literature; a piece of literature that still hasn’t escaped the clutches of society due its profound effect‚ that piece of literature is indeed Romeo and Juliet. The storey of star-cross lovers who come from feuding families‚ Montagues and the Capulets‚ who ultimately take their life. Almost four-hundred years later‚ directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have both produced popular film versions protraying very different styles and techniques of the one play‚ using setting‚ editing and colour and
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Comparison of Films Related to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The two movies‚ Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann 1996) and Gnomeo and Juliet (Asbury 2011) have many differences. The most obvious difference is that the Luhrmann film has human actors and Asbury’s film is animated. The most obvious similarity is both films are spin offs or versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In being versions of Shakespeare’s well known work‚ the films have major similarities in plot And title
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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Baz Luhrmann‚ director of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ used elements of a film such as characterization‚ setting‚ deletion and addition to scenes‚ and music to further portray the theme of inevitable fate of Romeo and Juliet. Characterization is essential to films because it helps to develop the theme of fate and express the fact that it is unavoidable for young Romeo and Juliet. Some people believe Shakespeare is uninteresting or confusing‚ but this version of the film is exciting
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romantic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love‚ then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families‚ concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play‚ and is exhibited repeatedly through different characters and events. Although Romeo and Juliet are critical
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Comparing to versions of Romeo and Juliet The star crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are presented in two famous movie productions. The first directed by Franco Zeffirelli’s 1996. The updated Luhrmann picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present day viewer. Through the use of modernisation and location‚ while preserving Shakespearean language‚ to capture the audience. Equally Zeffirelli’s more historical interpretation show cases the original medieval architecture the Shakespeare
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet‚ is a traditional adaptation of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet‚ with some variations. Baz Luhrmann directed the 1996 version‚ also known as the MTV Romeo † Juliet. This version is very modernized‚ but keeps the language intact with few changes. There are many differences between Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and the Signet version of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s entire speech that begins “Alas that love‚ whose view is muffled still‚ Should
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The Old‚ the New‚ and the Written The text‚ the Zeffrelli version‚ and the Luhrmann version are all different forms of Romeo and Juliet. They are all different by acting and context‚ but they are all about the same thing. They are both about the same story‚ Romeo and Juliet. The text has vivid description‚ the Zeffrelli and Luhrmann version has vivid view and detail but the Zeffrelli version is older and the Luhrmann version is modern. They all tell the same story‚ and share the same point‚ but
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Mercutio is one of the most unique characters in Baz Luhrmann’s movie "Romeo & Juliet". His language is always powerful and imaginative. He represents many different things in the play and holds an important role. Mercutio is Romeo’s friend. He is neither Montague‚ nor Capulet. Therefore‚ he has not been born into a feud and really has no side. However‚ his bond with Romeo does make him associated with the Montagues. In this essay I will describe the complex character of Mercutio and how he influences
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Shakespeare’s The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is an important text written about how love and hate sit along side each other and how if these two ideas are taken to the extreme it can ultimately be fatal. In 1999 Baz Luhrmann made a cinematic adaption to the play the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet into the film Romeo + Juliet. In order for Baz Luhrmann to make his film appealing to his marketed audience he needed to appropriate it to fit the modern society we live in today. This text has been adapted
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