Obviously the two directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann had a great respect for the language used by the creator of the original play “Romeo and Juliet” William Shakespeare because they seemed to keep it very similar in both of their films. Also they both use violence and weapons, only difference is that the fighting style and weapons were more advanced in Baz Luhrmann’s 1997 act. Both versions take place in the inner or main part of the city. Most of the time you will catch the Capulet’s mainly in red clothing, on the other side you see the Montague’s in blues and purples. These are some of the similarities between the two versions of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”.
A few differences between the two versions are for example
A few differences between the two versions are for example