Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare vs. DiCaprio Films are made with the directors different personal opinions based on the original source. In the movie version of Romeo and Juliet (1996‚ Leonardo DiCaprio)‚ the above illustrates this perfectly. For this essay‚ I will discuss some of the contrasts between the original play‚ and the film. I hope you find this essay informative. First‚ I will discuss some of the plot changes that were implemented to adapt to a modern day movie’s visual capabilities.
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Chiara Posani English III- Blue Mrs. Pecora 14 May 2013 The Great Gatsby was pretty good. Whoever casted the characters did a pretty good job. I thought that Leonardo Dicaprio acted very well in the role of Jay Gatsby. In the book you could tell that Jay loved Daisy so much but seeing it on screen played by Leonardo made the feeling come to life. In conclusion the acting was great. Unfortunately‚ I also thought the movie illustrated the book a little too much. Most of the time I knew every
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1. One of the themes for the movie “Titanic” is that love can overcome differences in two people. Jack made his way onto the grand R.M.S. Titanic by luck‚ winning his ticket in a game of poker. Rose‚ on the other hand‚ comes from a rich family that could afford to pay for first class tickets onto the ship. Despite this‚ and the opposition Rose’s mother has towards the relationship‚ Jack and Rose fall helplessly in love. Jack is also a carefree guy that lives day by day‚ taking on what may come. Rose
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confident‚ sexually aware‚ sophisticated young lady with a sense of humor. Leonardo DiCaprio’s portrayal of Romeo also breaks conventional molds. He portrays Romeo as much more than just a suave young man with a pretty face. His Romeo is clumsy‚ passionate‚ irrational
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The movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape was released on March the 4th 1994 and stars Johnny Depp‚ Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis and was directed by Lasse Holström. The movie is about a young man named Gilbert Grape who lives in the very dull town of Endora caring for his mentally disabled brother Arnie‚ and morbidly obese mother. Gilbert also has two sisters‚ Ellen and Amy‚ and a brother who left the family years ago. The family’s father tragically committed suicide. My question was‚ what did
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developed. Taking the title of the movie itself and taking one more step further into the meaning of Inception‚ it generally means beginning; start; commencement. In the film‚ viewers are introduced to “Dom Cobb‚” or more formally known as Leonardo DiCaprio. Cobb has a job of stealing away secrets from the subconscious’ of others while they are in the dream state – when their minds are the most vulnerable. The dream within a dream process puts one into a deeper state of dreaming. The deeper one
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by William Shakespeare‚ can be changed in a variety of ways in order to help different audiences understand the very complex and tragic play. Two particular films that can compare in contrast are Gnomeo and Juliet‚ the Disney movie and the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet. While there are few similarities between the two films‚ the differences are evident; these prominent differences can be seen in the main characters‚ the plot‚ and intended audience. In Gnomeo and Juliet
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BELFORT Biography / Background Nicknamed "the Wolf of Wall Street‚" Jordan Belfort made millions in the 1990s through his investment company‚ Stratton Oakmont. His memoir is the basis for the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street‚ starring Leonardo Dicapro. Born in Queens‚ New York‚ on July 9‚ 1962‚ Jordan Belfort had a natural talent as a salesman at an early age‚ operating a meat and seafood business in the 1980s. After that company went bust‚ Belfort began selling stocks in 1987. He was
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Sparks. The two main characters are played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams who are madly in love. The film was released May 20th of 2004. The next is Titanic‚ it is a romantic film directed by James Cameron and was released November 1st‚ 1997. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack and Kate Winslet plays Rose‚ the two star-crossed lovers that meet on the ship. The aspect of language I will be comparing between the two artifacts is the emotional aspect and how deeply emotions play a role in language. In order
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night. Christopher Nolan’s incredible blockbuster ’inception’‚ having approximately $160 million spent on it in the most daring way is a major challenge for the other academy award contenders. Inception has an exciting cast consisting of Leonardo Dicaprio‚ Tom Hardy‚ Joseph George-Levitt and six other capable Oscar nominated actors‚ making it one of the best movies of all time. It is one film that the audiences all around the world are definitely dying to see‚ as the last movie Nolan made was
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