Friday, May 6, 2011

Invisble Chrildren

I have this friend in youth group that told us all about this horrible thing that was happening in Uganda, Africa. He told us all about it and his school was even helping out the stiuation by selling the rubber braclets for $2.00. I was really interested in it because I didn't see a documenry on it. Invisble Children is were children are kidnapped and are forced to fight in war! When they came to my school they told us what we were going to watch. I tought to my self oh i remember what my friend Mark told us. As the documentry went on its became sad and heart renching. When Tonys mother died i started getting chills. I felt really sorry for Tony. Also, I tought to myself why cant our school do something to help? I am very involed in a lot of community sevice. I am very active in Relay For Life. I help so much with that so why can't Bloomfield High do something to help the Invisble Children. Invisble Chrildren changed my life and I hope that we put a stop to Invisble Children. If our counrty has evey school to have a funraiser when can put a stop to Invisble Children.

Ophelia

I do think that she intentionally drowned herself because she could of found help no matter how bad her life. No Ophelia didn't give in after the branch broke and try to save her self. There were way that she could of saved her self even when her cloths where very heavy. I believe that Ophelia's madness is all because of all that is going on in her life. Part of it is because of Hamlet and her. Hamlet takes a big part in her young life. I think her break down was about her life and how everyone goes though rough times. Everyone has there break downs but when you seek help there is a high possibility that you wont make the wrong decision in life. I really don't feel sorry for her because she has her family and Hamlet that she could of went to before she went and "feel off the branch." If I was the director of the play I would represent Ophelia in a very similar way as Shakespeare. I like the way that he made Ophelia in like a dark setting with all the flowers and other plant like scenery.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Hamlet: The First Ghost Scene

In each movie the actors portrayed each character very differently. In some of the movies the character of Hamlet was played very well and like in the medieval perspective. I think the best movie with the best Hamlet is the one where Mel Gibson plays Hamlet. The mood and tone of the movie that Director: Franco Zeffirelli made was scary and set the tone very deep and dark. Also, it was a dark on the top of the castle setting. In the movie made by Director: Kenneth Branagh was the scariest movie I thought because Hamlet was running though the woods like something was chasing him. The setting was in the woods and as Hamlet was running the ground was shaking and blowing smoke out of it. Another thing about this movie was that it just seemed evil. The movie that was my least favorite was the one Directed by Michael Almereyda. The mood of it was very modern day and when you hear "Hamlet" I think of old and back in the day. When the ghost and Hamlet starts to talk it is very light and its in an apartment. I like how each director use the props in all of the moves. The prop that stands out the most to me was the cloth were the ghost kept dabbing his ear! If I would make a movie scene like this one that we watch i wouldn't change it that much but I would like to do a combination of all three. Each movie has some good point in some way or another and some things I really don't like. The way I would portry the charaters would be a very scary and fustrating tone. Also, the one prop i would use is the cloth for the ghost. Another prop I would use for the ghost is to put him in his armor. Hamlet I would make hime look like the one in the version played by Mel Gibson. I would have Hamlet on top of the castle looking very scared and in suspence onto whats going to happen. The ghost would come like down or out of the dark dreery night and just start speeking to Hamlet. As the ghost is talking to his son Hamlet is very upset when the ghost tells him who kills him. Hamlet now knows his uncle killed his father and now wants revenge on his uncle Claudius. Hamlet right away wants to leave to get back at Claudius but his father the ghost is holding him back but is not really touching Hamlet. When the ghost scene is over the ghost reaches for Hamlets face and vanishes.