Sunday, September 7, 2008

Film Adaptations in Romeo and Juliet

One scene that I thought Leonardo DiCaprio made many film adaptations (in regards of facial expressions, body language, and voice/tone/line deliverance) to was in his first appearance in the movie. The scene soon after the "rumble" at the gas station and Benvolio had just found Romeo and was talking to him in hopes of finding out why Romeo had been so down lately, Leonardo's performance was exceptionally convincing. He was deep in thought about Rosaline and very in "love" and depressed that he couldn't be with her. This showed through Leonardo's facial expressions and body language when he sulked during the conversation and seemed to be depressed and uninterested in the rest of the world. He didn't perk up to see Benvolio or even seem to be worried or care about what had just happened between the Capulet's and Montague's. This feeling was also apparent through Leonardos voice, his tone was very down, disheartning, and gloomy, and he delivered his lines very slowly and seemed to really think about everything he said before delivering his thoughts.

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