In my view, the film doesn't change the story line enough to disqualify it as a Shakespearean tragedy. Even with its omission of the Fortinbras subplot and Hamlet's abbreviated interactions with Horatio, the film still contains all of the elements of a Shakespearean tragedy: a tragic hero, a struggle between good and evil, a fatal character flaw of the tragic hero, the tragic destruction of the good along with the bad, plenty of both external and internal conflicts, supernatural elements, a lack of poetic justice, and some comic relief. While the irony of Young Fortinbras's ultimate taking of the Danish throne is missing entirely, the tragic elements inherent in the play remain intact in this adaptation (despite its many flaws as a film).
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