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In the context of 1960s, chain gangs and gang wars are prevalent between Latin and White American adolescents. For the reason that the White American adolescents despise and discriminate against the Latin Americans (particularly the Puerto Rican race), the Whites resort to bully the minorities and they even ostracize the Latin Americans by depriving them […]
In his 1968 interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zeffirelli seems determined to defy every possible public conception of the elements of a Shakespeare movie; essentially, it seems to be Shakespeare distilled for public consumption. This is not to imply that Zeffirelli is not authentic in his interpretation of the text and drama; rather, he […]
The opening sequence is one that few films can rival- I have heard it being described as a ‘city symphony’. Abstract cityscapes fade into actual overhead shots of Manhattan. There is an aerial shot of a bridge and some cars over a river. The camera then starts to use tracking shots of freeway junctions, boats, […]
Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story What if Romeo and Juliet didn’t die? What if Romeo was killed by Paris instead of the other way around? What if the story took place in 1950s New York City, with young actors playing tough street kids who dance and sing passionately? Well, just look at West […]
West Side Story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the […]
Romeo and Juliet is a play created by Shakespeare a very long time ago, but this play has been adopted into many other movies, plays, songs, and even phrases. In class we watched Romeo and Juliet, West side story, and Princess Bride. These are all renditions of the original and are unique in their own […]
Something’s Coming appears towards the start of the musical and introduces Tony, the male lead. Through the song, the audience finds out that Tony is waiting for something to happen and feels like it will be soon. You will notice the use of muted brass in the accompaniment, a subtle jazz reference that places the […]
The development of caste system in ancient India is a most difficult issue to explain. According to Hansen and Curtis (2013), several schools of thought exist with the most popular and ancient being that caste system was inspired by Hindu religion. Similar to current India, religion played a key role in ancient India. The mythical […]
