Romeo and Juliet Old VS New Movie versions
Franco Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is way more appealing because the setting is not as preposterous as the Baz Luhrman version. ... By defining the characters, this made the movie a lot easier to follow as I watched it. ... The actors/actresses for Romeo and Juliet fit their parts better than they did in the Baz Luhrmann version. ... When you make a movie that follows a book, it’s very important that you stay with the authors plot, intention and text. The Franco Zeffirelli version of the movie was way more authentically created to match the book and Shakespeare’s whole meaning and intention. Franco Zeffirelli’s version of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is way more appealing because the setting is not as preposterous as the Baz Luhrman version. ... By defining the characters, this made the movie a lot easier to follow as I watched it.