Ophelia [DVD]

This is so good, the dvd plays great. The movie is one of my favorites, the costumes are beautiful, the story is so good too.

This brilliant movie never found the audience it deserved because it dropped in the opening weeks of the pandemic. I feel so lucky that it "dropped" in my lap as I was looking up versions of the famous Ophelia "flower scene." I knew the moment I saw that clip that I would be sharing the movie with my students. I am an English teacher who loves pairing movies with works, especially when the movie offers a fresh look. I cannot praise this brilliant retelling of Hamlet highly enough. Daisy Ridley is incandescent as Ophelia. Full credit to the writers of the novel, of the movie script, and the director for this provocative spin on the world's most famous tragedy. By recentering the story on Ophelia, the entire energy of the play changes, even as they preserve the core tragedy. All of the same people die (with one monumental and self-evident spin) and the same tropes, motifs, polarities, symbols, and themes are in play. Listening to my students deconstruct the movie and its lessons affirms for me just how valuable a "text" it is. What is most radical is also a lesson for our time. By telling the tale through Ophelia's eyes, Hamlet is humanized. To a person, my students voiced empathizing with this movie Hamlet more than the man in Shakespeare's play. So often we're asked to choose between men and women. One of the most toxic narratives we're dealing with right now is that if we lift up one group, we're repressing another. Nothing could be further from the truth. Ophelia opines near the end that not all stories have to end with a sword and bloodshed. She tells Hamlet we can choose a different narrative. Now is the time to embrace this powerful lesson in what that alternative might look like. The production values are through the roof and the actors are fantastic. Daisy Ridley is simply incandescent as Ophelia. She should have won an Oscar. My only complaint is the one I have with nearly all movies now...the sound mixing. Apparently, getting the sound right on a movie is now a lost art. It is very difficult to decode what is being said in several key scenes. I wish someone would go back and take another pass at it becuase you will want to relish every word of this utterly brilliant retelling.

I bought this because Netflix no longer had it available to stream. I love this movie so much.

Good story, cast, acting, ending.

Entertaining and well acted. Daisy Ridley makes this role her own. A lot more violent than I was expecting, but also quite funny. Well done adaptation - I will never think of Hamlet like I used to. Ophelia is transformed into a powerful woman.

Cómo es moda hoy en día contar una historia desde el punto de vista de un personaje femenino, quizá secundario en un origen, acá se cuenta no la historia de Hamlet, sino la de Ophelia y Hamlet y las intrigas de la corte. Igual muy entretenida

I was deeply moved by the directing, acting, cinematography, gorgeous sets, opulent costumes, and the outdoor settings. A feast for the eyes and the heart.

I love this movie, but I forgot DVDs and blue ray are garbage. Unskippable trailers everytime, constant french language options, menus is designed horribly with gray being where the cursor is so you can't ever be sure what you're selecting. Terrible design for just one video file? Forget it I wanted an official copy to buy bc I love this movie but this makes me mad and probably won't ever load it up again. Don't bother.

I originally borrowed this blu-ray from the public library. I loved the movie so much that I decided to buy my own copy from Amazon. I like the acting, the story was entertaining, and the costume design looks great. I strongly recommend this movie for fans of this genre or the actors on this movie.

Me intereso por el reparto de actores y la historia de la mujer de Hamlet (la tragedia de Hamlet desde el punto de vista de Ofelia). A diferencia de los discos blur-ay, mi reproductor no lee los DVD-NTSC.

Una adaptación de la famosa obra Hamlet, a través de los ojos de Ophelia. Me resultó muy emocionante y original, los giros a la trama son bastante entretenidos. El elenco está fabuloso, especialmente Daisy Ridley y George MacKay, definitivamente de los mejores actores jóvenes que tiene el cine en este momento. El empaque está muy bonito, tiene subtitulos en español.

You’re not going to find a traditional Shakespeare tale here but what you do get is a visually stunning slightly more abstract take on a heroine that must quietly use her evident but rarely emphasised wits to get by. The film is more of an artistic production with a strong Pre-Raphaelite design and even if the plot isn’t especially standout, I find it very compelling in its own way.

Great film, the costumes and imagery are a delight. Great story from Ophelia’s point of view. Daisy is great as the leading lady. Highly entertaining and recommend.