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Analyse the Opening and Ballroom Scenes In the Two Versions of Romeo and Juliet.
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ANALYSE THE OPENING AND BALLROOM SCENES IN THE TWO VERSIONS OF ROMEO AND JULIET. HOW IS FILM LANGUAGE USED TO CONVEY MEANING? Romeo and Juliet has been made into many plays and a few films. The two films I am going to analyse are Zeffareli's production (1968) and Luhrmann's production (1997). I am focusing on the opening and the ballroom scenes of the films. The directors play a major part in the films. Zeffareli's production is for a more mature audience. He expected his audience to have already read the play and to be familiar with the characters. It is more of a romantic genre because of the music and the way that it is portrayed. In Luhrmann's production however, he clearly introduces the characters and this is more understandable for an audience who have never read or seen Romeo and Juliet before. This version is more of an action / western genre...
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