Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet: A Cinematic Icon Baz Luhrmann’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will forever remain one of the most iconic adaptations of all time. Luhrmann’s use of bright color‚ odd scene setups and camera shots‚ interesting modifications on the original story‚ and emphasis on religious irony make the film unforgettable and add to the suspense and creativity of the film. Vivid color saturates every scene in the film from neon crosses standing in the
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In the opening scene of the modern adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet"‚ the qualities of the feuding families: The Montagues and The Capulets are successfully exposed to the audience by the use of presentational devices. The director‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ has paid deliberate attention to these areas‚ which successfully portray the rival family member’s temperaments. The use of different lighting‚ colour‚ music‚ sound effects‚ costume and make up are applied to represent the different families to show the distinction
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’Romeo and Juliet’ is a play written by Shakespeare during the Elizabethan time‚ and illustrates the tragic destiny of two star-cross lovers‚ who have fallen in love with each other but sacrificed themselves due to family feud. Baz Luhrmann produced a movie called ’Romeo + Juliet’ in 1996‚ which follows the plot of the original play but converted into modern settings by the use of modern elements‚ characterisation‚ theatrical techniques‚ symbolism and a few suitable alterations. Hence‚ Baz Luhrmann’s
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story‚ Romeo and Juliet was filled with violence and love. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet loved each other‚ even their parents hatred for each other didn’t prevent the star-crossed lovers from being together. Many lives were taken away due to the rivalry between the Montagues and Capulets‚ including Romeo and Juliet’s. The characters in the three versions of Romeo and Juliet had many similarities and differences. Juliet and Lady Montague stood out to me the most while watching “Romeo + Juliet”
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Hang onto your seats and get ready for another of Baz Luhrmann’s cinematic masterpieces. This time‚ Luhrmann has taken Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and effectively translated the original play into a visual representation that even the most dedicated Shakespeare fans will enjoy. Luhrmann manages to represent the key events‚ themes‚ characters and settings of the original play with only a few differences to make it a box office hit. Firstly‚ he has used modern concepts and settings and a stellar
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Baz Luhrmann transformed William Shakespeare’s play of Romeo and Juliet‚ to a fast moving‚ modern adaptation‚ the film Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann has transformed the context‚ setting‚ costume‚ music‚ language and the themes in Romeo and Juliet. Although Luhrmann has transformed some things‚ he has redefined the love story gone wrong and made a film about the corruption in society. Luhrmann has transformed the original Shakespeare play using various film techniques and language devices‚ such as in the
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The classic tale “Romeo and Juliet” told by Shakespeare is appropriate for year 10 students. It involves the love of two young teens who should be enemies but love is too strong and some violence containing guns and drugs although characters don’t enjoy it. Baz Luhrmann has created a movie that captures the essence of Shakespeare with little change from the original. Students can learn and witness many lessons. Romeo and Juliet’s world is full of hate‚ so much hate resulting in death and destruction
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Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the play “Romeo and Juliet” has many strengths. The elements of character‚ plot‚ and setting were all areas of strength. The characters cast in Luhrmann’s version was a strength with their similarity to the original characters in Shakespeare’s play. Luhrmann did his job by modernizing them‚ but he still kept them in ties with the play. Mercutio‚ while still being Romeo’s best friend and being related to the Prince‚ held all of his character while still portraying a realistic
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How has Baz Luhrmann made Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo & Juliet’ accessible to a modern audience? Baz Luhrmann has made a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo & Juliet” to make the original play easily understandable for modern audiences. He has made it more accessible by incorporating familiar locations and scenes‚ references to other works‚ genre’s and styles‚ marketing it to a teenage audience‚ the use of clever sound techniques‚ characterisation‚ and through the use of clever camerawork
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adaptations of ’Romeo and Juliet’‚ it is clear to see that the two directors have used a number of different techniques‚ quite differently at times‚ to put across their particular interpretations of the play. These methods and different interpretations are very obvious if one studies the same scene as portrayed in each film. We looked at Franco Zeffirelli’s 1970’s version of the play and Baz Luhrmann’s recent adaptation produced in 1996 and focused on their interpretation of the scene where Romeo and Juliet
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