Romeo and Juliet: Play vs. Movie
One difference I noticed stood out the most was time. I thought the differences between time periods were completely different. For one Verona looked a lot like New York or another big city. There were a lot of flashing lights and tall buildings. Another difference I caught was that in the original Romeo and Juliet wasn’t in the time period with cars. In the 1996 movie the Capulets and the Montegues had super nice cars that you would see here in 2016. To add on to them having nice cars in the film they also had gasoline stations. The last difference that really stood out to me at the time was the music they listened to in the film. In the 1400’s version I think their music wasn’t really a pop genre I think …show more content…
The first thing that stood out was the design on the outside. They of course still had the balcony, but around it was different. Instead of having a bunch of bushes and and plants they just had potted plants and a ton of statues and figurines. Another thing about the outside was that they just had vines put on the house. Another difference was when Romeo and Juliet were talking to themselves, in the play Romeo was behind a bush, but in the movie he just stood on the side of the wall by all the vines. With Juliet in the play she was on the balcony in the movie she was on the ground walking. The last difference is when Romeo finally decided to confront Juliet he scared her. When he scared her, she grabbed him as they both fell in the pool. In the play there was no pool just a yard.
One of the reason the director choose these ideas was because it would make his version of “Romeo and Juliet” unique. His version of the play was different but it still gave you the whole story line, that’s what made his film unique and fun. Another reason could have been he wanted to relate it to present day time. He made it to where it was easier to understand for people in present day. His film was different from the original but present day people could relate to it
One difference I noticed stood out the most was time. I thought the differences between time periods were completely different. For one Verona looked a lot like New York or another big city. There were a lot of flashing lights and tall buildings. Another difference I caught was that in the original Romeo and Juliet wasn’t in the time period with cars. In the 1996 movie the Capulets and the Montegues had super nice cars that you would see here in 2016. To add on to them having nice cars in the film they also had gasoline stations. The last difference that really stood out to me at the time was the music they listened to in the film. In the 1400’s version I think their music wasn’t really a pop genre I think …show more content…
The first thing that stood out was the design on the outside. They of course still had the balcony, but around it was different. Instead of having a bunch of bushes and and plants they just had potted plants and a ton of statues and figurines. Another thing about the outside was that they just had vines put on the house. Another difference was when Romeo and Juliet were talking to themselves, in the play Romeo was behind a bush, but in the movie he just stood on the side of the wall by all the vines. With Juliet in the play she was on the balcony in the movie she was on the ground walking. The last difference is when Romeo finally decided to confront Juliet he scared her. When he scared her, she grabbed him as they both fell in the pool. In the play there was no pool just a yard.
One of the reason the director choose these ideas was because it would make his version of “Romeo and Juliet” unique. His version of the play was different but it still gave you the whole story line, that’s what made his film unique and fun. Another reason could have been he wanted to relate it to present day time. He made it to where it was easier to understand for people in present day. His film was different from the original but present day people could relate to it