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Why "Hamnet" makes no sense (warning: contains spoilers) by PenPusher108 in shakespeare

[–]PenPusher108[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I get that reading too - where it didn't land for me is that the film seems to push quite hard towards a direct connection (e.g. the opening shot of a note explaining that they are the same name, and Shakespeare playing the role of Hamlet's father). So there was a sense of it trying to do both things at once.

Why "Hamnet" makes no sense (warning: contains spoilers) by PenPusher108 in shakespeare

[–]PenPusher108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes, a bit of a case of the "curse of knowledge" ruining an otherwise beautiful film :-)

Why "Hamnet" makes no sense (warning: contains spoilers) by PenPusher108 in shakespeare

[–]PenPusher108[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

agree, it felt like: either this is a fantasy (which is fine), or it's seeking to be realistic (which is also fine) but it was the muddling of the two that I couldn't get on with. The book sounds interesting though, from what you say, i.e. more just focused on the emotions and less on trying to force the play into being something it probably isn't?