Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Is a play based on love‚ hate‚ tragedy and sacrifice. It has been retold many different times in both written and film text and it is effective and timeless throughout the use of many techniques. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zefirelli are two directors who have made this classic play into film. Both directors have portrayed the major scenes within the play with some similarities and differences. The three major fight scenes being discussed are: the fight scene at the start
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reboots. Stories are reworked to appeal to a new‚ younger audience‚ often brimming with more action and drama to effectively catch public attention. The first scene in every movie is the most important as it can draw the audience in and set the tone for the rest of the piece. In Act I Scene I‚ Luhrmann’s movie version of Romeo and Juliet was more compelling and accurate in presenting the intended atmosphere of the original Shakespeare play through the use
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Although Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ modernizes the story of the two star-crossed lovers‚ it is a misinterpretation of the original story. In particular‚ the film is ineffective because the portrayal of the characters and their lifestyles do not reflect the original Shakespearean play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ important scenes are cut and altered from the film as well‚ leaving out essential information that ties the story together. In fact‚ the modernization of the story does not
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Zeffirelli vs Luhrmann When you think of a love story‚ Romeo and Juliet is always one of the first to come to mind. This great tragedy is a timeless story that will be told for many generations to come. It tells the story about two star crossed lovers that were held apart by their clashing families. Two men came along that wanted to share this classic story with the rest of the world. Franco Zeffirelli created his movie version in 1968. 28 years later‚ Baz Luhrmann came along and also created his
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A Poor Definition of Love In William Shakespeare’s Romeo Juliet‚ and Juliet’s parents believe that Juliet and Count Paris are the ones for each other and decide to marry them. Juliet‚ however‚ is very young and far from ready for marriage. Many people have very different views on arranged marriages‚ some are against is while others are for it. Choosing a partner could be life changing in both positive and negative ways. Parents should not choose for their children in arranged marriages because the
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eSkye Nieves 4-19-12 Period 1 Romeo and Juliet Theme Essay The powerful nature of Romeo and Juliet’s love is a prime factor that leads to their personal tragedies. From the moment they meet in the play‚ love and violence become linked to each other. Romeo and Juliet’s love is of an intense passion where love overpowers all other values. They are driven to defy their families by this force and their extreme and boundless love was of such a great nature that it could only be
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We have come across many different tales that tells the story of a lover. One of the famous love story throughout the time is Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet". Romeo and Juliet are two lovers who despite their family differences fall in love and goes through all that comes their way. This story tells us how true and pure love is. No matter what differences we have love will overcome all of it. Similarly‚ there are many other stories that shows the power of love. In today’s world it is very hard
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Romeo & Juliet Movie Analysis Year 10 English Mrs Douglass Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The other film being analysed was directed by Franco Zefirelli‚ it was released in 1968. Leonard Whiting had
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Romeo and Juliet In my opinion‚ the superior film was the older version of Romeo and Juliet. I think the older version was better than the newer one because it fit the setting of the book more. It was more realistic and actually looked like Verona‚ Italy. The newer version of the film was very unrealistic because they were speaking the lines from the book (which took place a long time ago when people spoke differently) even though the setting of the movie was very modern. I did not
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Difference is great‚ but can too much of it be unappealing? The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that was made into a movie about a different and strange community. Jonas‚ the main character‚ is struggling because he finds out he is very different than most people after being selected for a very special job. The book and movie follow the same story line‚ but they are both different in a lot of ways. The differences between the movie and the book is Jonas and Fiona’s relations‚ the whole assignment situation
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