Contrasting the similarities and differences of Romeo and Juliet film adaptations by Baz Luhrmann (1996) and Franco Zeffirelli (1968). Although both films told the same story the time period was set in unlike eras, this led to the different levels of violence portrayed in the separate films especially when it came to Mercutio’s death, as well as how the dialogue and acting that affected the love showed within Romeo and Juliet in the balcony scene and how the two directors interpreted the famous death scene illustrated in each respected time period that led to Romeo and Juliet’s death. These interpretations capture the audiences of that time through the timeless tale of Romeo and Juliet with both movies showing great similarities and differences.
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Contrasting both films showing similar interpretations the night Juliet swallows the poison, the only difference is in the 1968 version where Juliet contemplates multiple other consequences that all deal with the plan's inefficiency, which foreshadows its actual failure. Comparingly, the most obvious difference in the two films is the tomb scene which proposed little similarities. In the 1996 version, Romeo arrives in Verona at the church and a person is at the front. There are already police chasing him as of having awareness of his return. Romeo grabs the person in front of the church and threatens to kill him if the police try to shoot him, there was a lot of commotion before Romeo entered the church. When he enters the church Romeo has a few lines before approaching Juliet’s body. The camera angles inform the audience of Juliet awakening with her slight hand movement and eyes opening which Romeo doesn’t see. This leads Juliet to see Romeo drink the potion, after which he sees Juliet alive and his facial expression identifies that he made a huge mistake. Juliet tries to kiss the poison off Romeo’s lips after realizing it wasn’t killing her she takes his gun and shoots herself in the head. Correspondingly in Zeffirelli’s version, Romeo opens the tomb by throwing a large rock at it. He enters the tomb and finds Juliet ‘dead.’ He tells her how much he loves her, which leads himself to drink the poison. Furthermore, after Romeo’s death, Friar Lawrence rushes in and finds Romeo dead on the floor. Juliet awakens with joy and questions Romeo’s whereabouts. Friar Lawrence explains Romeo killed himself and how his plan had failed. The plot develops where the Friar tries to persuade Juliet to come with him or be a nun, but she refuses. Continuingly, Friar Lawrence leaves because people
Contrasting both films showing similar interpretations the night Juliet swallows the poison, the only difference is in the 1968 version where Juliet contemplates multiple other consequences that all deal with the plan's inefficiency, which foreshadows its actual failure. Comparingly, the most obvious difference in the two films is the tomb scene which proposed little similarities. In the 1996 version, Romeo arrives in Verona at the church and a person is at the front. There are already police chasing him as of having awareness of his return. Romeo grabs the person in front of the church and threatens to kill him if the police try to shoot him, there was a lot of commotion before Romeo entered the church. When he enters the church Romeo has a few lines before approaching Juliet’s body. The camera angles inform the audience of Juliet awakening with her slight hand movement and eyes opening which Romeo doesn’t see. This leads Juliet to see Romeo drink the potion, after which he sees Juliet alive and his facial expression identifies that he made a huge mistake. Juliet tries to kiss the poison off Romeo’s lips after realizing it wasn’t killing her she takes his gun and shoots herself in the head. Correspondingly in Zeffirelli’s version, Romeo opens the tomb by throwing a large rock at it. He enters the tomb and finds Juliet ‘dead.’ He tells her how much he loves her, which leads himself to drink the poison. Furthermore, after Romeo’s death, Friar Lawrence rushes in and finds Romeo dead on the floor. Juliet awakens with joy and questions Romeo’s whereabouts. Friar Lawrence explains Romeo killed himself and how his plan had failed. The plot develops where the Friar tries to persuade Juliet to come with him or be a nun, but she refuses. Continuingly, Friar Lawrence leaves because people