Romeo and Juliet Movie Adaptation Comparison
Shakespeare is a literary genius that wrote nearly 38 plays throughout his lifetime. All of these plays are critically acclaimed and are the basis for many different works of art found throughout the years. It is amazing to see how long the legacy of his works have lasted and what has been produced with those works in mind. Shakespeare wrote plays and plays were meant to be acted. The start of the late 1800’s brought about the creation of the cinema. What better way to portray Shakespeare plays then movies? The beauty of the cinema is that the director can make any changes where he/she deems necessary. This may include tweaking the set or costumes or may even include changing the plot or the entire
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The set and feel of the play were not much different than what Shakespeare originally intended them to be. For example, Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet that the play takes place in Verona, Italy. This is true for the Zefferelli play. He uses the same set style as the one intended to be used by Shakespeare. In the prologue of the play written by Shakespeare, it clearly states, “In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,” (Prologue.9). Zefferelli accomplishes his task of portraying the original play perfectly. It is shown in the very first scene of the movie that the movie takes place in Verona, Italy. The set is a dry, arid town square with people bustling about around the small shops. This is very much similar to the look and feel of a 14 or 15 century Italian town square. It is presumed that the play was meant to be set near the 14 or 15th centuries so that set in the movie makes quite a bit of sense. The Zefferelli movie was directed in Rome which is also an Italian town. In the Luhrmann adaptation, we fail to see this similarity. He decides to modernize the play making it seem like it takes place in the late 1900’s or early 2000’s. He adds in a California setting with a 21st century feel. With the addition of cars, guns, helicopters and other inventions not known at the time, the movie is very modern compared to the Zefferelli version. This is not what
Act One of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The play Romeo and Juliet is set in "fair Verona" in Italy. Shakespeare based his play on a poem by Brooke and brought it to the theatres in 1595. Although the play is set in Italy many things mentioned could be found in Elizabethan England, for example the Capulet's party. This suggests to me that Shakespeare had little knowledge of Italian life and culture.
In the past, Shakespeare was the backbone of the Elizabethan era, captivating his audiences’ hearts with his tissue-box-grabbing performance, and Luhrmann has made him proud with his heartfelt adaptation that keeps modern audiences entertained.
Alternatively, there are hardly any lighting involved in the Zeffirelli version because the prologue was filmed outside during daytime. Zeffirelli uses natural light, which makes the film look more realistic. Luhrmann also uses other techniques like graphics and newspaper headlines. The styles and techniques of both directors are very effective in that both versions draw you into the
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.
Lurhmann sets the film in a fictitious border city between the United States and Mexico. The city is called ‘Verona’ so it maintains its original name from the play. It is extremely built-up and urban just like New York or London so that a modern audience can relate to the film and understand where the film is set. In other modern films, a big urban city is usually the setting where there are big gang rivalries and Lurhmann makes this clear by showing that the Montague’s and Capulet’s are the big two families in the city and they are not to be reckoned with.
The different sets used by both directors are another way of showing how different each version is. Zefirelli set his version in Italy, and based it in the 16th centu...
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.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been modified numerous times and has been a source of inspiration for many playwrights and directors. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are examples of directors that use Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy as a basis for their films.
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).
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 contemporary style and twentieth century.
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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, a story of a tragic romance between two young lovers. And within the story you find that it is different from the book to the movie. While reading the book you notice some differences between it and the movie. While watching the movie you see one difference and it is that instead of swords like the book they have guns and they called them swords. They did this as a result of the movie is in a more modern time than the book. Another difference is when Mercutio is making Romeo go to the party. In the book he talks him into going to the party. In the movie Mercutio made him take a tablet or pill of some kind to make him go. Still the same as the other difference, still in a more modern era.
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.
The key moments I have noticed were the repetition of the crowd scenes and the camera focused on what is happening at the time in the town. The way the film invites us in a particular way captures the audience into the characters worlds and how they live from their own judgments. “Lies in being able to observe reality, not to extract fictions from it”. I examined that I was able to extract observational shots straight away and was able to observe reality quickly. Long takes which indicates the deep focus which suggests the realism in the film. The film shows the uncaring system is the reality of Italy, but they do not want this to be exploited. The desperate need for he...