Hamlet is the first of Shakespeare's four tragedies, and it is also the most famous Shakespeare drama that has been put on the screen. It contains the essential elements of a good play, including: a symmetrical plot, complicated characters, metaphors about the meaning of life, enough sex (including incest) and violence. Every condition develops in a balanced way, so that the serious theme of this film will not make the audience breathless. The film version of Revenge of the Prince directed by laurence olivier has successfully integrated all the elements.

Laurence olivier wrote, directed and acted the play. As an actor, Hamlet, the Danish prince he played, became the soul of the whole play. As a director, he is even more impressive. The whole film has distinct black and white layers and flexible lens scheduling, which completely presents the interior of Elsinore Castle and sees the whole world through Hamlet's eyes.

The narratives of Hamlet and his lover Ophelia show the subtle and distinct psychological changes of the two characters, which narrows the ideological distance between the audience and the characters.

Although Shakespeare's works are still meaningful after thousands of years, most directors will adjust the content of the script in order to make it suitable for the film media. In The Revenge of the Prince, Oliver deleted the scenes of Hamlet's good friends Rosen Craiz and Garden Stern (in which they were ordered by the king and queen to find out the reasons for Hamlet's depression), which had a little influence on the play. It is also worth mentioning that laurence olivier reduced a lot of superfluous words and adhered to the principle of "speaking expensively and concisely", a famous saying in Shakespeare's plays.

Many actors have tried to put Hamlet on the stage or the big screen (such as Kenneth Branna and mel gibson), but no one can match laurence olivier's achievements. Half a century later, he is still the king of Hamlet!

Part II: Henry V (Henry 1989)

Laurence olivier's "Henry V", which was shot on 1944, describes the pain and trial of King Henry V of England, and has always been the representative film work of the play. Until 1989, Kenneth Blana once again put Henry V on the big screen, making it a more powerful and imposing film masterpiece with violent battle scenes and heartbreaking love stories.

This film is about 14 15. After being humiliated by the French king, King Henry V of England decided to lead an army to attack France, but along the way he had to face not only depressed morale, but also his own inner doubts. The war scene in the film strengthened its bloodiness and cruelty in slow motion. It is difficult for the audience to tell whether they are British or French (although the French army looks much better). Soldiers from both sides hacked and trampled on each other. When the war is over, you will feel that the victory of the British army has nothing to do with the strategic organization of the army, but is like a miracle under the protection of God.

The real climax of the film is not the war scene, but the peace agreement between the two sides. Henry V played by Kenneth Blana has to propose to Catherine (emma thompson), the daughter of the French king. When he was in the same room with his war bride, the love and hate between them were intertwined, which was the climax of the play.

Henry V, played by Kenneth Blana, is both a leader and a moral conscience. He was forced to weigh his desire for power against the weight of everyone's life. In the end, he seems to have integrated the skills of Kennedy, General Patton and sean connery and devoted himself to the fight against the French army.

In the film, before the war, Henry V gave a touching speech to all the soldiers, even without the surging symphony accompaniment, it was equally remarkable. Note: kristen bell (American mental illness), unknown, pure and lovely, also plays a soldier in the film.

Part III: West Side Story (196 1)

Among all the works adapted from Shakespeare, the musical west side story can be said to span three fields: First, Romeo and Juliet was rewritten into a modern version of west side story, put on the stage and then made into a movie. From any angle, this film is a very successful masterpiece.

Leonardo Bernstein's music is catchy, beautiful and easy to remember; Jerome Rubins' choreography makes people want to move; And ernest lehmann, the screenwriter who adapted Arthur Laurent's book, his skill is unparalleled.

Without sacrificing the original spirit, the play moved the whole story to new york. The conflict between local youth gangs and Puerto Rican immigrants caused the opposition between the Jet Gang and the shark story, and also laid the groundwork for the encounter between Maria and Tony.

Natalie Wood plays the beloved Maria in the film, while Richard Bermer plays her lover Tony. Although his performance in the film sometimes seems a bit excessive, his collocation with the heroine is still very suitable. The scene of two people singing a duet on the fire escape outside Maria's bedroom captures the whole essence of the attraction of Romeo and Juliet on the balcony in Shakespeare's original works with a classic song. Rita moreno plays Maria's good friend Anita in the film, which has the temperament of modern jennifer lopez.

In the modern version of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet (that is, Maria in the film) was pardoned by the author, but the ending was as tragic as the original. Although the Spanish accent of the heroine Natalie Wood sometimes sounds funny, who cares about so many wonderful dance scenes?

Part IV: Romeo and Juliet (1968)

After The Taming of the Shrew, director franco zeffirelli once again let the actors drive the whole movie, but this time it was not a heavyweight star. The most unlucky couple in Shakespeare's works are played by two new young actors: Olivia Jose, 17 years old (the role of Juliet in the play 14 years old).

The sincere feelings injected by these two little stars in their lines resonate with their immature tone. When they are happy, they look happy. When they were about to break up, they seemed to be torn apart by grief.

In order to balance the passionate love between the two young children in the film, director Franco Zeffirelli arranged for Pat Heywood to play Juliet's nanny and Milo Osia to play the priest. They are the bridge between the two, but in the end they also led to their tragic death.

What makes this film outstanding is not only the plot of the characters, but also its meticulous details. When the feud between the two families began to duel, it changed from a rough sword-wielding to a real deadly battle. There is also a gorgeous ball where the young couple meet for the first time, which also shows the rich colors and luxurious momentum of the Italian countryside.

Part V: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)

A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's most imaginative comedy, which has inspired many wonderful film works in later generations. For example, A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring 1999 michelle pfeiffer, assembled a charming cast and fantastic scenes, and made a gorgeous, sweet and humorous film, which may be the most vivid version of the play so far.

However, in 1986, A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by British dramatist Peter Hall was far more successful than the 1999 version. The spirit of freedom in the 1960s met Shakespeare's most whimsical works, which triggered a classic.

The cass of this film is also the reason for its classic. Every actor in Hit the Floor is a heavyweight, including ian Richardson, Judi Dench, Diana Riggs, Helen Milan, david warner and ian holm.

When A Midsummer Night's Dream was released, it caused quite a stir because of director Peter Hall's avant-garde photography and bold costume design. In the film, all the fairies are only painted with a layer of green pigment, while Judi Dench, the Queen of Titan, covers important parts with leaves. This dress will even make Ivy uma thurman, the poison in Batman, jealous.

Apart from costume design and lens operation, the real outstanding feature of this film lies in the first-class acting skills of the actors, who tell Shakespeare's humorous lines in an elegant and calm manner. Ian holm plays the sly elf Parker, flying briskly in the Woods and performing the errand that the fairy king told him to do; Diana Riggs also put aside her cold image in the TV series "The The Avengers" and played the insecure and extremely neurotic Helena, making Krista flockhart (Ellie McBeer) who played the same role in the new version of "1999" look a little, um ... pathetic.

Part VI: Throne of Blood (1957)

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa moved Shakespeare's famous play Macbeth to feudal Japan. With superb artistic techniques, Akira Kurosawa combined Japanese functional drama with fantasy film techniques to create a fable with sharp contrast between light and shade, rich organizational structure and justice against violence.

Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's plays, played by Japanese actress Isuzu Yamada, is a heartless and ambitious woman. This kind of woman is definitely beyond your dare to marry and sleep. She emphasized that "a man without ambition is not a man" with her own golden words, and encouraged her husband to commit the crime of killing the monarch under the combination of hard and soft.

In this play, Macbeth becomes Japanese general Takeshi, played by the late famous Japanese actor toshiro mifune. Struggling in the pain of murder and deception, he created a spider's nest city with lingering music and bloody slaughter scenes, which is a great tragedy of desire, sin, conscience and doubt.

However, the good wine still sinks at the bottom of the urn, and the last long and painful death scene is the most classic part of the play. Zhu Ba died by the soldier's sword and became a real "porcupine"!

Part VII: Richard III (1995)

The story of Richard III took place in A.D. 1930, when the world was divided by war and human beings were in passion and pain. Richard Lancry, the director, skillfully combines the cunning, conspiracy and cruelty in the story with contemporary fascist symbolism. In one scene, the crowd booed, the enthusiastic crowd and the flag of Richard III fluttered, creating a creepy atmosphere. )

Ian Macland plays Richard. He wants to seize his brother's throne, and he will do anything to kill, cheat on marriage and exterminate the nation. Such a strong desire drives him to destroy people around him endlessly. In addition to Ian Macland's shocking performance, other actors were impeccable, including Chris Scott Thomas, annette bening and Robert Downey Jr.. ..

Transplanting Shakespeare's plays to other times is something that filmmakers often do, but they may not always do well. It is commendable that Richard III not only adapted the play with the wisdom of Ruizhe, but also injected modern vitality into the play without destroying Shakespeare's beautiful words.

Part VIII: The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

The film was written by director franco zeffirelli. Who is best suited to play Shakespeare's Desperate Couple? The craziest couple in Hollywood, of course, are richard burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

When The Taming of the Shrew was filmed, it was the third year of richard burton and Elizabeth Taylor's first marriage. Their strange and willful relationship just ignited the atmosphere of the whole movie, and their violent and rude quarrel on the screen may make many people sigh.

The film depicts the shrew Kate (Elizabeth Taylor) who can't find any man who dares to marry her because of her bad temper and stubbornness. She doesn't want to marry a tall, strong, bearded man (richard burton). Pituqiu was bent on training the shrew Kate to be an obedient wife, so he took the way of fighting violence with violence and finally tamed Kate's pride.

In the play, the two men have been fighting. When the groom Pituqiu deliberately dragged the bride Kate through the muddy and bumpy road to his dark and chaotic home on a stormy night, the opposition between them reached the highest point. How romantic it sounds! Although this version of The Taming of the Shrew smacks of farce, the real flirting between the hero and heroine makes it all worthwhile.

In the last scene of the film, Kate expresses her feelings emotionally at her sister's wedding: obedience and dedication are the only rules of a happy family. Seeing this scene, it is hard for us not to laugh, because this sentence is particularly meaningful when it comes from the mouth of the jade girl Elizabeth ... Who knows the true meaning of marriage better than she who has been married for eight times?

Part IX: It's all men's fault (much ado about nothing, 1993).

Kenneth Blana is an outstanding interpreter of Shakespeare's plays in today's film industry. He tried to turn Shakespeare's beautiful but difficult sentences into lines as light and easy to understand as butterflies and bees. I don't know why, once Shakespeare's vivid comedies are put on the big screen, they usually seem too mediocre, but Kenneth Blana skillfully reorganized the structure of the play and injected vivid vitality into it.

This romantic comedy, which takes place in fields and villages, is spectacular and gorgeous. This film is full of clever scams and beautiful love stories. It describes Shiloh (played by kate beckinsale) and Claudio (played by Roberto Shawn Leonardo) as lovers about to enter the auditorium. They have nothing to do during the wedding planning, so they plan to fix up the marriage of their good friends Benedict and Beatrice (played by Kenneth Brana and emma thompson, when they were lovers).

Benedict is a bold and witty young aristocrat, conceited and determined to be single, while Beatrice is a lively and glib girl. As soon as two sharp-tongued people meet, they will start a sarcastic war of words. However, under the goodwill deception of friends around, behind their angry words, the seedlings of love grew slowly, and finally they became husband and wife from enemies, which brought a happy and warm ending to the whole movie.

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. plays Pedro, the diligent and charming Aragon prince with aristocratic melancholy temperament, and keanu reeves plays John, the evil brother who makes trouble (his voice and expression are not ups and downs, which sounds a bit, um ... this film is boring! )

Part X: Julius Caesar (1953)

In Shakespeare's plays, the script should be the soul of the whole play. However, in Julius Caesar, a black-and-white film written by director Joseph Menkewitz and describing the Roman Empire, the actor is its soul.

This film is an elaborate story of ancient Rome with ambition, intrigue and political intrigue, starring Marlon Brando, james mason and John Guigude. John Goodall plays the power-hungry Senator Cassius. He was jealous of Caesar's fame and power, so he instigated others to assassinate the emperor. He endowed the role with beautiful voice and expression. Marlon Brando's interpretation of marc anthony is in contrast and balance with cassius's role. He is loyal and melancholy, and he is a good friend of Julius Caesar (surprisingly, in this film, Marlon Brando gets rid of vague diction and speaks quite clearly and loudly).

Joseph Munkiwitz, the director, interpreted the heavy lines in Julius Caesar with elegant and meaningful methods, studied the historical scenes full of sharp contrast, and staged a good show of emotional interaction. When the song ended, did we learn anything from the play? Never trust a man in a robe!