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elveny: laughterkey: makeitearlgrey: baldymonster: cleolinda: killjoyfeminist: annabellioncourt: plz-no: Simultaneously the worst and best movie ever made Actually one of my teachers watched every single version of Romeo and Juliet with the original text in front of him to prove that this was the worst version, but to his great dismay its the most accurate film adaptation of it, with the lines closest to the original text and most similar stage direction and relayed emotions. He proceeded to show it to us in class. Dude, seriously. This version is actually very accurate. My Shakespeare professor in grad school said the same thing. I think most Shakespeare movies are just so classy and highbrow with their gorgeous period costumes and mandatory snooty elocutionary accents that people forget how goofy this play actually is. The lines, the characters, the motivations, the babyfaced teen stars, I just… oh my god it’s all so real. I’ve heard a lot of people blast Baz Luhrmann for making such a campy adaptation and it’s just like no, you don’t understand, that was all Shakespeare. Sometimes I wonder if the real reason it’s disliked is because it was so damn popular with teenage girls. You mean… Like the actual play? THE BOYS THE BOYS Listen, Romeo + Juliet is a MASTERPIECE, I’m serious. I wrote a paper on it once, actually. The level of accuracy of the text in combination with the subtext and perfection of symbolism - I am serious, it is the BEST movie adaptation so far. -- source link