I believe that Baz Luhrmann has created a very effective prologue and version of Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ using visual images and landmarks along with the language to aid the audience in understanding the story. Using the media throughout‚ Luhrmann makes the situations easier for the audience to grasp‚ and in turn‚ relate to. The film begins with the camera zooming in on a television. The prologue is spoken by a black female news reporter. Using a coloured female reporter
Premium Romeo and Juliet Characters in Romeo and Juliet
the sense of contentment experienced when interaction with society and the world around them is increased. This contrast of social separation and contentment from the individual’s sense of belonging is evident in the texts: Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann and Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Throughout these texts the acceptance of others is shown to be the deciding factor of whether belonging is experienced. It is shown that belonging has a major role in the shaping of an individual. Throughout Strictly
Premium Baz Luhrmann Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Wicked
GENERAL NOTE TAKING – BELONGING General Thesis Statements * The forces that drive us to belong are always at work whether one belongs or does not. The need to belong is an innate part of human nature‚ as is the ability to empathise. * Our life experiences teach us that when you stop trying to belong you realise that you have always belonged. * Belonging is a state integral to the human condition that shifts constantly with the changing contexts throughout life. * Belonging is
Premium Baz Luhrmann Individual Personal life
Teaching the prescribed text · Explanation on background information (context‚ purpose and audience) Context The screenplay of Strictly Ballroom was written by Baz Luhrmann and Andrew Bovell. The film was directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ and was well received internationally when it was released in 1992. Since Strictly Ballroom‚ Baz Luhrmann has directed two other internationally successful films—Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge—and‚ at time of print‚ was directing Australia. He is known for his artistic
Premium Romeo + Juliet Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrmann
doesn’t belong they could feel a sense of isolation and it’s distressing‚ the extremes of not belonging are portrayed in my self-selected text “Refugee Blues” a poem by W.H Auden and in my prescribed text “Strictly Ballroom” a film directed by Baz Luhrmann shows us that belonging is a valuable concept. The main protagonists in “Strictly Ballroom” are Scott Hastings and Fran‚ they initially do not belong to the orthodoxy of the dance federation as indicated through the costuming contrast between
Premium Partner dance Baz Luhrmann Germany
Comparing to versions of Romeo and Juliet The star crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ are presented in two famous movie productions. The first directed by Franco Zeffirelli’s 1996. The updated Luhrmann picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present day viewer. Through the use of modernisation and location‚ while preserving Shakespearean language‚ to capture the audience. Equally Zeffirelli’s more historical interpretation show cases the original medieval architecture the Shakespeare
Premium Romeo and Juliet Romeo + Juliet Romeo Montague
70 Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Advanced English Sample response: Film Prescribed text: Strictly Ballroom‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ 1997 Related text: A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams‚ 1947 (drama) Introduction names the texts and links them directly to the question Develops a thesis which applies to both texts The topic sentence on not belonging connects the next two paragraphs which are about the same idea but discuss the different texts separately Using supporting evidence
Premium Baz Luhrmann Nutrition New World
connections made with place and community. A sense of Belonging to a community or place can be very important to an individual. However belonging to a community may require conformity to be accepted and build relationships. Strictly Ballroom directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury and Miners Holiday by Gavin Casey give clear examples of this through characters responses to their changing environments and evolving community connections. An individual’s sense of belonging is explored through;
Premium Perception Sense Dance
works such as Jean Anouilh’s Antigone‚ William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ and Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet film‚ the idea of fate plays a huge role in the tragedy specifically when the characters feel as though they don’t have control in it. All 3 characters show somewhere in each piece that they feel as if they are a pawn to fate whether it is through them saying it directly or through a symbol such as water in Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation. This feeling is what leads up to the eventual tragic
Premium Sophocles Romeo and Juliet Romeo + Juliet
shape meaning. Through the exploration of image in the film “Strictly ballroom” directed by “Baz Lurhmann” and “Stupid Girls” a music video by “Pink” are the themes of individuality versus conformity‚ the importance of appearance‚ and the resistance to change effectively portrayed. “Baz Lurhmann” and “Pink” use image to portray the ideas of individuality versus conformity. In “Strictly ballroom”‚ “Baz Lurhmann uses juxtaposition of Scott’s appearance/costume of his gold sequined pants and jacket
Premium Baz Luhrmann Low-angle shot Strictly Ballroom