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Interpretation of the Balcony Scene by Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli of William Shakespreare's Romeo and Juliet
“Romeo and Juliet” is a famous love story written by William
Shakespeare. Two interpretations were made of this text into a film by
the two directors, Baz Luhrmann (1996) and Franco Zeffirelli (1968).
The films use different types of media to portray the characters and
the overall context of Shakespeare’s play. I will be focusing on Act
two Scene ii (the balcony scene) where I will compare how the two
directors use media in the films.
In Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of the film we are introduced to a
modern scene which makes it easier for the audience to understand and
comprehend with. Even though the background scene has changed, the
text itself has not. Meaning that Luhrmann did not change the meaning
of the film but he altered the way in which the text is portrayed.
Franco Zeffirelli’s version is set in the late 1960’s, meaning that
there is a time period difference and it makes it harder for people to
understand as it is an older portrayal of the film.
The location in this film is set on Verona Beach in Italy, which is
very contemporary style and twentieth century. The pace in which the
film goes is very fast and it changes from one location to the next in
a sequence of images, which occurs a lot during this recent film.
In Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation to the film, there are very similar
settings as they are both set in Verona but they have a different
timescale and time period in which the film was produced.
In the beginning of Act two Scene ii (the balcony scene), Romeo
appears and is creating a lot o...
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...s coming from inside the Capulet
residents from other rooms. Again the lighting is very important and
it is dim and you cannot see a lot, which makes it more interesting
and romantic for Romeo and Juliet.
Towards the end of the balcony scene in Baz Luhrmann’s film, the scene
fades away slowly and picks up the pace when it quickly changes to a
new scene. Whereas in Franco Zeffirelli’s film, the scene does not
fade away so quickly, as there is a long shot shown of Romeo when he
is running back home from Juliet’s balcony. He is very excited and the
music starts up again.
I dislike Franco Zeffirelli’s film because it is very old fashioned
and it is much harder to understand whereas the Baz Luhrmann’s version
appeals to me and grasps my attention, it is modernised and something
that would suit all types of audience.
Comparison Between Act 3 Scene 1 in Franco Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet and in Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet
out of the movie. He did this to shorten the movie and also to make it
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,
there and not just for the party to be shown off. Money is shown a lot
Romeo and Juliet's kissing scenes in the elevator, the alterations of the famous balcony scene in ACT II, scene ii, and Juliet pointing her gun at Friar Lawrence after threatening to commit suicide if she does not get what she wants are minor discrepancies that occur in Baz Luhrmann's production which are not as serious inconsistencies. The discrepancies that take place in Luhrmann's portrayal of the Shakespearean classic are quite different to the play format, primarily because of the modern influence, but all of these discrepancies build up to what is the now the famous "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet."
A Comparison of Scenes From West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet Cinematography The scene before the meeting scene in West Side Story Maria spins. around in her dress the camera then carries on spinning which creates a colourful blur effect on the screen. The effect makes her look like she is almost spinning into the next scene. When Tony and Maria met, all the other characters that were dancing.
Luhrman has chosen to give the audience such a detailed picture of it because the heart is significant. The extreme close-up has been used to express the idea that love is like a drug and we see this idea explored throughout the scene. Another close-up used is that of the invitation but this is purely for the information of the audience so they know how Romeo, a Montague, got into a Capulet party. Luhrman also uses an establishing shot of the young Montagues dancing on the old stage, again, for the audience's knowledge. There are many close-ups also of Romeo looking up at the stars and fireworks.
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 balcony scene is the birth of Romeo and Juliet’s love it takes place at nighttime an allusion that Romeo and Juliet’s love toward each other exists in a universe far from the brutality of the feud. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet love grows and flourishes at night, which is also an allusion to the prohibited nature of their relationship. Nighttime is a time for Romeo and Juliet to act like themselves and their love grows more at night rather than the morning. Romeo then expresses his desire of being with Juliet. “O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!” (William Shakespeare); Romeo is jealous from the glove being able to touch Jul...
The Effectiveness of Zeffirelli's Interpretation of the Death Scene in Romeo and Juliet I think Zeffirelli’s interpretation of “Romeo and Juliet” is quite successful at expressing how he feels the play should be shown. He uses lots of techniques to make the play enjoyable, appealing and imaginative. To do this he uses different camera angles, realistic scenery, costumes, sounds and music. He cut some scenes that he didn’t think were particularly relevant to the storyline, and added some lines for effect. He has a love theme playing throughout the film that is played in minor and major keys depending how he wants the audience to feel.
Good morning/afternoon Ms Pritchard and 10B English, today I will be exploring two of the same scenes from different film versions of Romeo and Juliet. Each film was directed by different but equally professional directors to allow the audience to understand the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The scene I am going to analyse is the party scene when Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. The first film being discussed was directed by Baz Luhrman in 1996; an Australian director who loves to spice up his films to keep the audience on their feet. The second film was directed by Carlo Carlei in 2013; an Italian master mind of directing who prefers to stay true to his films and become one with the audience and the story being told. Both directors
The director Baz Luhrmann sets the scene in a modern city "fair Verona", which suits the romantic love story of Romeo and Juliet well. The reason why Luhrmann did not cast this film in Italy Verona but cast in a modern city of America is because the old town Verona does not seem appeal to the up-to-date people of the contemporary love story. The film starts with a television slowly zooms in and a woman newscaster in the television is announcing the news that Romeo and Juliet both died because their families are "two households both alike in dignity".
Updated to modern Verona Beach (rather than Verona, Italy), this film has all the pop and zip one would expect from a tale of family feud, star-crossed lovers and bloodthirsty vengeance. It includes a mix of classical and religious imagery....
How Baz Luhrmann Uses Props, Iconography, Costumes, and Settings to Create His Own Version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s best loved tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, has been portrayed in theatres and on film in many different ways. But none have been quite like Baz Luhrmann’s imaginative and unconventional adaptation. He has brought aspects of the plays Elizabethan origins and transfused them with a modern day background and created, what can only be described as a masterpiece. I believe that his use of Props, iconography costumes and the settings he has chosen has helped him to make this film such a great success. The settings of each scene have been specifically chosen to create a desired affect.
One of the ways Shakespeare makes this scene dramatically effective is the way he portrays Romeos thoughts when he first meets Juliet. Romeo uses very poetic language and appears to be a bit of a romanticist. He likens Juliet to a dove among ugly crows: “Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear, So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows” Romeo is stunned by Juliet’s beauty. It is a case of love at first sight and Romeo is smitten with Juliet after this first passing: “Did my heart love till now?” Romeos form of speech is far more poetic then ...