Branagh vs. Zeffirelli's

After viewing both films, it is clear that both films contrast each other through the use of different elements. One of the methods that we can this occurring is through use of different language elements. In both films the Shakespearean language is still used however, in Zeffirelli's version we can see that some lines are cut and/or altered. This is noticeable through key parts of character soliloquies or character interaction. When watching Branagh's version, almost every line is similar to the that of the text and usually never altered during character to character conversation. In Hamlet's first soliloquy in Zeffirelli's version many lines are altered and the soliloquy is thus shortened. Not only are the lines different in the earlier version but we are also in a medieval setting as opposed to Branaghs 19th century atmosphere. It seems that in the earlier version of Hamlet, we are able to see more of the medieval atmosphere as we are taken to different settings in and around the castle walls. In Branagh's version it seems that when characters move around and interact we are restricted to certain rooms and places in the castle as opposed to outside. Zeffirelli's version lets us see the rest of society during the time in which his movie is portrayed as opposed actually focusing on main character conversation and language, similar to that of the text. In Branagh's version it is unique to note the luxuriousness of the throne and its people as we are in a later time period as opposed to the less advanced era that Hamlet and others are in through Zeffirelli's film. By the use of different props and outfits in both films we can notice this. By the differences in elements between both films, it seems that Zeffirelli's version of the film is more "hollywood" oriented, not only through actors and actresses, but from the original text and Branagh's more true-to-the-text film.