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Comparison of the opening sequences of two different versions of 'Romeo & Juilet' - Zefferelli & Luhrmann
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Media Assignment: Comparison of the opening sequences of two different versions of 'Romeo & Juilet' - Zefferelli & Luhrmann The objective of this essay is to compare two different film adaptations of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juilet. Franco Zefferelli directed the first rendition of this play in 1968. This was the more conventional, traditional version of the play. It was slow, peaceful, and in my opinion, how Shakespeare would've wanted it. Despite it being old, it was a beautiful interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic love story. Here, Leonard Whiting played Romeo and Olivia Hussey played Juilet. The whole cast were kitted out in lifelike, accurate costumes, the settings and props were extremely realistic and in general, the film was a great success. The second interpretation of this play caused a lot of controversy. Directed by the very courageous and daring Baz Luhrmann in 1996, it was a first. Luhrmann bought Shakespeare's classic...
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