Romeo and juliet

The fight may not be as action packed as the previous version but is not any less amusing as we see the whole fight moving into the courtyard, where everyone in the picture has their swords drawn and are 'clowning around'. This adds the fuel needed for the action in this scene as the build up to the fight is less tense than Luhrman's version, the two families in this version seem calm and composed and the rivalry doesn't seem to be as serious or intense as we see in the Luhrman version. One impressive point that Luhrman has integrated into the modern version, without altering the script is this; In the original/Zefferelli script/picture, Benvolio says "Put up your swords", then the characters do so in the Zefferelli version, but in the Luhrman version and the modern world where people use guns instead of swords, he has used the camera to focus on the guns where it says the brand name of the gun which is called a sword. This is a very good way of not altering the script but staying close to a modern day likeness of the play.
             The calm music doesn't help in the seriousness of the rivalry in the Zefferelli version, but the thumping loud music in the Luhrman sets the heart thumping and is a better way of giving the audience the seriousness of the rivalry, as this is the most important factor in the play because if the two families were not at war then Romeo and Juliet could live happily ever after. But Luhrman does not go astray of the original script because has used the original script, this may seem a little strange to the audience at first but quickly catches on and is easily understood later on. Zefferelli has used more of the original script, but has altered it a little, but this seems unrecognised as it is used to help make the script more natural and to fit in more with the picture. There is un-intentional humour as the Zefferelli characters seem 'camp' to us modern day folk because the men are wearing tights and frocks, the Luhrman characters seem 'cool' because we are used to the attire.