Ghost Scene

In the first version of Hamlet, Zeffireli did an exceptional job on basing it on the time period but I do not believe that the Ghost was enough for me; I feel as though the Ghost had no qualities that I imagine of when I think of the stereotypical ghost. For instance, he didn't see nor sound like a Ghost (like Mrs. Stawicki did while reading in class) and personally, I also don't believe that the Ghost should have had so much emotion. Gibson, however, was very good in portraying his role; he was my favorite Hamlet of all. Unlike the Ghost, I believe that Hamlet should have a lot of emotion due to the circumstances and Gibson did an amazing job of switching emotions. The setting of the movie was not my ideal spot but the acting fixed that for me. The background music was eerie and the room was very dark; almost too dark that it took away from the scene. In the second version, Branagh did a wonderful job portraying the film as I pictured in my head but he did not do as good as a job of playing Hamlet. The way that Branagh inserted the flashbacks of the Ghost's past was really intriguing to me and I think that is why I enjoyed the clip so much more than the others. The Ghost was exactly how I pictured it but Hamlet was not; I think Branagh was not a good choice for Hamlet due to his poor acting skills and lack of emotion  (from what I've seen). The background music was like a suspenseful tone that really had me on the edge of my seat and I was able to see a lot clearer throughout the clip than in version one. The setting was in the forest/woods with wind in the background along with the music. In my opinion, I hated version three; it bored me and it did not portray the play in any way besides the dialogue. I understand that it was a "modern" take on it but I still do not understand how this was even put into a movie. It may have been that Almereyda did not do a good job directing it or maybe it was Hawke who did not do a good job playing it but I couldn't even follow along. I did not like how no one was there to stop Hamlet and how there was barely any emotion. I was also unable to make out what the characters were saying due to their speed of talking or their volume-I did not like that. The setting was in either an apartment or a house to which Hamlet was just leisurely sitting around and the background music sounded sad but yet there were no emotions throughout the clip. If I were approaching this myself, I would base it mainly on the play. The setting would be in the woods, like version 2, because there does not have to be a specific time period for that to happen and the background music would be eerie as well. I would let Gibson be Hamlet, but I would ask him not to exaggerate it so much, and I would have the Ghost from version two. I would like to have my movie be mainly like version two, but have different emotions and touch some things up. I would like to leave my audience with the fright of seeing a ghost and have them in suspense about what Hamlet is going to do to his uncle to avenge his father's death. I would like to make as though while Hamlet was running into the woods to meet and talk with the Ghost, he fell and hit his head and fell unconscious. This would cause him to dream the entire interaction and make him think that he actually met his father's ghost. Horatio and Marcellus would then come to find him unconscious and awake him to find out what he had dreamed. I would then fade out of the scene with the Ghost's voice faintly saying, "Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye. Remember me".