How does the Nextel
Romeo And Juliet commercial satirically update the "classic"
Romeo and Juliet? What does it make you contemplate and consider? Please reference, quote, and analyze the drama and commercial. Please complete this blog response today.
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In this commercial, the play Romeo and Juliet was made more modern and summed up in thirty seconds. They used cellphones to communicate even though they were in the same room and in hearing distance of each other. It makes me consider how much the world has changed since the play was first written.
In this commercial we see Romeo and Juliet falling in love, but they bring in twenty first century technology. It also references how much times have changed, that when they lived times were more romantic and people were more up kept. Now people don't even communicate by talking, we text and that's what this commercial is illustrating, that now we communicate through phones and not face to face. So using Romeo and Juliet portrayed a good way to use cell phones and sell them.
Nextel gives us the classic, and the modern "Romeo and Juliet". It shows how today everything is faster with our technology. Yet it gives us the story of Romeo and Juliet in 30 seconds flat. It also gives us the view that Romeo and Juliet is a very dramatic play.
I think that it shows that they play can go by very fast because they used modern tec. and they did have all the death and stuff that the book has but it just when by faster.
They update it by using phones. It's kind of a spoof of the play Romeo and Juliet. The commercial was shorten and made fun of the play. The phones was the way they communicated and everyone was in one room. This is a short fast and to the point description of the play that summed everything up. The Nextel commercial showed a new way to not only talk but is so fast that the whole play can be on phone in 30 seconds.
In the commercial the language is so much less appealing than the book. The commercial was in a way making fun of the plot of the story and how it was so exaggerated and the content was, in a way, silly. The way it was presented from shakespeare it did not seem silly or ridiculous at all, but when someone summarizes the plot or does a parody of the story, then a new light is shed on it and I am able to view it in another way, realizing the reality of the book and how it is unrealistic, and so very different from what the modern world is like.
This shows how fast everything happens in the play and how dramatic it was and it showed the communication between all the characters. But in the play they had only letters to send to each other for communication and in the advertisement it showed that the phones where really fast with communicating to each other and it just put romeo and Juliet in our world now and what it would have been like if the play were to be redone in the world today.
In the commercial they use there cell phones as walkie talkies to communicate between each other. They also use more common slang like "ditto" and they use common english words.
Honestly this explained the play better then the book in my opinion. I think the book is way too long and has too much detail to all take place within 3 or 4 days. Romeo and Juliet is a classic, and I respect that but it's just not my thing. I enjoy the topic and reading the book would be fine if I understood what they were saying. The commercial breaks it down; They fall in love, Romeo kills Tybalt, they banish Romeo, Juliet pretends to be dead, Romeo kills himself to be with Juliet, she wakes up 5 seconds later, and then really kills herself. If the book was that easy to understand maybe I would like this subject better.
I thought that this commercial was very funny. Mostly because it summarized a 5 act play in 30 seconds. Just from watching that you did get the idea of the whole play, you didn't get all of the details and emotion that come with Shakespeare's play. This commercial made me notice the small details and the language in the original play and it made me appreciate it more.
It updates the classic story of Romeo and Juliet by changing some of the language and became more understandable for people now a days like Juliet wouldn't have said , "All better." back then and romeo would say, "Dido." Also they used phones to talk to each other which is very different from back then. It was very dramatic for only 30 seconds. It did a very good job of explaining everything as well.
The commercial shows how fast paced our world is today compared to back then. Communication is much easier for us now, which can be considered both good and bad. We are more disconnected in some ways now, because we can talk without being face to face with someone, but also information is available to us with the few clicks of a button. This commercial only shows the pros, though, so they can sell their product better.
The Nextel commercial almost gave a modern twist on a quick play of Romeo and Juliet. It incorporated cell phones and “the language today” in a very classic play. Instead of having medieval times in the 1500’s, it makes it seem like it happened now (except for big concepts like arranged marriage). They also put the outfits on like the 1500’s but the technology and language changed your ideas about it.
During this modern updated version of Romeo and Juliet, Nextel portrays Romeo and Juliet with cell phones which changes more of the meaning to the play. The marketing department shortened the play to a 30 second summary with all the important parts with comedic clips. This made me consider how much our time has changed with writing styles and with love, and violence. When Romeo slaughters Paris and Tybalt in the commercial, it seemed like it didn't matter but it could symbolize how much more serious we take murder. Not only that has changed but so has love, love back in Romeo and Juliet's time seemed to be a sacred word and now it seems to be just another word. This commercial ties up the difference in times. When Capulet in this commercial say " Marry him" and Juliet refuses it adds comedy to the drama.
The Nextel commercial addresses the changes in our modern world. Everything in our lives, especially communication, has become quick. We run our lives at an astonishing pace, whereas in the medieval times of Romeo and Juliet, it took longer for events to occur and communication to reach other people. Watching this commercial makes me wonder if our world runs too quickly for our own good. Maybe by rushing through life, we are missing out on things that add importance and significance to our life.
The update in the commercial is the use of cellphones although if Romeo and Juliet had cellphones the play wouldn't end with Romeo and Juliet dying because the Friar could tell Romeo that Juliet's death isn't real. While it shows how fast paced things are today it isn't really practical.
This version of Romeo and Juliet added cell phone use to the mix. They also did the play in 30 seconds. This show how quickly our lives go today. The play Romeo and Juliet is five full acts, and today we were able to do it in thirty seconds. The use of cells phones shows how we can communicate so quickly.
It sums up The classic play in 30 sec. It makes me consider how they made quick assumptions on and thing and how even back then kids were keeping secrets form there parents and others. They were rushing into things.
This quick yet elegant play sums up the entire large play in under 30 seconds. This represents the main features of the play (Romeo and Juliet fall in love, the kill themselves) without making it to long to the point where people stop listening. It helped me to understand the play quickly and easily. Plus it showed how even back in the olden days kids were keeping secrets from there parents as well.
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