
21:33and being nominated
21:34for Four Others.
21:36Cowards die many times
21:38before their death.
21:39The valiant never taste
21:40of death but once.
21:42Number 4.
21:43Richard III
21:44I can smile.
21:47And murder while I smile.
21:50Modern adaptations
21:51can be tricky,
21:52but with an amazing cast,
21:54including Ian McKellen
21:55as the titular Richard III,
21:57this movie is one of
21:58the greatest translations
21:59of Shakespeare
21:59ever put to film.
22:01Mother,
22:01I do humbly crave
22:03your blessing.
22:05God comfort you
22:06and put meekness
22:07in your breast.
22:09Love, charity,
22:10obedience,
22:11and true duty.
22:12The movie sets
22:13this classic play
22:14about the Machiavellian
22:15leader Richard III
22:16in an imaginary 1930s Britain,
22:19which is under fascist rule.
22:20This gives the play
22:21a wholly fresh take
22:22that viewers more than welcomed
22:23and is undoubtedly
22:25one of the most cinematic
22:26of his adaptations.
22:28Shall I be tempted
22:28by the devil thus?
22:32Yes, if the devil tempt you
22:34to do good.
22:35Pulling viewers in
22:36and never letting go.
22:38It's equal parts
22:38breathless and cathartic,
22:40just as Shakespeare
22:41would have liked.
22:42Now is the winter
22:43of our discontent
22:45made glorious summer
22:48by this son of York.
22:53Number 3,
22:54Titus.
22:55Oh, handle not the theme
22:56to talk of hands,
22:59lest we remember still
23:00that we have none.
23:02Another lesser-known work
23:03of the famous playwright,
23:04Titus Andronicus
23:05is generally classified
23:06by historians
23:07as Shakespeare's
23:08first tragedy.
23:09Why foolish Lucius
23:11does thou not perceive
23:12that Rome is but
23:13a wilderness of tigers?
23:15It is without question
23:16his most brutal story,
23:18as it's full of dark
23:19subject matter
23:19like sexual assault
23:20and cannibalism.
23:22Welcome, dread fury,
23:23to my woeful house.
23:25Great s*** and murder,
23:26you're welcome too.
23:28That's right,
23:28the man who gave us
23:29the most beautiful lines
23:30in literature
23:31also gave us people
23:32looking to their own kind
23:33for food.
23:34Why, there they are!
23:36Both,
23:37they send that pie
23:38whereon their mother
23:40daintyly hath been,
23:41eating the flesh
23:42that she herself hath bred.
23:45This twisted,
23:46revenge-themed film
23:47stars Anthony Hopkins
23:48and Jessica Lange
23:49in the leading roles,
23:50and they are more than
23:51up to the daunting task
23:52of adapting
23:53this curious play.
23:54No son of mine,
23:56nor thou,
23:56nor these confederates
23:58in the deed
23:58that hath dishonored
23:59all our family.
24:00It is over the top
24:02in all the right,
24:03exhilarating ways,
24:04and is one of the most
24:05interesting visual experiences
24:07of Shakespeare's works.
24:08Neil, sweet boy,
24:10and swear with me
24:11that we will prosecute
24:14by good advice
24:15mortal revenge
24:16upon these
24:17traitorous goths
24:18and see their blood
24:19or die with this reproach.
24:22Number 2.
24:23Henry V.
24:24For the Dauphin,
24:26I stand here for him.
24:28What to him
24:28from England?
24:30We're going way back
24:31for this one,
24:31before Kenneth Branagh
24:32was even born
24:33and well before
24:34his own brilliant
24:35spin on the play.
24:36to the original
24:37Shakespeare film master,
24:38Laurence Olivier.
24:39My ransom is this
24:40frail and worthless body.
24:43My army but a weak
24:44and sickly guard.
24:46Yet God before,
24:47tell him we will come on
24:48though France herself
24:49and such another neighbor
24:50stood in our way.
24:52One of the most revered actors
24:53and directors
24:54of Shakespeare's works,
24:55Olivier took on both roles
24:57for this movie.
24:58And his talents
24:59are on full display
25:00as he dominates the screen
25:01as King Henry V of England.
25:03Once more,
25:05under the breach.
25:07Dear friends,
25:08once more,
25:08I'll close the wall up
25:09with our English dead.
25:11The film was shot
25:12and released
25:12near the end of World War II
25:14and was meant
25:15to boost morale.
25:16Self-love, my liege,
25:17is not so vile a sin
25:19as self-neglecting.
25:20With mesmerizing scenes
25:22like the Battle of Agincourt,
25:23it more than succeeded,
25:25winning Olivier
25:26an Honorary Academy Award.
25:28Canst thou love me?
25:31I cannot tell.
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25:53Number 1.
25:54Hamlet
25:54There is nothing
25:55either good or bad,
25:56but thinking
25:57makes it so.
25:59There is no question
26:00about Braniskills
26:01as a writer and director,
26:03and his masterpiece,
26:04Hamlet,
26:04encompasses everything
26:05that makes Shakespeare great.
26:07Do you see
26:07yonder cloud
26:08that's almost
26:09in the shape
26:09of a camel?
26:10By the mass
26:11and tears
26:11like a camel indeed.
26:12Mythics is like a weasel.
26:13It is becked like a weasel.
26:14Or like a whale.
26:15Very like a whale.
26:16Adapting what may be
26:17the most famous
26:18work of literature ever,
26:20Branagh doesn't let up
26:21on anything.
26:21There are more things
26:23in heaven and earth,
26:24Horatio,
26:24than I dreamt of
26:25in our philosophy.
26:27The movie runs
26:27over four hours
26:29and includes
26:29every single line
26:31of dialogue
26:31from the play.
26:32So, yeah,
26:33your butt tends
26:33to get sore
26:34after watching this one.
26:35But trust us,
26:36it's worth it.
26:37But,
26:39break my heart,
26:42for I must
26:43hold my tongue.
26:45Filled with ambitious sets,
26:46fantastic acting,
26:47and all the gravitas
26:49that the play deserves,
26:50Hamlet is without a doubt
26:51the greatest
26:52Shakespearean adaptation
26:53and a true
26:54cinematic marvel.
26:56To be
26:56or not to be,
27:01that is the question.
27:04What is your favorite
27:05film adaptation
27:05of a Shakespeare play?
27:07Let us know
27:07in the comments below.
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