Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Pretty entertaining take on Hamlet. Heavy in the Shakespearean language and references. Gets a bit confusing.
Ever wondered what went on with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern during all of Hamlet? Well, you won't really know from watching this since those two don't really know what's going on around them. The movie starts with the two of them on horseback flipping coins and debating life and philosophy. They don't know their names, what happened that day or what's going on. They meet up with a play troupe and suddenly they're at the Denmark castle. There, they really don't know what's going on and muddle their way through things. The rest of it follows Hamlet with the addition of the play troupe entering and trying to explain to R & G what's going on.
Things get a bit convoluted in this movie. The language a bit dense and they talk rather quickly so it can be hard to follow. When you do understand it, the banter is really entertaining. It sticks close to the Shakespearean playing with words style so characters converse using the same words but talking about 2 completely different things. It's also fun to watch Rosencrantz discover basic theories of life such as gravity, probability, displacement and paper airplanes.
3.25 shrubs of 5. Lower due to it's hard to follow nature. Pretty funny movie, though.
Ever wondered what went on with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern during all of Hamlet? Well, you won't really know from watching this since those two don't really know what's going on around them. The movie starts with the two of them on horseback flipping coins and debating life and philosophy. They don't know their names, what happened that day or what's going on. They meet up with a play troupe and suddenly they're at the Denmark castle. There, they really don't know what's going on and muddle their way through things. The rest of it follows Hamlet with the addition of the play troupe entering and trying to explain to R & G what's going on.
Things get a bit convoluted in this movie. The language a bit dense and they talk rather quickly so it can be hard to follow. When you do understand it, the banter is really entertaining. It sticks close to the Shakespearean playing with words style so characters converse using the same words but talking about 2 completely different things. It's also fun to watch Rosencrantz discover basic theories of life such as gravity, probability, displacement and paper airplanes.
3.25 shrubs of 5. Lower due to it's hard to follow nature. Pretty funny movie, though.
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