Franco Zeffirelli did a fantastic job portraying Shakespeare’s vision of Romeo and Juliet (1968 film). The horrible tragedy of the fate of two teenagers due to the consequence of an unreasonable feud between their two families, the Montague and the Capulets. A timeless story of young forbidden love that cannot and will not be stopped by anything other than death. Romeo and Juliet has always been a story of a deep passionate and pure love that we have all wished for, of course not to the same end. I believe the play to have succeeded on the level of storytelling and having the audience become emotionally invested in the outcome.
The plot itself was very convincing, I would believe the two actors were truly in love as much as I would believe the feud between the families were true and real. Olivia Hussey played a very convincing role as Juliet, a young innocent demure teen who had been completely swept off her feet. Her mind, …show more content…
The fight scenes were believable, brutal and well scripted and not at all what I had expected. The love scenes were passionate and heartfelt and from a parent’s viewpoint, a little mature for such a young teenagers. The ending is tragic and heart wrenching and after wiping tears from my eyes, the film, the story itself makes me think about my own influence upon my children.
The dialogue was of course classic Shakespeare, the actors spoke it fluently and beautifully without interruption. I also thought Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting played their roles magnificently! Leonard Whiting played an excellent role as Romeo and as the seemingly main character, a playboy of sorts until meeting Juliet. He was believable in his portrayal of a young star crossed teenage boy who had fallen deeply and hopelessly in love with Juliet (Olivia Hussey) who played the role of a sweet innocent teenager to
The plot itself was very convincing, I would believe the two actors were truly in love as much as I would believe the feud between the families were true and real. Olivia Hussey played a very convincing role as Juliet, a young innocent demure teen who had been completely swept off her feet. Her mind, …show more content…
The fight scenes were believable, brutal and well scripted and not at all what I had expected. The love scenes were passionate and heartfelt and from a parent’s viewpoint, a little mature for such a young teenagers. The ending is tragic and heart wrenching and after wiping tears from my eyes, the film, the story itself makes me think about my own influence upon my children.
The dialogue was of course classic Shakespeare, the actors spoke it fluently and beautifully without interruption. I also thought Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting played their roles magnificently! Leonard Whiting played an excellent role as Romeo and as the seemingly main character, a playboy of sorts until meeting Juliet. He was believable in his portrayal of a young star crossed teenage boy who had fallen deeply and hopelessly in love with Juliet (Olivia Hussey) who played the role of a sweet innocent teenager to