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The opening to Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo and Juliet' seems a dramatic contrast to that of Franco Zeffirelli's.
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The opening to Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo and Juliet' seems a dramatic contrast to that of Franco Zeffirelli's. The two films being set in different periods is the first thing that produces the known difference right away. Both films right at the start have something in common, they don't show a full screen view straight away. Franco Zeffirelli's opens with the usual titles, in a somewhat medival font, these titles are shown over a view of what is thought to be the town of Verona. The view is made up of yellows and golds this adds to the calmness and solem voice of the voiceover-. The voiceover is reading the introduction to the play - he speaks slowly like the story of a great tradedy is about to be told, which it is. The language used is pure Shakespeare, spoke in the proper way. The scene starts in a market, a...
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