Romeo And Juliet 1968 And 1996

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet effectively appropriates the Shakespearean 16th century love tragedy. So why has Luhrmann decided to appropriate Romeo and Juliet? By changing the context, Luhrmann effectively makes the play relevant, discussing his contextual concerns of the 1990’s. This is done through the use of themes in the film, love, family disputes and hate which have remained similar to the original play, although the way they have been presented are different, in particular the form and characters. The form has had an obvious change as the original play has been adapted into a film. Characters in the film have also been appropriated to correspond with Luhrmann's contextual concerns. Hence, Luhrmann successfully appropriates the original Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet by maintaining similar themes, but altering the form and characterisation to fit his contextual concerns.

Romeo and Juliet is the story of two young people who fall in love, however because of their families, their relationship is doomed. Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo a Montague and these two families have had an ongoing feud for generations. Although Romeo and Juliet try to defy their families by secretly getting married, fate acted against them, and their love ends in tragedy. Two Movie directors Zeferrelli and Luhrmann have made movies about Romeo and Juliet, Zefferrelli’s version was portrayed at the time it was written in old Elizabethan time, and Luhrmann’s was portrayed as a ‘modern day’ film. Both films were spoken in the original language that it was written in, and none were translated.

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most commemorated and referenced plays in the history of the world. Because it is so popular, many variations of the play exist. Since different ideas about the play have produced a multitude of different reenactments, lots of plays out there have many differences. Three of these versions, Two of which are movies made, one in 1968, the other in 1996, and the last is an actual play production on Broadway in 2014, have many differences and similarities. What we can interpret from these variations is that even though the words on the script may not change, with time, culture can alter the appearance and mood of the production.

Baz Lurhmann’s creation of the film Romeo and Juliet has shown that today’s audience can still understand and appreciate William Shakespeare. Typically, when a modern audience think of Shakespeare, they immediately think it will be boring, yet Lurhmann successfully rejuvenates Romeo and Juliet. In his film production he uses a number of different cinematic techniques, costumes and a formidably enjoyable soundtrack; yet changes not one word from Shakespeare’s original play, thus making it appeal to a modern audience.

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 timeless, classic love story written by the incomparable William Shakespeare. Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered literary classics, but none are more loved than Romeo and Juliet. This play masterfully tells the love story of two teenagers in Elizabethan England. The title characters Romeo and Juliet are members of two feuding families, Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. There are different stylistic ways of portraying Romeo and Juliet, and the two most popular film versions portray two very different styles of this one play. Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet was made in the 1970s, and is the film version most commonly shown in high school classrooms. The newest film version of this play is Baz Luhrmanns

“The most filmed of all plays, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, with its universal themes… remains uniquely adaptable for any time period,” (Botnick, 2002). Directors Franco Zeffirelli (1968) and Baz Luhrman

Baz Luhrmann, a well known film director, adapted this love story to film in 1996, which is called Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy about two young lovers who cannot be together because their families are enemies. Baz Luhrmann directed 'William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet' recounts the Romeo and Juliet story utilizing Shakespearean Language set as a modern day environment. Not all viewers would recognize the language of Shakespeare so the mise en scene and additionally the performers' developments are essential to ensure that the audience recognizes what is happening inside of the dialog. In this essay, I will talk about whether Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Baz Luhrmann's film updates Shakespeare

There are more than 40 different movie interpretations of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet.” Bez Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli both directed their own “Romeo and Juliet” films. The two films are being based on how the directors interpreted the original play. Even though the 1996 version done by Luhrmann has a modern and playful view, it just doesn’t match up to the original piece as well as the 1968 version directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Zeffirelli portrays Juliet to be youthful, innocent, and new to the world of love and lust.

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and juliet is a tragic play. The play is a crossed love teenage tragedy, although the movies bear some minor similarities the differences between the 1968 movie and the 1996 movie are striking through the time, music, and scenes/actors. The setting in the 1968 movie is very different from the 1996 movie. The setting in the 1968 movie is the sixteenth century.

Romeo and Juliet is a story of two starcrossed lovers’ tragedy, separated by the hatred between their two families. Many adaptations have been made for his world- renowned Shakespearean play, including Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet made in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” made in 1996. Zeffirelli’s version was made generally faithful to the play, while Baz Luhrmann’s version was set in the ‘future’. The Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet is a better representation of the play, Romeo and Juliet, because it not only shows the major aspects but also additionally includes some extra parts that are fitting and that are significant.

The 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is beautiful because of the music, medieval architechture and landscape of Romeo. Overall, this positive intention has a negitive impact on me since the charcters were to inexperienced and emotionally imature. Therefore this movie with high potientcial is medicore.

An important element in any film is the story. Shakespeare, a renowned playwright, was a master at crafting story elements. His works have been represented in a variety of ways over the centuries. One such film manages to capture the original intentions of Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Thus, the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet by Zeffirelli is the best film version of the play due to the fact it is more accurate to the words and intent of Shakespeare’s original writing.

William Shakespeare, is the most famous playwright of the English language as he successfully conveys many universal themes, in his 16th century tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, appealing to the audience during the time which it was produced. Hence it raises the question of how effective would Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film be at appealing to a 20th century audience? Luhrmann’s form of displaying the original play as a film, is a significant modern appropriation, as the audience can physically see the play unfolding, identifying the films effectiveness. By drawing on the original themes of violence, love and timing and introducing numerous film techniques, Luhrmann's modern adaption of the play will prove itself highly effective.

Intro - Luhrmann’s 1996 film version original shakespearian play. Luhrmann uses the very popular key form of film to help make a modern appropriation of Romeo and Juliet as well as using many different film techniques such as diegetic and nondiegetic sound,camera angles and modernised settings to further modernise the key themes of love and violence and the characters of Benvolio and Tybalt.