Romeo and Juliet Comparrison Movie Essay
Romeo and Juliet Comparrison Movie Essay
Romeo & Juliet: Same Concept but Different Aspects
The famous play, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, have been adapted into two movies. Zeffirelli directed a historical portrayal of the film, and Luhrmann directed a modern interpretation of the film. Both versions were portrayed in Shakespeares original text. Each movie had use a different approach when it came to setting, props and mood.
In Zeffirellis version, the setting was a recreation of the 14th century, in the city of Verona, Italy along with ambience of classical music, traditional dancing, renaissance clothing and Shakespearean dialogue. Luhrmans Hollywood remake called “Romeo+Juliet” had a combination of original Shakespearean dialogue with a modern twist. The ambience was in Verona beach in the 1990s that included car chases, costume parties and gunfights. The twist of this version was to imagine the tragic storyline in a modern perspective and how it would fit into todays society.
The props in both movies were different. For instance in the Luhrmans version, money was used instead of gold coins. This is shown when Romeo pays the apothecary for poison. In this version guns replaced swords. This is shown in the fighting scenes of the movie. Zeffirellis had kept the gold coins. An example can be when Romeo gives these coins. He had also kept the swords for the fighting scenes as well, so it can be relevant and historically accurate to Shakespeares time.
The moods in each movie were very different. In Zeffeirellis version the film was very intense and the audience could feel the affection, grief, rage, and enmity of each character. An example can be when Mercutio is giving