Movie Compare and Contrast
There are many similarities and differences between the sixties version of Romeo and Juliet and the modern version of Romeo and Juliet. It is very easy to spot these differences considering the time period each movie was set in. There are some things in the play that totally got cut from both movies. There are also some things that they added to the movies that weren’t in the play. Let us get on to the similarities and differences.
First off, the biggest difference is the time periods of each movie. The older movie was set in Early Renaissance times. The newer movie is set in the early ninety’s. Another difference is the use of special effects. In the new version they have explosions and gunfights. In the older version there was no use of special effects, therefore, the movie totally relied on acting, which the new movie didn’t have. The new movie used special effects to make up for the lack of good acting. My next difference is that the famous balcony scene isn’t on a balcony in the new one. Instead Juliet just wanders around the outside of a pool. If the movie didn’t have the balcony scene on a balcony what was the point of making the movie? You can’t take the balcony out of that scene and replace it with a pool.
It’s like not having Darth Vader say, “Luke, I am your father.” Another difference between the movies is in the modern version before the Capulet Party when Mercutio gives ...
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,
Even though the themes were similar, the plot of the movie and the play were rather different. In the movie, Mercutio, Romeo’s friend, got an invitation to Lord Caplet’s ball where Romeo and Juliet meet, but in the movie Romeo and this friends go to Lord Capulet’s party uninvited. What's more, is that when Romeo was at the ball he was recognized by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, from the sound of his voice in the play, but in the movie Tybalt sees him. In addition to that one scene where Juliet was hysterical because she thought Romeo was dead was completely absent in the movie.
a major step in life. Because the play is not entirely trying to make the two look bad, it is the better product. & nbsp; Another major difference in the mood of the play and the movie is in the funeral scene. The funeral scene of the play is a very serious event. Juliet's family is very upset and thinks that they are the cause of her "death". Also, the Friar. soothes the family of the loss of young Juliet (Act IV, Scene 5, Line 65). However, in the movie version of the funeral scene, again everyone is sad but This time the Friar lets out a giggle as he pretends to pray for Juliet. This is a major difference because if someone had seen the Friar giggle, it may have. changed the entire play. They may have questioned him why he giggled but since he would not have a reason he may just spill what he knows. Since the movie was once again unrealistic, the play is the better production in this scene as well. & nbsp; Some other major differences between the play and the movie occurred in the plot. details. One example of this is in the beginning of the story.
The most obvious changes are the physical elements of the film. People who are watching an edited movie before will realize that the backdrop is different before they realize that the music is different. Also, the balcony that the balcony scene took place in the 1968 version of the film
Now in the play in act 5 a total of four of the characters died but in the movie only two died in Act 5. The only real similarities are that Romeo and Juliet die and Balthazar told Romeo that Juliet died. At the same time the differences are that in the movie Romeo never went to the apothecary witch in the play he did. Also In the movie when Romeo and Balthasar went to the Capulet tomb Romeo never gave his servant the reason why he did go into the tomb and he opened the tomb with a boulder but in the play he told Balthasar that he was going to give juliet a final kiss and retrieve a ring from her. Romeo also opened the tomb the a iron crowbar. And the biggest Difference was that Lady Montague died from grief but in the movie she lived and Romeo never fought Parris in the movie at the Capulet
A Comparison of Two Film Versions of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Making a film is hard, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to make your film about an incredibly famous play, William Shakespeares’ Romeo and Juliet. Trying to capture Shakespeare’s beautiful creation as well as adding your own personal touch takes weeks of dedicated work, especially when your film is competing with other adaptations of the play. I have compared two very different versions of the play, by Zefferilli and Baz Luhrman. During the prologue in each film, I noticed many differences and some similarities. There appeared to be more differences, as they were very obvious, many similarities I didn’t notice until the second viewing.
The Major Differences Between Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet The major differences between the two movies Romeo and Juliet who were
There was a vast amount of differences between the old movie and the book. One would be that in the book Victor had gone to university and got a lab and created the creature there while in the movie the creature was made in an old abandoned castle type structure. Another difference would be that in the movie Victor and his apparent best friend acted more like they hated one another and Henry was trying to steal elizabeth from Victor. While in the movie Henry was Victor's closest and most dearest friend and they went everywhere together. And these are just two from a long list. But these differences are very important because they are what create the story and what bring the book and movie to life. They are what make the book timeless while the old movie is just that,
Differences also occur between more characters in both films such as Maria and Juliet. Maria comes from a poor background and is Puerto Rican. She also has a job and she does not kill herself in the film. Juliet is married and is also very wealthy. She is very proper and is not an is not foreign like Maria is. Juliet kills herself and she does not have and or need any type of job to live herself a happy
Romeo and Juliet is about purity. That´s what Romeo and Juliet are, a story of two young teenagers, against odds, falling in love in an absolutely beautiful way. The 1996 version ruins this purity by having the two lovers die in front of each other. It takes away the feel of originality. The play didn't need extra drama, and neither should the movies. The story line involves, the non adulation of two rebellious youth who decided to fall into a perfect world. Their death is suppose to be a tragic tale, in which fate killed them. This story doesn't need the excess drama of Romeo and Juliet dying in each other's
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.
These were predominantly minor changes in outside scenes that couldn't be precisely recreated on a phase. A portion of the scenes weren't even in the composed content, for example, Romeo and Balthasar dashing from Mantua, and others, for example, the huge laborer filled Verona Square, could have been portrayed all the more truly. Another critical distinction in the executives' translations of Romeo and Juliet is the thing that they excluded or altered. The homicide of Paris was completely pulled back from both motion pictures.
Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” fits some of his time's reference, metaphor, and puns. Shakespeare’s was changed because his words were different from our day to day language and reference. If small bits weren’t changed then the audience of the movie wouldn’t be able to relate and therefore the movie would’ve
The movie adds a musical twist to the original Romeo and Juliet, which gives the story a lighter look than the original. Instead of bloody fights, the movie puts in dance and singing scenes. The characters are also different because some of them are in relationships, while others even completely change their roles. For example, Bernardo is Maria’s brother in the story, while in the original play Tybalt plays her cousin. The nurse is also not in a relationship with anyone, while Anita is in a relationship with Bernardo and that fact drastically changes the storyline.
The movie version of Romeo and Juliet stars two popular young actors, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. In some ways it is very much like the original, but at the same time very different.