Hamlet

The film adheres closely to the source material without explicitly depicting non-straight identities. While avant-garde staging allows for subtextual interpretations of desire, the representation remains within traditional straight-centered frameworks.

The production follows classical gender hierarchies and masculine authority. While Ophelia's psychological disintegration is emphasized, it is framed through tragic madness rather than a systemic challenge to gender roles.

Casting is notably homogeneous, featuring a primarily white, Anglo-Saxon ensemble. The film maintains a traditionalist approach to the royal hierarchy without utilizing color-blind casting or diverse ethnic representation.

The film critiques established social orders and the sanctity of the state through a dream-like setting. Hamlet’s rejection of courtly decorum reflects a postmodern skepticism toward traditional Western power structures.

Mental health and psychological collapse are central, driving forces of the plot. However, the surrealist execution risks aestheticizing neurodivergence rather than providing real ability to act-driven representation for these conditions.