Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier are often considered to be quite
             similar. This is based on obvious similarities such as the fact that they
             are both actors and directors and that they have both acted in and produced
             adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. One effective way to compare the two
             is to consider how both have approached the same film. This will now be
             completed by analyzing and comparing the film "Henry V." This will show
             that Branagh and Olivier are very different, with many of their differences
             related to the time in which they directed.
             The first difference that is seen in the two films is that Olivier's
             version seems more like a movie of a play, than a movie. This has several
             impacts on the way the film is viewed. The first is that is makes you more
             aware that you are watching a Shakespeare play. As a viewer, this changes
             expectations of what will be seen. In movies, you generally expect to see
             a realistic chain of events, where you follow those events. While you are
             being shown various scenes, there is a tendency to be drawn into the scenes
             and to experience them almost as if you were part of them. In this way, a
             good movie actually allows the viewer to forget that they are viewing a
             movie. This does not occur in Olivier's version because the play format
             makes the viewer aware that they are being told a story. In this way, the
             viewer actually becomes like part of the audience, almost as if they were
             sitting in the Globe Theater in London. It is difficult to decide whether
             this is a positive thing or a negative thing. In one way, Branagh's
             version is more effective because it is easier to get drawn into the scenes
             and journey with the characters. In another way, Olivier's version is
             effective because it allows you to watch the scenes as an outsider and
             question them. Overall, it is like the two versions result in two
             different ways to view ...