Their dialogue is delivered in a way that appears natural, in contrast to the forced efforts of Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1996 version. The placement of the scene is more true to the play in the 1968 film. The two teens are separated and may only converse with words; however Romeo eventually climbs up to get closer to Juliet. In Romeo + Juliet, the scene takes place in a pool, which was a risky move by Luhrmann, but in actuality, there is no balcony reference in the original text. Literature is a medium of words, and film is a medium of images, so, I can understand why the two characters show their love physically and don’t completely leave it up to the speech to show their feelings.
The famous play, “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare, has been adapted into two movies. Franco Zeffirelli directed a historical portrayal of the film and Baz Luhrmann directed a modern interpretation of the film. Although, the two films were both very enjoyable, I believe that Zeffirelli’s adaptation of the film was more engaging and captured the intense emotions of “Romeo and Juliet” better than Luhrmann’s. Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet was portrayed a vivid image of Shakespeare’s original text. Director Zeffirelli went against the regular practice of using well-known actors in the lead roles.
Sohail 1 Ghania Sohail Mrs. Raun-Calhoun ENG2D1 November 8, 2011 *Romeo and Juliet Essay:* William’s Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story of two star-crossed lovers who cannot be together due to their feuding families. In the end, being apart was too much for them to bear and their lives were the consequence. This popular play has been re-done many times as a movie, including renditions by Franco Zeffirelli (1968) and Baz Luhrmann (1996). Both movies are quite loyal to the play’s original plot with many of the same events, deaths, people and tragedies. That is where the similarities between the two movies end because Zeffirelli created a very literal adaptation of the play whereas Luhrmann decided to do a modern 20th century version by having the story set-up in a present day environment.
Media – Comparison Essay Romeo + Juliet (1954 & 1996) set in late 16th century – West Side Story (1961) set in mid-1950’s The story of “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” have a lot in common as the characters have similar qualities and they face obstacles leading to the same dream, but there are major differences between the two. There have been many versions of Shakespeare’s classic released since 1936 and although some of these have been released post-West Side Story (released in 1961) this is still the more modern of the two. Although West Side Story is a direct rendition of Romeo and Juliet and practises the original themes and symbols, these are altered to fit a more modern perspective. The setting used in Romeo and Juliet is Verona, a medieval part of Italy which is much smaller and more provincial that the New York City setting in West Side Story, the financial capital of America which is very large and up to date. This setting is used here as it is far more modern and adds a more present day perspective to the story.
The original Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century. It was first a tragedy, but then many directors made movie parodies of it with their own little twist. Gnomeo and Juliet, directed by Kelly Asbury, has the same plot line as the first Romeo and Juliet, but is a cartoon comedy instead of a tragedy. Baz-Luhrmann directed the first tragedy Romeo and Juliet movie. Between the two movies, there are many similarities, but there are also plenty of astounding differences.
LA English Compare/Contrast Essay Film and Play One of the most well known plays/movies throughout the World is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is a love story between the heirs of the two families, the Capulets and Montagues. Both of them were meant to not meet and fall in love with each other. The story ended with a tragic twist. I will be comparing the film Romeo and Juliet played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in 1996, to Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 1, 3, 4 and 5 in the play.
How love is presented in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and a selection of poetry by Philip Larkin Many people consider Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ a stereotypical romantic love story. In some ways, it does meet these expectations. The archetypal lovers are brought up in ‘fair Verona’ by grand families ‘alike in dignity’. Because of the families' on-going conflict, the two 'star-crossed lovers' find themselves hurtling towards an ill-fated end. 'Violent passions lead to violent ends', therefore the romance becomes a tragedy.
The movie producers departed from the historical reality of Bonnie and Clyde to generate a glamorous type of style for the characters that the audience would gain sympathy for the infamous duo. There some similarities between the movie and the real Bonnie and Clyde. Both portray an intimate couple in love on a crime spree, even though Clyde had a sexual affliction of being impotent in the movie, he was actually bi-sexual. In the beginning, Clyde offered Bonnie an out before the situation got out of hand; she chose to stay. The Gang would announce who they were loudly and proud in spite that many of their robberies did not yield the amount of money that was always anticipated.
Now people are able to watch the two star-crossed lovers in a different media. There are many movie based on Romeo and Juliet, but two of the most famous are directed by Baz Luhrman and Franco Zeffirelli, as well as Reduced Shakespeare Company’s live production. Individuals who are familiar with both the text and the film versions of the play will notice a variety of similarities and differences between the two media. In viewing the 1968 Franco Zeffirelli film of Romeo and Juliet, there are some noticable similarities and differences between Shakespeare’s play and this movie. A similarity between the film and the play is the when Nurse calls from within at the balcony scene in Act II, scene ii.
“Romeo and Juliet” verses “West Side Story” “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” were both very famous plays during their time period. Although both of these stories have many similarities, there are also many differences. The plays were all driven by love and hate which also created similarities and differences. But even though “West Side Story” is more modern than “Romeo and Juliet” the plays all fall under this theme: star- crossed lovers. “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” both start out the same with a big fight almost breaking out due to a feud going on with two groups of people.