Brandon FLOGGNAW 4/28/14 Period 1 ENG 9 R+J Movie Compare/Contrast Pros and Cons The two Romeo and Juliet movies were very unique and creative. The two movies were very different but still stayed true to the original play. The two movies barely changed to much in the movie, but they did still add a few things here and there. The two movies were very good, they were both very good adaptions of the original play. Even though the movies were very good adaptions, the movies did changes some things whether it was text or scenery.
The actors in the film were very convincing and realistic actors. At the start, we can see that Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) was brooding over the fact that Rosaline didn’t return his love. Claire Danes’ portrayal of Juliet was really realistic, she gave the image that she was an innocent little girl. Paris is acted out really naively. The actors portrayed the emotions in a way that makes it more enjoyable for teenagers.
The Similarities between the Zefirelli and the Luhrman is the use of the Shakespearean language and the difference is their settings. While, the similarities between the Zefirelli and West Side Story is that they both follow the story of “Romeo and Juliet” although they are different in the setting and language that is used. West side Story and Lurman is similar in the setting they used, more modern, but different in how they have made the story and also the language used. So, these three movie versions of the “Romeo and Juliet” have differences and similarities between them. Franco Zeferelli made “Romeo and Juliet” very traditional that it really uses a balcony to show the balcony scene.
The music also is a key aspect in the great success of the film because it expresses yearning for a unity of serenity and sensuousness, an important aspect necessary for the delivery of subtextual content. The author discusses the functionality of the camera in Visconti’s piece and how; like the other aspects of the film, certain techniques are successful in interpretation while others are very unsuccessful. I found it very interesting that the message and the overall power of the film is entirely dependent on opinion and interpretation. A great example is how the viewers and critics interpreted the relationship between Aschenbach and Tadziu in the film. Many critics saw that the visuality of their relationship violated the sense
The movies are all good adaptations of the play and they do have a great deal in common, like the way the Capulets and Montagues are dressed, this includes the 1996 version because even though the roles are flipped at that scene the clothing schematic still applies only in reverse, the Capulets always seems to be more brightly dressed than the Montagues, and they almost always initiate the fight, and the people seem in favour of the Montagues rather than the Capulets due to that. The movies bring Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in a way that is different, but not more important, than a stage performance. The movies may have similar characteristics , like they all start with the Chorus or they distinguish the Capulets and Montagues through their clothes but at the same time they are fundamentally different. In Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaptation of the movie he modernizes the setting of the movie, while keeping the Shakespearean “Language” intact, but he does make certain drastic changes in the play itself. While most Romeo and Juliet movies have a male chorus , who either appears on the screen or doesn’t, Luhrmann chose a female T.V reporter to first say the chorus and where it sounds more like a daily newscast rather than a chorus, which she only recited up to the words “traffic of our stage” the camera then
I had hoped the relationship between Biff, played by John Malkovich, and Willy was clearer. The movie did show the distance between the two characters but it didn’t really define their failures. I expected Howard, played by Jon Polito, to be a lot younger and smaller in the movie. He was the total opposite which was bigger and bigger. All in all, Schlondorff did a great job directing and the actors did an even better job showing the personalities and emotions of each
That being said, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington follows almost every element needed to consider a film a romantic comedy. It says that the first thing needed for a film to be considered a romantic comedy is a couple that feels an attraction towards each other. In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, it’s obvious that Clarisse Saunders is attracted to Jefferson Smith. Although, it’s not immediate, especially not for him, since he spends a chunk of the movie pining for Susan Paine. While it is not that obvious to the characters at first, the audience can plainly see it (unpredictability isn’t really a strong point of the romantic comedy).
The balcony scene in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has become one of the most well known scenes ever written. We see the language of love between Romeo and Juliet in a dramatic-scene when they express their affection for each other. This scene is very important and sets up the building blocks for the rest of the play. After viewing the two versions of Romeo and Juliet, one by Franco Zeffirelli from 1968, and the other by Baz Luhrmann from 1997, I believe that the 1968 version is by far a more precise and on point representation of the balcony scene. With being both made after the same play, these two movies have many differences in just one scene alone.
It’s easy for actors to stage pratfalls and speak profanity. What’s not so easy is creating a relationship between two individuals whose conflict meshes easily with the individuals in the audience. Seth Rogan and Barbra Streisand make a good team and you with both feel their pain and share in their moments of fun and laughter. Rogan was cast expertly to his strengths and it was great to see him as just a regular guy
Discuss the importance of reputation in Othello Othello was written in a time when society was structured in a certain way, and being able to transcend this hierarchy was no easily done. Although Shakespeare is famous for his stories of love breaking barriers, such as Romeo and Juliet, they are nevertheless present throughout. Reputation, therefore, plays a key role in each character’s position and the characters are aware of this, creating different outcomes. Reputation is very important to Othello, as it is all that saves him from the criticism of the Venetians. Othello is well aware of this, assuring Iago that “my services which I have done the signiory shall out tongue his complaint”.