Comparing Romeo And Juliet By Zefferelli's Version

Comparing the Openings of the Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann

Another reason I believe Luhrmann's interpretation was better is how he portrayed the nurse. The nurse in the play is a very comical and important character. Her strong bond with Juliet is shown in Luhrmann’s movie but in Zeffirelli's movie the bond seems weaker. Luhrmann I believe does a better job showing that the nurse cares for Juliet. However Luhrmann does cut out nurses more lengthy speech, but I believe it's for the best as the speech in my opinion was more confusing than helpful. The nurse in Zeffirelli's movie cares for Juliet but it didn't seem as sincere, they didn't have the same friendship shown in Luhrmann's. The nurse in the more modern movie I believe showed the relationship better while still keeping the comedy needed. I think

First, the Zeffirelli version is better because of the costumes. For example, the costumes gave off a better motion into some scenes. In 1:1, the costumes made the audience seem more into it. This shows that, the leggings are a better choice, because of all the movement. This example illustrates, leggings are tight and not lose, which is what sells

Zefferelli does not vary the camera shots as much as Luhrman does, although he uses different angles to suit the atmosphere he wants to create. He also uses many natural sounds, e.g. crowd noises, horses travelling. I have noticed in the opening, he uses non-diegetic sounds until Romeo's entrance. Luhrman uses a lot more music, which is of great significance as this is what creates the atmospheric moods of the play.

Zefferelli vs. Baz Luhrmann - Shirin Shahsavari - 3/10/16 Although Zefferelli’s film is a better book-to-movie adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play, “Romeo and Juliet”, Baz Luhrmann’s version is a lot more entertaining and comprehensible to most teenagers because of its modern setting. Perhaps, one of the most substantial visible contrasts between the two films is the setting. Zeffirelli’s film takes place in a classical setting, accurately representing the actual historic period in which the play was written in. However, in Luhrmann’s version the setting has been completely transformed to make the film more modern and therefore easier for the audience to understand and relate to. The modern setting makes the film more intriguing and apprehensible

In both of the films, the actors had lots of dirt on their face from rolling around and fighting on the floor. In Zeffirelli's film there is less blood on Romeo's face and Tybalt's face, but in Luhrmann's film there is a lot more dirt and blood on Romeos face and shirt as well as Tybalts face and clothes. I think the reason why Luhrmann's film had a bit more blood, dirt, and more tears was to show how much Mercutio mean't to Romeo as a friend. In Zeffirelli's film there is less tears, blood, and tears but Romeo still shows how upset he is with Tybalt by his dramatic sword fighting and

I believe that the (1961)‘West Side Story’ film version of Romeo and Juliet is superior to the later version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ directed in 1968 by Franco Zeffirelli. Jerome Robbins, the director of ‘West Side Story’, having a different aim/ representation of Romeo and Juliet has used various effective techniques to produce his film – which I consider to be more successful. Robbins chose it to be a transformation of Romeo and Juliet & not the original play from Shakespeare, but that’s not the only reason, if it is one, to acknowledge it as superior to Zeffirelli’s film. Each director has used divergent ideas in their techniques, so different yet only to provoke from their audiences the same response. Therefore to determine which

Luhrman has based his version at Verona Beach; America and instead of basing it in the 16th century like Zeffirelli, he had his film based in the 20th century, with mansions, shiny cars and bright lights. While Zeffirelli paced his film in an Iambic pentameter – a traditional Shakespeare pace; Luhrman never kept his film at a solid pace. “By modernizing these aspects of the play, and reconstructing the prologue, Luhrmann creates a movie that is more interesting to the modern viewers.” ("Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet." 123HelpMe.com). As Zeffirelli may have believed famous actors would steal his show he instead hired fresh new faces to give the movie a more fresh, innocence value, But Luhrman used well known actors to play the lead roles. This worked because more people were attracted to the film by the actors.

In both films the characters are loud and pretty angry. This is how the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann films are similar. The Romeo and Juliet films directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have many differences between them.

The balcony scene in both the films have different variations which exposes how one film is admirable and realistic that other. The two Zeffirelli and Luhrmann films are interesting and entertaining in their own ways, but the Zeffirelli film is much more preferred and realistic because of the traditional outfits, casting, and location choices.

Even though the Zeffirelli version was more poetic and Shakespearian, Carlei’s version, however did a much better job at delivering the message of Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers.

These two film adaptations include Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version. Some very notable differences between the two include setting, actor ’s portrayal, and music selection. A significant similarity is the tone and mood set during the scene.

Of the two cinematic portrayals of the climax, in Act II, scene i, of Romeo & Juliet, the Luhrmann version from 1996 is superior to the Zeffirelli version. When comparing the two one can notice that there are many differences, and similarities. While these two films are telling the same story, it is the differences between the two that lead to Luhrmann’s 1996 version being superior. Due to its more dramatic settings, and character interactions and actor

Romeo and Juliet is a very well known book that is loved by many. There numerous movies done on Romeo and Juliet like Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version and Gnomeo and Juliet. There are many apparent differences like using guns instead of swords and using gnomes instead of people. Although there are many similarities, the differences between Luhrmann’s movie and Gnomeo and Juliet compared to the play Romeo and Juliet are evident. The similarities between the movie and the play only go down to the plot and language.

Comparison Between Act 3 Scene 1 in Franco Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet and in Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet