I’ve read that Netflix often gives writers notes telling them to dumb down their scripts and narrate the action (having the dialogue describe what is happening), so that people can view the movies as “background “.
So Hamlets’ soliloquy would begin:
“To be or not to be, I ask you, the skull of my dear departed friend…”
I’ve read that Netflix often gives writers notes telling them to dumb down their scripts and narrate the action (having the dialogue describe what is happening), so that people can view the movies as “background “.
So Hamlets’ soliloquy would begin:
“To be or not to be, I ask you, the skull of my dear departed friend…”
Nice one! Then there is this, from very long ago when the world was young and (somewhat) innocent:
"Well, frankly, the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle and let them walk all over me, or whether I should just say OK, I get the message, and do myself in. I mean, let's face it, I'm in a no-win situation, and quite honestly, I'm so stuffed up to here with the whole stupid mess that I can tell you I've just got a good mind to take the quick way out. That's the bottom line. The only problem is, what happens if I find that when I've bumped myself off there's some kind of a, you know, all that mystical stuff about when you die, you might find you're still - know what I mean?"
- Hamlet’s Soliloquy, as it might be rendered in modern English (Prince Charles, presentation of the Thomas Cranmer Schools Prize, St James, Garlickhythe, London, 19th December 1989)
Okay! We need to jump on this and start making Shakespeare of this caliber for Netflix. It could be the ultimate satire/parody. But we have to play it completely straight
I knew that when I wrote it, but writing it last night as we were about to lose an hour, I didn’t want to lose any more time coming up with a more accurate example.
I’ve read that Netflix often gives writers notes telling them to dumb down their scripts and narrate the action (having the dialogue describe what is happening), so that people can view the movies as “background “.
So Hamlets’ soliloquy would begin:
“To be or not to be, I ask you, the skull of my dear departed friend…”
Quite an improvement, don’t you think?
Nice one! Then there is this, from very long ago when the world was young and (somewhat) innocent:
"Well, frankly, the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle and let them walk all over me, or whether I should just say OK, I get the message, and do myself in. I mean, let's face it, I'm in a no-win situation, and quite honestly, I'm so stuffed up to here with the whole stupid mess that I can tell you I've just got a good mind to take the quick way out. That's the bottom line. The only problem is, what happens if I find that when I've bumped myself off there's some kind of a, you know, all that mystical stuff about when you die, you might find you're still - know what I mean?"
- Hamlet’s Soliloquy, as it might be rendered in modern English (Prince Charles, presentation of the Thomas Cranmer Schools Prize, St James, Garlickhythe, London, 19th December 1989)
I read that, and heard Al Pachino saying it. Surely we could revise Hamlet into another episode of the Godfather series...
Ever read "The Skinhead Hamlet"?
I hadn’t. But thanks for the introduction. To tell the truth, I still haven’t - I got the gist within the first 3 pages or so… 8-)
Okay! We need to jump on this and start making Shakespeare of this caliber for Netflix. It could be the ultimate satire/parody. But we have to play it completely straight
Nitpick here: Hamlet's soliloquy was not addressed to his departed friend Yorick. "Alas, poor Yorick" was later in the play.
I knew that when I wrote it, but writing it last night as we were about to lose an hour, I didn’t want to lose any more time coming up with a more accurate example.
As a fellow nitpicker, I apologize.
I hate losing that hour, no idea why we still have to do it.
Bob and Doug McKenzie did Strange Brew 40 years ago, basically Hamlet from the perspective of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.