Movie (Film) Version of Romeo and Juliet
There have been many romantic films made in the past as well as now in the
present, from Wuthering Heights to Pretty Woman. But, one of the most romantic
of all films is the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is safe to say that most
people are familiar with this story. A couple so determined to be together,
ended up tragically in the arms of one another because of their feuding families.
Today, a new director attempts to recreate this Shakespearean story by adding a
little of his on twists to it. Using the same dialogue as Shakespeare, this
director sets the story in modern times. Romeo and Juliet, the movie, gives
audience in the twentieth century a taste of a new and mystical flavor to this
well-known love story.
The setting of Romeo and Juliet, as expected, was totally different from
other settings in the past. This setting, however, was not necessarily set in
way of how people today would live. The story was set more fantasy-like.
Because of the setting, the deaths of the people in this movie did not seem as
moving as to the old movies. For some reason, the setting of Mercutio's death
interfered with this supposedly poetic scene. A broken down stage on a sandy
beach does not seem to fit well together. The setting seemed pretty artificial.
Also, the scene when one of the Montagues died at the gas station did not seem
as depressing as would be if any other person was to die. This scene was the
opening one so, the audience could have been distracted by the dialogue and
therefore, not paying attention to the death to much.
In the beginning of the movie, it was hard to adjust to the dialogue
with the atmosphere. The dialogue was way on the other side of the timeline
compared to the setting. Some of the audience was even laughing. Perhaps that
was why it was so difficult to follow the movie with all those distractions.
What was quite remarkable about this movie was how the director
incorporated today's problems and events with the old Shakespearean dialogue.
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In 1976, the US Senate ordered a fresh inquiry into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas while campaigning for re-election. People who had been involved in the original Warren Commission investigations were asked to make fresh statements. The FBI and the CIA were persuaded to release more of their documents on Oswald. New lines of inquiry were opened and individuals who had not previously given evidence were persuaded to come forward. Most important of all, pieces of evidence such as photos and sound recordings were subjected to scientific analysis using the most up-to-date methods and equipment. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) completed their investigation in 1979 and they finally came to a discrete verdict that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy, one of which killed the president. A fourth shot was fired from the grassy knoll, which was contradictory to the statement printed by the Warren Commission 16 years earlier. They concluded that John Kennedy was assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Baz Lurhmann's Film Version Previously, in Act 2 Scene 6, we have seen Romeo and Juliet marrying one another thus binding the Montagues with the Capulets together. The marriage had to take place in secret, due to the war between the two families. We see at the beginning of Act 3 Scene 1, the behaviour between Romeo, Mercutio and Tybalt reflect the hatred between the Montagues and Capulets. Throughout this essay I shall be looking at the main characters of Act 3 Scene 1, also I will discuss the way Shakespeare presents the characters in the play and in contrast with Baz Lurhmann's film of Romeo and Juliet, to see if Lurhmann adds anything to how the characters are represented in the film. At the start of act 3 scene 1 we see Mercutio's arrogance, as when confronted by Tybalt, he tells him that he "will not budge".
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There is no doubt that the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 is one of the most controversial and talked about topics of American and world history. This is because of the question that remains unanswered, ‘Who killed Mr Kennedy?’. It seems that no evidence is going to answer the questions of curious people around the globe, and until those questions can be answered, no one will ever be certain if the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the result of a conspiracy.
On the day of November 22, 1963 the day started out just like any other campaigning day for president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Shaking hands and kissing babies was just the daily norm for the president of this great nation, but it all turned south in a quick hurry… John F. Kennedy was considered by many to one of the greatest world leaders this country has ever produced, but unfortunately his life was cut short. JFK was assassinated November 22, 1963, by who some said to be Lee Harvey Oswald, a very connected man, to organizations such as the Mafia, Russian KGB, the Cubans and Castro and even the CIA. But the real question lies between the lines in the fine print. Did Oswald commit murder and assassinate the president of the United States of America? That answer we may never truly know. Many believe that Oswald was the sole murderer of JFK, while others believe completely different theories. I happen to believe in a not so common theory in which the man behind it the assassination was none other than the jealous Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson. LBJ was a dangerous man, he had many connections to mafia members, ex and current CIA members some of which had great feelings of hatred towards our president, even Johnson himself had many reason to dislike Mr. Kennedy but was LBJ really behind the murder our great president John F. Kennedy, that is what I intend to learn much more about. To better understand my theory I will give you just enough background information on some of the other common conspiracy theories, starting with the Warren Commission Report.
Romeo and Juliet is one of the best tragedies ever written and one of the best plays of all time. It was written by the legendary William Shakespeare. It has been through many adaptations from film, television, radio plays, and theatre. However, the adaptation at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum where the play took place in East Jerusalem with a fight between the Muslims and Jews is one of them, and this adaptation and the original play has its similarities and differences.
The Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for a Cinema Audience There are many difference between showing a play in a theatre and showing it on film. The theatre is more of a writers medium and more emphasis is shown on language, you could say theatre acting is more dramatic. Film actors don't need to be quite so dramatic as the point the actor is trying to make can be conveyed in other ways on screen (such as through use of varied backgrounds). Also on stage the scenes need to be longer, this is to avoid changing the stage regularly. If a film had long scenes set in one place only, the audience would probably become quite restless and wonder what the point of such a long scene would be.
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John F. Kennedy’s assassination has been a mystery since it happened in 1993. John F. Kennedy was shot in a moving car in Dallas, Texas. The murder surprised the nation in a time of peace and calmness, It was also “... the first time the vivid immediacy of such acts was brought into the homes of millions” (“The Warren
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.
Film Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 'Romeo & Juliet', was written by poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. The romantic play, 'Romeo & Juliet' involves many recognisable emotions and themes including passion, love, hate, agony, and sadness. This essay will examine how Baz Luhrmann reproduces Shakespeare's classic love story into a contemporary modern world so audiences today can access and understand the universal themes of the play in a familiar environment. One way Baz Luhrmann modernises the original text by Shakespeare is by replacing Elizabethan swords with the modern day guns. At the 'gas station' scene, Capulet men say: "draw if you be men".
The Scenes Act 4 Scene 3 - Act 5 Scene 1 in “Romeo and Juliet” can be
get caught up in the story and forget that they are listening to the Bard. It