Comparison of Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was made into a film by two
different directors. Baz Luhrmann’s to Franco Zeffirelli’s
interpretation of Romeo and Juliet were very distinct and they both
appeal to different age group audiences. Franco Zeffirelli’s version
was the first film of Romeo and Juliet. It was produced in 1968 and it
was quiet typical, exactly what the audience would have expected the
film of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to be. Unlike Baz Luhrmann’s version, which
was very modern and appealed to a younger audience.
Baz Luhrmann’s and Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet are perfect
examples of the very different perspectives you can have of the
stunning play.
The masked ball scene is one of the most challenging scenes to
recreate. Because Shakespeare doesn’t tell us what the characters
wear, what the Capulet mansion looks like and what the face
expressions are like when the lovers first set eyes on each other, it
offers great flexibility. Which is why the masked ball scene is very
different in each film that was produced.
In both films the costumes the actors wore reflected the
characteristics of their roles. In Franco Zeffirelli’s, Juliet wore a
red dress which symbolises love and in Baz Luhrmann’s version Juliet
wore a white angel costume which shows purity and innocence. Romeo
wore a blue/navy costume with a tiger mask in Franco’s version, which
was quite different to what Romeo wore in Baz Luhrmann’s. He was
dressed as a knight which associates with romance and symbolises
protection.
Not only did the costumes reflect the personalities of the character...
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...he same as the play.
The purpose of Franco’s film was probably to create what Shakespeare
would have created if he was alive. This is clear because of how
predictable and traditional Franco Zeffirelli’s movie is. Baz
Luhrmann’s purpose might have been to attract the younger audience to
Shakespeare as the fans of Shakespeare tend to be older.
Both movies were excellently produced but I personally prefer Franco
Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet because it’s exactly what I
think Shakespeare would have wanted the film of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to
be like. Luhrmann’s version was very well made and much more effort
put into it, but the original was still more appealing to a wider
audience, because younger people can relate to it and older people can
enjoy it because it isn’t like the modern action packed kind of film.
Juliet’ due to the fact that his film work was about youth and how its
One of the most celebrated plays in history, “Romeo and Juliet”, was written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. It is a story about two lovers that have to meet in secret because of an ongoing family feud. Tragically, because of their forbidden love Romeo and Juliet take their lives so they can be together. In 1997, a movie was adapted from the play “Romeo and Juliet”, directed by Baz Lurhmann. However, as alike as the movie and the play are, they are also relatively different.
Romeo and Juliet - Movie vs. Book & nbsp; Often times people say that William Shakespeare was and still is a legend. They are correct. It is amazing how Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet was written. centuries ago can be better than Franco Zefferelli's movie production of Romeo. and Juliet, which had much better technology to work with only decades ago. Although the movie appeared better, it left out some major parts. The play had better mood and plot details which made it much more dramatic and by far a better presentation of the. & nbsp; One major difference between the play and the movie occurs in mood. An example of this is the marriage scene. In the marriage scene of the play, Romeo and Juliet is very serious. The reader can tell this by the way the two speak. Romeo says that the Holy Words the Friar speaks can make something without an equal (Act II, Scene 6, Line 4).
Have people ever wondered which is better actually reading the the Romeo and Juliet play that's about true love or being lazy and watching the movie first and go off that ? There are major differences in comparison from the actual play from 1595 to the movie that was made in 1969. That Zeffirelli had chosen to changed while directing the Romeo and Juliet Movie were scenes like the balcony,the fighting, and the very end of Romeo and Juliet Scenes. Why did he do it no one really knows why he did.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two adolescents—Romeo and Juliet from two hostile families fall in love with each other. This prohibited love ultimately turns into a romantic tragedy, in which they commit suicide for each other. Both Franco Zeffirelli’s (1968) and Baz Lurhmann’s (1996) versions retained the dialogues written by William Shakespeare in their movies. However, these two movies are directed in their own unique ways, which have several distinctive differences.
The Major Differences Between Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet The major differences between the two movies Romeo and Juliet who were
the cinema is the director's. Romeo and Juliet is a feast for the eyes and
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. With Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes. Universal Pictures Production, 1960.
A Comparison of the Interpretations of Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet Having studied the openings of two film versions, the two directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, show they interpret the play differently because of the way they see different meanings in them. By interpreting the play differently, it also means the audience pick up a different meaning. Every image seen in the beginning decides whether the audience should continue with watching the film. But what makes a film so engaging?
Chloe Fleming investigates Baz Luhrmann’s capability in embodying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his own modern film adaptation and praises the hell out of it.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is done through the renewal of props and costumes, the reconstruction of the prologue and the upgrading of the setting, whilst preserving the original Shakespearean language. Out of the two, it is Luhrmann who targets Romeo & Juliet to a younger audience to a much larger extent than Zeffirelli.
One of the greatest questions addressed in both Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare in Love is the question "does love conquer all?" Should one follow his heart or should one conform to society's view as to what is proper? In the movie, love does in fact conquer all, but, in the play, it does not. In the play Romeo and Juliet decide to follow their hearts and they do not conform to society's wishes. Romeo and Juliet end up dead and the feud between the Montagues and Capulets is over. In the case of Shakespeare in Love, Will loses Viola but his love for her lives on as seen in his later writings. So, one could argue that in some instances love does indeed conquer all and, in other cases, it does not. Following the path of true love can be a tragic one as seen in Romeo and Juliet. As for Shakespeare in Love, both characters meet society's wishes and therefore return to their normal lives never being quite the same.
This movie begins in the year 1593 when there are two playhouses in London (The Curtain Theatre and The Rose Theatre) that are competing with one another for playwrights and audiences. The Rose Theatre hires Shakespeare (played by Joseph Fiennes) to write the comedy, "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter", in a drastic attempt to bring in some cash. William agrees to write this piece, but also offers it to the Curtain Theatre, seeing where it will be of more profit. The only trouble is, he is currently suffering a severe case of writer’s block that can only be cured by finding himself a muse.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.
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