Claire Littleton

While watching and comparing Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 interpretation of Romeo & Juliet and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version there is a great difference between the two. When comparing the two the big change is not only the setting but the whole vibe with the characters. In the 1968 version it stays true to the play rather than just in the 1996 version where it is more modern. It is not only more modern in clothing but with their weapons, which in the movie they used guns instead of swords. Then in the

The Pixar animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet, had major differences in comparison to Shakespeare’s original play, Romeo and Juliet. The most fundamental changes to the film were shown through the plot, setting, and characters, and resulted in a film that all ages could enjoy. The director, Kelly Asbury, expertly nurtured the plot in order to create an ending that would be satisfying for the young and old alike. Alongside the plot, he used the setting of two rival gardens to symbolize the original feuding

Heroes: Grappling With Power With the proliferation of supernatural television shows and movies, I expected Heroes to be more of the same. It is not. Heroes offers a unique twist on the classic superhero tale through its wide variety of characters, its concise plot, its special effects, and its wise use of tone. Mohinder Suresh, who functions as the series’ narrator, teaches genetic theory in a small, stuffy classroom to bored college students in India. As the class ends, a colleague pulls Mohinder

Baz Luhrmann (1996) and Franco Zeffirelli (1968), both directors of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, both successful, both totally different interpretations of the play. Though the two appropriations are only 28 years apart, they both are two completely different views of the play. The two movies show different aspects of conflict from the Montague’s and Capulet’s. Romeo and Juliet displays both internal and external conflict during the play. Shakespeare’s play shows the theme of conflict because

Although the two Romeo and Juliet portray the same message and similar storyline, they both have been interpreted to match their decade of movie genres. The Lurhmann is a much more modern and carefully thought film as for the Zefferelli version, he sticks mainly to the original Shakespeare’s version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The Balcony scene in the two films has significant dramatic and physical differences. One of which is the modernisation of the environment, the facial expressions of the characters

Romeo and Juliet My class has been reading William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, while reading the play we saw two different film versions of the it. The first film, directed by Franco Zeffirelli is an older film from 1968, this film is closer to the play with only a few differences. The second film, directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1997 is a more modern version of Romeo and Juliet that has guns instead of swords and the settings are very different to the one in the play. While both films and the

that there is really no negative aspects to it. It is simply made and beautiful, but the Elizabethan language is quite hard to understand, as it should be. Next, in the movie starring Leonardo Dicaprio, the producers did an excellent job of making Claire Danes (Juliet) look very young. She wore little makeup and had a flat chest, which represents what a thirteen year old would probably look like back then. Also, the way they filmed the scene on Romeo’s death was incredible. The producers really showed

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

The film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare increased an individual’s knowledge of the original text. The cinematic techniques used in Romeo and Juliet clarified the understanding of the story. Furthermore, the movie also improved the first reading of the story. Similarly, in the film adaptation for Macbeth by Rubert Goold, the understanding of the text, originally written by Shakespeare, was dramatically increased. The director of the movie expressed the original message in a

The Opening of Baz Luhrman's Film Version of Romeo and Juliet Franco Zeffirelli’s 1969 version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was actually filmed on location in Verona and is set in the 15th century, when the story of Romeo and Juliet was meant to happen. Its opening prologue is very plain and simple, there are just two long shots and the voiceovers voice speaks very slowly. The first shot is a long shot of medieval Verona on a misty morning, the camera pans around to the river