Studies at University - comparison between 1996 and 1960's version

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2004)

Hello! Just been reading some comments and thought that I would join in, I am currently studying a module at University which elaborates on the opposing ideas for each different film version of Romeo and Juliet. No matter what people's opinions are for each different film, it will never be seen as a 'true' representation of the text itself. Traditionalists chose to dislike the 1996 version because of its daring ability to be different. I think it is a wonderful depiction of the love story in modern times, the ommitting of a lot of the text is a bit disappointing, however the mis-en-scene is amazing. The costumes used, the fantastic use of cinema codes, the original camera techniques.....and for the soft hearted people out there, Desree's beautiful song "kissing you". It makes me cry every time!! xx