Romeo and Juliet
Films are made with the directors different personal opinions based
on the original screenplay. For the movie version of Romeo + Juliet (1996),
the quote above illustrates this perfectly. For this essay, I will discuss
contrasts between the original screenplay, and the film. I will be
discussing plot changes to adapt to the movie's visual capabilities,
changes to the time-frame of the script, and plot changes to different
relationships between characters.
First, I will discuss with you the plot changes to adapt to the
movie's visual capabilities. If we were just to read this book, the only
visual pictures we would see would be in our minds; but since we went to
see the movie, the director had to adapt some of the plot to have viewers
experience the screenplay visually. One such example of plot adaptations
is when, in the screenplay, Tybalt recognizes Romeo's voice at the Capulet......
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