In such a media heavy world where adaptations are being made left-right and centre I find Romeo & Juliet to be one of the most interesting forms of media! At it's core is a very simple love story that can be told in many forms (and has been), looking at Baz Luhrmann's adaptation is insane as to how faithful yet different it is to the source material (with the help of a bit of camp).

Compare this to the latest Wuthering Heights that (I haven't seen or read) but seems pretty different from the source material. if not a bit contradicting (from what I've heard). If this were to be moved into a modern setting would people still have complaints or would they applaud it for having changed it?

Is it to do with the "timelessness" of Romeo & Juliet which has been around for hundreds of years, and of which Shakespeare's play is an adaptation on Brooke's poem.

Do movie adaptations increase the popularity of the book? I would love to see more companion pieces in books and movies. Perhaps that would be a good list to make! When I read 'The Outsiders' last year it reminded me of plenty of movies.

Although different due to being an adaptation I did hold my copy of Romeo & Juliet while watching the movie flipping through to where text matched up (a heavy task I do not recommend trying, I stopped shortly after they first kiss and then enjoyed the movie). I feel watching movies similar to the "vibe" of books at the same time can cause a whole new level of immersion!

Let me know what you think : )

PS - I am a bit new to PageBound so I apologise if my last forum post goes against guidelines (I should've made it more about edition types or about what I had learnt which was already a bit) so I hope this lines up more and starts a bit of a discussion! Perhaps it would be better fit for Wuthering Heights which is surging in popularity at the moment. I hope you have a wonderful day!