Romeo and Juliet a comparison of the two films
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Comparison Franco Zeffirelli, an Italian director produced his screenplay of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in 1968. The two lovers are bought together by fate, regardless of the past family history of hatred from both sides. ... Baz Lurhmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet also portrays the two young lovers falling into forbidden love. ... The two movie productions are extremely different; Zeffirelli’s production follows Shakespeare’s original intentions more. ... Lurhmann’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is quite different to Zeffirelli’s version. ... Although many people believe the older version to be better because of the fact it shows Shakespeare’s true intentions, Lurhmann’s Romeo and Juliet has proved very successful with the younger generation. ... Both Claire Danes and Olivia Hussey play a very good Juliet. ... Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Leonard Whitting play an excellent Romeo; they are both appealing to the audience because of their manner and style. ... Luhrmann uses many, many different techniques when filming his version of Romeo and Juliet, he uses slow motion, zoom-ins and outs, the slapstick use of speed-ups and also a trait of this film is the rapid-fire editing. ... Luhrmann also uses a number of special effects in his film, one major one being, the scene where Romeo an Juliet first meet gazing at each other through the aquarium. ... But in Luhrmann’s version the way in which the characters are portrayed is emphasised even more with each character dressed for the ball as something representing their personality, for example Tybalt is clothed as a devil, Juliet an angel and Romeo as her knight in shinning armour. ... One film appeals to a teenage audience, while the other is more interested in Shakespeare’s intentions, but both are good renditions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.