Comparing the Opening Sequences of Two Filmed Version of Romeo and Juliet
The two films are taken from two plays written by the same man,
Shakespeare. However they are both directed by two different men, what
ways has each director tried to convey the original script?
Romeo and Juliet has a very fast moving opening sequence. Already the
director manages to create tension between the Montague’s and the
Capulet, the two rival families. He does this by containing a fight in
the opening sequences between two gangs of each family and using very
tense, loud music. Unlike Romeo and Juliet the twelfth nights opening
sequence is a relatively slow one, starting off fast with scenes of
conflict and fighting but gradually slowing down as the singing
stopped. The director uses different paces with the two main
characters, with the girl its slow and calm, but when the cameras on
Orsino its quite fast moving. This makes the mood relatively calm but
leaving the viewer interested in the plot.
Romeo and Juliet also has a very modern visual style. It’s based in a
modern city with skyscraper, helicopters, cars and other modern
appliances. The dressing of the characters is also very modern. The
Capulets are dressed in punk clothes, have stuck up and messy, died
hair. The Montague’s clothes contrast to this of the Capulets. They
dress like Italian Americans, with neat black hair, boots, jackets and
they smoke cigars.
The director also chooses to have a lot of close ups and even extreme
close ups of the characters involved. The twelfth night doesn’t
contrast to Romeo and Juliet too much. It’s a mix of contempory and
old styles. The dressing of the characters is an example of this mix
of contempory and old. Orsino dresses in old-fashioned clothes. These
appear to be from Elizabethan periods and are wealthy looking clothes,
establishing what class Orsino is in. Whereas Viola dresses in modern
clothes of a different culture. Both are also seen wearing suits.
Of the two films neither reveals too much of their plots at the
A Comparison of Two Film Versions of Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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?
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Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classic love story written by the incomparable William Shakespeare. Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered literary classics, but none are more loved than Romeo and Juliet. This play masterfully tells the love story of two teenagers in Elizabethan England. The title characters Romeo and Juliet are members of two feuding families, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. There are different stylistic ways of portraying Romeo and Juliet, and the two most popular film versions portray two very different styles of this one play. Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet was made in the 1970s, and is the film version most commonly shown in high school classrooms. The newest film version of this play is Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet. This version sets the classic story in a modern day setting. Both versions, while different stylistically, hold true to the basic story line of the play.
music changes to show that she is sad. We then get a close up of
In the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, the balcony scene differs from the balcony scene in the 2013 version of Romeo and Juliet. One of the differences is the language they use; in the 2013 version the language is “modernized”, making it easier for people today to understand the film. However, some of the changes have happened because during the era the film was filmed, some technologies available to Hollywood directors weren’t available to the directors in the 1960’s. However, the directors did change some elements of the film, like the language of the film, the sound elements and the physical elements of the film.
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).
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‘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.
The environment surrounding the star-crossed lovers in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can influence audiences who may interpret the scenes in different ways. The audience can be greatly affected in their interpretation of the story by the mise-en-scene, costuming, and the hidden symbolic meaning. This great piece of literature was edited in two unique and intriguing forms, one Zeferelli directed which was filmed in 1968, and the modern version produced in 1996. The different scenes throughout the length of the party were the most influential to me in that I saw how different these movies were directed, and the different meaning I experienced from watching these movies. Focusing on the environment of the scenes and the costuming helped me in my interpretation, because I found hidden symbolism from these two qualities.
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 is a play about two lovers who have to risk their lives in order to demonstrate their love and will to stay together, regardless the feud between their families. By the end, the death of Romeo and Juliet finally bring the reconciliation to these two families. It is fate that the two most shall-not meet people fall in love and it love that eventually won against hatred. Since then, there have been many different versions of Romeo and Juliet, whether it was for film, stage, musicals. These different recontextualised adaptions change the original play by many ways, some modernise the language, environment, props as well as changing the original characteristics of some characters. Out of all the different adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, two stood out the most. One was the Romeo and Juliet (1996) and directed by Baz Luhrmann and the other one was Romeo and Juliet Broadway (2013) play version,
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.