Shakespeare Blog Post #4

1954 Version:

                The 1954 version is extremely slow and takes a very long time to get to the point. There is nothing exciting or engaging in this version of the scene that attracts the viewer. Even the background music is fairly dull. There is a very minimum amount of dialogue and absolutely no action. The audience would most likely not prefer this version especially due to the fact that it is a very old version and is not modernized.

1968 Version:

                Although this version does not have much dialogue, it has a lot more action and music which makes up for the loss. It engages the audience and gets them hooked a lot more than the previous version.  It is a lot more modernized as well therefore attracts a great deal of people.

1996 Version:

                This version has a lot more action and dialogue going on. It is very engaging and is much modernized therefore attracts the audience a lot more. The mass majority of the audience is most likely high school students. This is perfect in terms of setting, actors, and visualisation because this version of the play is probably the one that the youth would enjoy watching.

Overall, in my opinion, the reason why one version of Romeo and Juliet is better than the other is simply due to the fact of the film being more modernized. Like I mentioned above, the mass majority of the audience are young high school students therefore they do not want to sit there and watch something that is “boring”. It is more likely that they will be more engaged and paying attention if they were to watch the 1996 version vs. the 1954.