Movie meme - Day 5

[la_samtyr]

Day 5 – Favorite love story in a movie
Romeo and Juliet (1968)



Admit it, you knew Shakespeare would be showing up sooner or later, right? ;)

This is one of the films that had a big impact on my life. Not only did they use an actor and actress "of the proper age" for Romeo and Juliet (seriously, anyone older than their early to mid-20's should not be playing such young roles, it's just wrong) but I fell in love with the medieval setting and I have had a deep love/fascination with all things medieval ever since.

I know there have been more recent remakes, this is *the* definitive one for me. Although "Shakespeare In Love" comes close -- but only because Judi Dench gives us a very clear lesson on how to totally pwn everyone.

Day 6 – Favorite science fiction movie
Day 7 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 8 – A movie that you’ve seen countless times
Day 9 – A movie with the best soundtrack
Day 10 – Favorite classic movie
Day 11 – A movie that changed your opinion about something
Day 12 – Favorite movie from your favorite actress
Day 13 – Favorite adaptation film
Day 14 – A movie that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 16 – A movie that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A movie that disappointed you the most
Day 18 – A movie that you wish more people would’ve seen
Day 19 – Favorite movie based on a book/comic/etc.
Day 20 – Favorite movie from your favorite actor/actress
Day 21 – Favorite action movie
Day 22 – Favorite documentary
Day 23 – Favorite animation
Day 24 – That one awesome movie idea that still hasn’t been done yet
Day 25 – The most hilarious movie you’ve ever seen
Day 26 – A movie that you love but everyone else hates
Day 27 – A movie that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 – Favorite movie from your favorite director
Day 29 – A movie from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite movie of all time

Comments

[elfscribe5.livejournal.com]

Oh I so totally agree! This is one of my favorite movies ever. If I made a top 10 list, it would be there. Such a marvelous rendition of the story with sumptuous setting and beautiful actors of the right age. Such amazing fight scenes. I became forever enamored of Michael York who played the young hotheaded Tybalt because of this movie. Oh and the actor who played Mercutio just incredible. I think this movie really captured the essence of Shakespeare's tragedy and made me understand it all in a way that reading the play in high school did not. One of the things that has struck me about it is how my perspective changed as I've seen it at different stages in my life. When I first saw it I was a teenager and totally identified with Romeo and Juliet. I went to see it 3 times, once specifically with my best friend so we could cry -- unfortunately my snarky brothers were along on that one and made so many funny comments we ended up laughing. Still, I remember seeing it later when I was in college and focusing on the political situation of the two warring families and how Shakespeare was commenting on the folly of that. Then I saw it again when I was a young mother and was struck by how much all the adults in the situation had failed the young lovers -- especially the ones closest to them, the nurse and Friar Lawrence. Just shows the genius of Shakespeare in his characterizations.

This reminds me, I need to get this movie in DVD since the version I have is VHS and I don't even have a VHS player any more.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, there is something about seeing "word come to life" that is just totally fascinating.

I remember being so thrilled when "Romeo and Juliet" came out on VHS -- it was one of the first I bought on dvd.

[casey28.livejournal.com]

This was one of my favorite movies when I was a teen. Great acting and so beautifully filmed.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I know -- it never gets old for me.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh - I remember seeing that movie on a double date with my boyfriend and another couple at a drive-in movie theater.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

That is really cool -- I only saw it in a regular theatre though.