Shakespeare's Henry V: Two Views Of War

Part I of Essay
Throughout the twentieth century, producers in the movie industry have tried to capture the art of Shakespearean plays on film. All of the attempts at establishing comparable productions has resulted in various impressions of a single script. When producers with differen ....

Part II of Essay
.... receives a different experience after viewing each film. Although both Olivier and Branagh depicted the identical Shakespearean production, the result is two very different films. In 1944, at the closing of World War II, Laurence Olivier adopted William Shakespeare's script of Henry V. Using the setting, costumes, and music in his film, Olivier presented an overall idealized view of war. The cartoon-like opening, when the field of Agincourt is shown as a grassy land against a picturesque sky, sets the mood of the movie. The audience sees ....