In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and the film directed by Baz Luhrmann both involve color symbolism relating to setting and costume. Fitzgerald uses green‚ white and yellow/gold in a particular way. For example‚ the color green is used to represent money and envy. In chapter one‚ Nick notices Gatsby “stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way (Fitzgerald 16).” Gatsby is reaching out towards a green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock‚ green represents Gatsby’s desire
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There have been many versions made throughout the years. Through movies and art form this play has been adapted and changed. In 1997‚ Baz Luhrmann directs his own modernized version‚ “Romeo + Juliet”. This movie uses the original text‚ omitting some parts. Baz Luhrmann puts his own take on the story changing how the viewer sees the play. The modern adaptations in Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet cause the viewer to have a different perspective on different scenes of the play specifically
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time‚ the films have had successes as well as some failures. The first one is the economical issue‚ reviewing the screen policy with a particular reference on the 10BA tax incentive. Then making a brief reference of the recent film Australia (Baz Luhrmann‚ 2008) and Red Dog (Kriv Stenders‚ 2011)‚ an analysis will be conducted to understand how does the films promote a national culture and how does it help to construct an imagined community to help in the acknowledgement of a national identity. (Anderson
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in which he builds tension in certain scenes. In Act 3 Scene 1‚ Shakespeare uses a whole variety of ways to show and build tension in the play and between the characters. The film director Baz Luhrmann also made an adaptation of the play as a film. In his film there are many different visual ways in which Luhrmann builds and creates tension. My first point is‚ right at the start of the scene‚ Mercutio keeps pushing for a fight. Benvolio on the other hand‚ keeps telling Mercutio to retire‚ but Mercutio
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Is a play based on love‚ hate‚ tragedy and sacrifice. It has been retold many different times in both written and film text and it is effective and timeless throughout the use of many techniques. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zefirelli are two directors who have made this classic play into film. Both directors have portrayed the major scenes within the play with some similarities and differences. The three major fight scenes being discussed are: the fight scene at the start
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Contrastingly‚ Baz Luhrmann`s vision of Australia was of a form of multiculturalism. He comprehends his vision through a theatre play called “strictly Ballroom”. He became famous in a movie called “Australia”. It was expressed‚ where people embrace‚ respect‚ adore and express
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there are two different versions of this story. While Franco Zeffirelli’s version conveys an old fashioned style of Romeo and Juliet‚ on the other hand‚ Baz Luhrmann’s version demonstrates a modernized version having characteristics of fancy clothes‚ loud music‚ and modern atmosphere. Comparing and contrasting these two versions‚ I prefer Baz Luhrmann’s version in the balcony scene‚ Act 2 Scene 2. In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet get to know their feeling towards each other and make promise to marry
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to evaluate their own world while perceiving the nature of different worlds. “Strictly Ballroom” is a romantic comedy written by Baz Luhrmann played and set in the competitive world of ballroom dancing. In this theatrical film Luhrmann usees themes and images to construct the story line of glitzy‚ glamorous‚ competition of romance of federation dancing. Luhrmann uses colour‚ teeth‚ glitter and synchronised dance movements as metaphors for the materialistic world‚ being attractive but lacking real
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done. But the newest film that is out is a Romeo and Juliet that is more modernized. This film was released in 1996. The plot of the two movies was the same but the settings were both totally different. In the movie Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ there is a sense of love and hate with the theme‚ characterization‚ and the plot through the movie showing us a more modern day love story. The 1990’s
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Baz Luhrmann’s movie was modernized but had the same story and lines of Shakespeare. While Zeffirelli’s did the same thing but with the settings and costumes. But the main difference to see which one is more accurate is how they portray Juliet in the movies
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