Baz Luhrmann Romeo And Juliet Analysis
Baz Luhrmann's film representation of Romeo and Juliet, as opposed to Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, differentiates the context, values and ideas about love. The famous Capulet Feast scene is contextualised from the original Elizabethan context into a contemporary context expressing the transformative nature of love.
Baz Luhrmann effectively uses the medium of film, transforming the original Shakespearean context of Act I, Scene 5 and situates it into a modern context regardless of different contextual values, the idea of love being transformative through the values of neo-platonic love, courtly love and true love. Upon the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet, the scene displays the individuals looking through a fish tank. The presence …show more content…
This is expressed during the Capulet feast as Juliet is escorted up the stairs and placed onto a higher status, symbolising a pedestal. Baz Luhrmann takes the concept of courtly love one step further expressing it as a confused and perplexed idea transforming the original concept of courtly love being where the women are content to be on the pedestal. In contrast, Baz Luhman expresses courtly love as the isolating of Juliet, not allowing her to be a part of true love with Romeo. This is supported through a high angle shot of Romeo looking upon Juliet, this evokes the idea of Juliet being placed on a pedestal by demand rather than by will. The costuming of Juliet also reveals her pureness and naturalness compared to her mother next to who is artificial and fake. Baz Luhman transitions Romeos High shot with montage shots of the Capulet family, this is displayed through a low angle shot of the family looking down towards Romeo. This weakens Romeo and portrays Romeo as unimportant. Shortly after, the low angle shot of Romeo starts pulling back. This depicts the distance between Juliet and Romeo as the party comes to an end and as Romeo discovers the truth of Juliet's family. The non-diegetic music used by Baz Luhrmann during this scene emphasises the potential strife and the harbinger of their forbidden love ending
Baz Luhrmann effectively uses the medium of film, transforming the original Shakespearean context of Act I, Scene 5 and situates it into a modern context regardless of different contextual values, the idea of love being transformative through the values of neo-platonic love, courtly love and true love. Upon the first meeting of Romeo and Juliet, the scene displays the individuals looking through a fish tank. The presence …show more content…
This is expressed during the Capulet feast as Juliet is escorted up the stairs and placed onto a higher status, symbolising a pedestal. Baz Luhrmann takes the concept of courtly love one step further expressing it as a confused and perplexed idea transforming the original concept of courtly love being where the women are content to be on the pedestal. In contrast, Baz Luhman expresses courtly love as the isolating of Juliet, not allowing her to be a part of true love with Romeo. This is supported through a high angle shot of Romeo looking upon Juliet, this evokes the idea of Juliet being placed on a pedestal by demand rather than by will. The costuming of Juliet also reveals her pureness and naturalness compared to her mother next to who is artificial and fake. Baz Luhman transitions Romeos High shot with montage shots of the Capulet family, this is displayed through a low angle shot of the family looking down towards Romeo. This weakens Romeo and portrays Romeo as unimportant. Shortly after, the low angle shot of Romeo starts pulling back. This depicts the distance between Juliet and Romeo as the party comes to an end and as Romeo discovers the truth of Juliet's family. The non-diegetic music used by Baz Luhrmann during this scene emphasises the potential strife and the harbinger of their forbidden love ending