Baz Luhrmann Romeo And Juliet Comparison

In a leap from Shakespeare’s time to the modern world, Romeo+Juliet makes the medieval classic - Romeo and Juliet understandable to a modern audience. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the modern masterpiece applies impressive cinematography to harness both medieval and modern civilisations. Many aspects, such as the; settings, props, background symbolism and ways of communication allow for the modern viewer to grasp the storyline, despite many unusual adaptations included from medieval times.

The entwinement of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet within Luhrmann’s modern version, establishes the contrast between old and new schemes. Props play a large role in achieving this significance to make it possible to relate to the Medieval world. Guns
Making a rather unusual set of names and poetry-like English language appealing to a modern audience; Luhrmann does this intentionally to give the sense that it is set in Medieval Times. The names ‘Benvolio’ and ‘Tybalt’ as such are not often heard of in our society, thus making an indication that it has hidden meaning and has originated from older generations. ‘Benvolio’ means peacemaking, while ‘Tybalt’ means brave people. On the plus side, although the medieval English is not usually understandable to a modern audience Baz Luhrmann applies mise en scene to compensate this misunderstanding. An example of mise en scene is the use of sound tone and background symbolism to match each mood that accompanies a particular segment. On the contrary, instead of the use of old technology, cars have been introduced to give a more relative nature to the languages and names. Opposing the horse carriages used in Shakespeare’s time, cars with number plates added more meaning and characteristics. The Capulet’s car looked mean and fierce and also had an ‘executioner’ badge on it to symbolize the unforgiving nature of the