#Movies
I just watched #Hamnet (2025) at my local #AMC.
Hamnet is an emotionally powerful movie which suggests that #Shakespeare was inspired to write #Hamlet in memory of his son who died 4 years earlier. There is no proof that this is actually the case but it is a inventive twist on the story of his relationship with his wife, how they may have dealt with the death of their son & how it may have affected their relationship.
Hamnet was directed by #ChloeZhao. Zhao previously directed #Nomadland (2020) which won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Zhao) & Best Actress (Frances McDormand) in 2021
Hamnet is nominated for 8 Oscars in 2026 for Best Picture, Best Director (Zhao), Best Actress (#JessieBuckley), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design & Best Production Design.
I don't normally like performances of Shakespeare's plays (I find it hard to understand the language) but I enjoyed those parts of Hamlet performed in this movie. I'd rate it 7 out of 10.