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Compare and contrast Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrman's versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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For My essay I am going to compare and contrast the two different movies by two different directors made in two different decades. Although they are very different in setting, special effects and props, they still use the same story, 'Romeo and Juliet' by Shakespeare. But if you were to watch the two films straight after each other you would not think there were based on the same story, and here is why. Zefferelli's 1968 film is a traditional adaption of the Shakespearean Play, which from my point of view was probably aimed for younger audiences in 1968 but nowadays its audience will most likely to consist of the older generation. Whereas Luhrmans version is Shakespeare for the nineties, aimed at a younger generation but just like the Zefferelli's version, in years to come its audiences will probably consist of the older generation of that time. Each director achieves their aim...
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