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Comparing The Opening Scenes of the Two Romeo and Juliet Films
In this essay I will be comparing two Romeo and Juliet films done by
different directors at different times. The first film I will be
comparing was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968, which is
considered the older version and the other film I will be comparing
was directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996 and this is considered the more
recent version of Romeo and Juliet. For each film I will be comparing
the opening prologue and opening scene, which lasts about 10 minutes,
and both films differ in the way the scenes are set out and shown to
the audience.
In the more recent film of Romeo and Juliet the prologue is presented
in many different ways. The first image to appear on the screen is a
television with a newsreader, reading out the prologue, as if it is a
piece of news, the prologue is still in its original text so I think
it doesn't really work very well as newsreaders tend to be more
modern. The prologue is then shown in a form of a male voice over
which is very powerful and dominant whilst the prologue is being read
flashes of the film later on in the play are appearing on the screen,
I think this good because it is showing you visually what the prologue
is telling you orally, part of what is going to happen later on in the
play that has a great effect and sets the scene a bit. Also after the
flashes of the play still while the prologue is being read flashes of
bold white gothic writing against a dark black background appear which
are the lines written as the voiceover is saying them which draws you
attention very much to the screen. Parts of the prologue also app...
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square, which is very featureless compared to the newer film, which
has lots of decoration, and there is also no music in the fight of
this film.
The two versions of Romeo and Juliet are very different as they are
both set in different places and at different times but they both show
the basic comparisons as they are both based from the same script, as
they both have opening prologues and a fight in the opening scene. I
preferred the more recent film of Romeo and Juliet as I thought it was
more dramatic and had a lot more character to the film which would
make me want to watch it again where as the other film was very
lifeless and boring. I also thought the actors made the film more
noticeable and watch able as most of the actors were well known by the
public so that would make more people want to watch it.
With the audience expecting it to be quite boring and calm, when the fight does occur, it livens it up and the audience find it unexpected. From the quite and peacefulness of the music in the prologue, suddenly changes and instead of repetition like Luhrmann did, it goes straight into the story. The market square- noisy, busy and very public, this is where the fight is set. The loudness of everyone in the streets shows that this version is much more public, so the fight will include a large variety of different people. Then enter the Capulets.
The Major Differences Between Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet The major differences between the two movies Romeo and Juliet who were
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In Act II, Scene two the Balcony Scene where romeo and Juliet finally protest their love toward one another and see that they are in true love. This is one of the most important scenes because it show the love and a bond forming between the two young lovers. In the movie there were some differences and similarities. Some of the similarities are that the movie did stick with Romeo Leaving his friends behind at the part to go find Juliet. As well as the part of Rome jumps over the the Capulets garden steep wall. But there were a couple but not a whole lot of
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The music and sound effects are in the same pont with what the author nedded to say in that play. In the smok and sword fight on the first act we thought will be a play where every body is confusing and fight each other. The phone ringing all the time and this help the actors to play around in the hury and action come up with rehearsal process. The purposes of the phone is any time we heart that something is going to happen, so we expectin to change the sequence in the play. Ringing the phone open a problem, hanging up the phone close the problem. Opening and shoutting the door of dressing room as a slamming it create for the audience understanding the flow of the show and leaves the flexibility as we see white and black to the performance. Crying with tears make the player dramatic, but afraid of discover which it trying to keep things together laughting and
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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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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.
In the book it is supposed to be set in around the 1500’s. In the movie it’s supposed to be set around the 1900’s. The clothing changed to. In the book the clothing was Elizabethan style. In the movie they wore modern clothing. They even changed the families profession. In the movie they’re rich and royal families fighting. In the movie their corporations that are running against one another. Even how Romeo acts changed a bit. In the movie before going to the party, Romeo takes ecstasy; however, in the book he does not. They even changed how he snuck in the Capulet’s house. In the movie he only did it at night, but in the book he was never able to sneak in the house because of security. There’s also a small detail left out of the movie. In the book they had a clown, or jester. In the movie they had no need for a clown, or jester. They even changed the transportation. In the book they rode horses everywhere. In the movie there were no horses, they used vehicles instead. To give it a more modern feel, since it is in the modern
One major and the most notable difference in the films is the setting. The setting of the 1968 version is set in Verona, Italy with buildings, courtyards, and streets similar to the middle ages. It follows the play as closely as possible that effectively brings us back to