The play Romeo and Juliet is an admirable play by the world famous playwright William Shakespeare. Due to its popularity, there are three different films about it with each director using their creativity to make the story much more interesting. One of the three movies was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1969. This film takes place during the time period that the original play took place in as the director wanted to make it as accurate to play as possible. The second film was directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996. In this adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, the film takes place in a modern day city called Verona Beach where the two families, Montague and Capulet, are at odds as they both have the same wealth in the city by owning a large corporate
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In Ram-Leela, Bhansali made it so that Ram would meet Leela at a Holi celebration that was organized by the Saneras This was a great integration that he did because Holi is a celebration of colours and love which made it perfect for this reimagining of Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, everyone in the scene was wearing clothing that were white so that when they were gonna throw the color powders, the colors would not look like a mess on them. However, other than that there is not much on the set during the scene. Baz Luhrmann’s version also did a good job on the sets. He did a modern day Capulet costume party. This decision having costumes enhanced this scene because if the party was normal with men wearing a traditional suit and tie and women wearing dresses, then it would not be exciting. Furthermore, the costumes had meanings to the people who wore it. For example, Juliet wore an angel costume to show that she is one, Tybalt wore a devil costume to show that he is evil and Romeo wore a knight costume to show that he is Juliet’s knight in shining armour. Zeffirelli did a great job on making his set as accurate as possible to the one in the play. The props and the costumes that were seen in the party depicted the ones that would actually be used in the Shakespearean times. Furthermore, there were many background actors which added a crowded feeling in the party as there would be at the …show more content…
He had thorough use of creativity when creating the film especially when filming the scene when Romeo and Juliet first meet. His use of sets outshined the other two movies because of the meanings behind the costumes in which he gave to the characters. Meanwhile, Bhansali’s and Zeffirelli’s movie utilised ordinary costumes and props that had no additional meaning behind them. In addition, Luhrmann used cinematography in a sophisticated manner that allowed him to enhance the scenes. For example, utilizing two-shot and panning at the same time to create more of an emotional atmosphere as Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other. However, in Zeffirelli 's movie, the voice-over as Romeo flirts to Juliet was not quite as powerful to be significant. Finally, there is the soundtrack in which Luhrmann utilized to further enhance the scene with further meaning. For example, the use of the song “Young Heart Run Free” by Candi Staton was brilliantly used to depict Romeo’s current emotion when he first arrived to the party. In conclusion, out of the three movies, Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet seems to stand out
In Ram-Leela, Bhansali made it so that Ram would meet Leela at a Holi celebration that was organized by the Saneras This was a great integration that he did because Holi is a celebration of colours and love which made it perfect for this reimagining of Romeo and Juliet. Furthermore, everyone in the scene was wearing clothing that were white so that when they were gonna throw the color powders, the colors would not look like a mess on them. However, other than that there is not much on the set during the scene. Baz Luhrmann’s version also did a good job on the sets. He did a modern day Capulet costume party. This decision having costumes enhanced this scene because if the party was normal with men wearing a traditional suit and tie and women wearing dresses, then it would not be exciting. Furthermore, the costumes had meanings to the people who wore it. For example, Juliet wore an angel costume to show that she is one, Tybalt wore a devil costume to show that he is evil and Romeo wore a knight costume to show that he is Juliet’s knight in shining armour. Zeffirelli did a great job on making his set as accurate as possible to the one in the play. The props and the costumes that were seen in the party depicted the ones that would actually be used in the Shakespearean times. Furthermore, there were many background actors which added a crowded feeling in the party as there would be at the …show more content…
He had thorough use of creativity when creating the film especially when filming the scene when Romeo and Juliet first meet. His use of sets outshined the other two movies because of the meanings behind the costumes in which he gave to the characters. Meanwhile, Bhansali’s and Zeffirelli’s movie utilised ordinary costumes and props that had no additional meaning behind them. In addition, Luhrmann used cinematography in a sophisticated manner that allowed him to enhance the scenes. For example, utilizing two-shot and panning at the same time to create more of an emotional atmosphere as Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other. However, in Zeffirelli 's movie, the voice-over as Romeo flirts to Juliet was not quite as powerful to be significant. Finally, there is the soundtrack in which Luhrmann utilized to further enhance the scene with further meaning. For example, the use of the song “Young Heart Run Free” by Candi Staton was brilliantly used to depict Romeo’s current emotion when he first arrived to the party. In conclusion, out of the three movies, Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet seems to stand out