Mmmm Hamlet!

So while acting out Hamlet in class I could see that with the three movies we watched of the nunnery scene and they three acts performed in our class that each group kind of portrayed each portrayal from each movie. The group that did that Hamlet knew they were there seemed a lot like the BBC version, when hamlet didn't know it was like the Mel Gibson version and when he kinda knew it was like the brannaugh version (but less intense, haha). So its quite interesting how although we should all have interpretations of interpretations they all kind of went hand in hand. Funny how the human mind works... But anyway, HAMLET! The Brannaugh version is my personal favorite and although the Gibson version is interesting, I like the craziness of the BBC version as well. While acting Ophelia, I didn't really know Ophelia. Who is Ophelia, really? Is she an oppressed woman or a b****? Hard to say... I think she's a just a cruel person. That is how I acted it out. In that way, it is more fun. She could have been his lover, a maneater! How FUN! But instead pretty much all the versions had her as a whiny, oppressed little girl. She couldn't really handle herself and kept getting knocked down.. It certainly does not say in the play that she is supposed to be pushed but in all three versions domestic violence is part of the A game acting. I would have liked to have seen him fight and her fight back. In my mind, I believe Shakespeare both giveth and taketh away from women. I believe that Gertrude is supposed to be the oppressed, annoying pushover woman and Ophelia is the bad girl. She has a illegitimate relationship with Hamlet which is purely sexual and then right when her father needs help getting ahead, she is there to do the dirty deed. In my opinion, that makes for the most interesting play because all people want to be able to relate. With an oppressed, annoying Ophelia, the women who know how to get things done have no where to go... That is why the Mel Gibson version is good. I like the Mel Gibson Ophelia and Brannaugh as Hamlet. The Gibson Ophelia is spritely and smart and I like her... Brannaugh is a smart alec and instead of seeming emotionally "mad" he is actually mad. I guess I'm a bit of a drama queen and I want them all to be able to handle themselves and put down their opressors with ease. What's the fun in Byronic heroes and protagonists if their all crazy and can't make for an interesting show? I don't want to watch a madman take revenge for his father because for all I know, his father died of a heart attack and was a mean guy and his mother was actually saved by his death and his uncle taking his place and keeping her as a wife. SO, I want a little more action that is mentally planned that MENTAL planned ideas..