"Hirsch helped develop a modern retelling that will deal with the same themes — a young man who must decide whether or not to avenge his father’s murder by killing his uncle — but will take place in contemporary America. Don’t expect a lot of “To be or not to be” soliloquies, as this “Hamlet” will sport a new script penned by Ron Nyswaner (”Philadelphia”). Joining Hirsch and Hardwicke are “Milk” producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, who say their goal is “to present the story as a suspense thriller. We want to make it exciting and accessible for an audience today.""
I'm all for modern interpretation... but Hamlet can STILL be "understandable" in it's original form if it's done well. On the plus side, IF the movie ends up being decent, maybe it will spark people's interest in the original work. If Catherine's directing skills can be up to where they were with "Thirteen" rather than with "Twilight," then maybe it would be watchable. But even then, if it's just a "suspense thriller" without preserving the complexity and humanity of the original characters, then I'm not optimistic.
I wonder who's going to be their Ophelia?
on You Must...
at 22:27 03/26/2009
as a reply on the comment by metalxxx
"Hirsch helped develop a modern retelling that will deal with the same themes — a young man who must decide whether or not to avenge his father’s murder by killing his uncle — but will take place in contemporary America. Don’t expect a lot of “To be or not to be” soliloquies, as this “Hamlet” will sport a new script penned by Ron Nyswaner (”Philadelphia”). Joining Hirsch and Hardwicke are “Milk” producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, who say their goal is “to present the story as a suspense thriller. We want to make it exciting and accessible for an audience today.""
I'm all for modern interpretation... but Hamlet can STILL be "understandable" in it's original form if it's done well. On the plus side, IF the movie ends up being decent, maybe it will spark people's interest in the original work. If Catherine's directing skills can be up to where they were with "Thirteen" rather than with "Twilight," then maybe it would be watchable. But even then, if it's just a "suspense thriller" without preserving the complexity and humanity of the original characters, then I'm not optimistic.
I wonder who's going to be their Ophelia?
BRAHMA!!!!!!!!
Had that in Ecuador! :P Pilsener's better though.