Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrman’s film Romeo and Juliet presents the same themes and story line as Shakespeare’s play. Luhrman created an exciting version to appeal to a modern audience using different camera techniques‚ props‚ costumes and a buoyant soundtrack. The film portrays the central characters according to their actions and feelings in the play‚ however the appearances of the characters are different to suit a modern audience. The costumes used are set to suit the characters‚ Juliet-angel
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How has Luhrmann reflected and represented classical mythology‚ modern music and archetypal characters to convey the contrasting attitudes to love in his film Moulin Rouge? Truth‚ beauty‚ freedom and above all: love; these are the key principles of the bohemian revolution. Luhrmann represents and portrays these themes in a variety of different ways throughout Moulin Rouge. The film has strong links with the Orpheus myth giving Moulin Rouge a predictable‚ yet classic storyline. Through the use
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the way the text has been transformed and why it has been transformed. The text in its altered state shows the audience what emotions Shakespeare was able to lock into his play that are so rudimentary that they relate to humans in every context. Luhrmann retains Shakespeare’s script in his version‚ providing a stark contrast to the contemporary setting of the movie and acknowledging that his adaptation is paying homage to that of the original composer. The contrast between the setting and the language
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Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization
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the Romeo and Juliet films. Both Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli use there skills and knowledge to recreate Shakespeare’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Both films use different styles‚ settings‚ character choice and colour. I will give you my opinion on how both film makers use different techniques and styles through out each film. ACT 3 SCENE 1‚ "THE FIGHT SCENE" in particular. Baz Luhrmann recreated Shakespeare’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ in 1996. Luhrmann used his knowledge of Romeo and
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Drama Essay: concept- Baz Lurnman and producers and how they recreated an old film and content for the younger gererations. AND the new film‚ Romeo and Juliet and how they made the film relate to even younger generations. What to do: • Watch First film • Watch 2010 film (Romeo and Juliet) • Watch 2013 – latest film Method: • Compare quality of filming • Setting • Music • Costume • choice of casting/ character • types of camera angles/ transitions • Representation of symbols? Themes
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Describe Tybalt and using techniques‚ explain how he was made a disliked character The film Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996‚ is a romantic tragedy that tells the story of two young lovers who commit suicide. Their deaths that conclude Baz Luhrmann’s film were a result of the terrible feud running between their two families. Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ has a major role in the events that lead to their deaths‚ and was made a disliked character through many different techniques. The
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play and Baz Luhrmann’s film is the most significant and important scene of the whole play. This scene serves to establish Romeo and Juliet’s love‚ it illustrates the barrier between the ‘pair of star-crossed lovers’‚ and how they confess their lover for each other and decide to get married in spite of the feud between their families; the balcony scene also serves to consolidate the individual personality traits‚ develop them as characters both in and separately from their relationship. Baz Luhrmann’s
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Modernisation of Romeo and Juliet Intro: Romeo and Juliet is an original script by William Shakespeare. Baz Luhrmann modernised the script into a movie in 1996 to include a contemporary audience. Through the movie and script there are many differences and similarities. In this essay the setting‚ characters and symbolism will be examined and compared to talk about the similarities and difference. Para 1: Throughout Baz Luhrmann’s film and Shakespeare’s script there are similarities and differences within the setting
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features used that we are able to compare to its 1996 competitor. The first comparison that can be made is the similarity of the costumes. As they are at a costumed ball‚ the costumes/makeup in the Zeffirelli version are similar to the design of the Luhrmann one. Romeo is dressed in silver shining armour‚ with Juliet dressed in an elegant royal kind of way. They are dressed unique from the other characters as their costumes stand out more. This costuming depicts accurately the representation of not only
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