In the opening scene of the modern adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet"‚ the qualities of the feuding families: The Montagues and The Capulets are successfully exposed to the audience by the use of presentational devices. The director‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ has paid deliberate attention to these areas‚ which successfully portray the rival family member’s temperaments. The use of different lighting‚ colour‚ music‚ sound effects‚ costume and make up are applied to represent the different families to show the distinction
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feuding families‚ Montagues and the Capulets‚ who ultimately take their life. Almost four-hundred years later‚ directors Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have both produced popular film versions protraying very different styles and techniques of the one play‚ using setting‚ editing and colour and costume to appeal to their chosen target audience. The Baz Luhrman edition is aiming towards a modern teenage audience who might not know Shakespeare but like action. While Franco Zeffirelli is more steered
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corrupt character. Infact‚ Fitzgerald writes about the corruption of the American Dream. Baz Luhrmann is a director who modernizes this classic story. He uses brilliant actors‚ music‚ and cinematography to capture a modern audience. The themes that both Fitzgerald and Luhrmann show are materialism and wealth. Fitzgerald writes about the differences between East Egg and West Egg; however‚ In the film by Baz Luhrmann‚ the visual comes to life in a modern way. Leonardo DiCaprio performs the
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The Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet opens with prominent beginning which engages a modern audience by providing rock music at the start of the film. This rock music includes a strong base guitar and some heavy drums; appearing at the beginning but as the music progresses the whole band establishes a foot hold in the soundtrack‚ which builds up adrenalin within me. As the whole band is drawn in‚ this reflects what the young audience may in account. From a young audience’s point of view‚ the
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Romeo + Juliet Film review The film “Romeo + Juliet” was released in 1996‚ with Baz Luhrman as director. This is one of the most famous love plays written by Shakespeare‚ screenplay was by Craig Pearce. Romeo and Juliet is a film about forbidden love and how tragic love can end. The film was shot in Miami‚ but most of all in Mexico. The main actors are Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is about two teenagers that fall madly and deeply in love in Verona
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Overall‚ Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the great Gatsby was great‚ but as all adaptations‚ it had its faults and its strengths during production. The song “100$ bill” by Jay Z for instance‚ was not incorporated well as I do not believe that rap in a way was like jazz in Gatsby’s period. Not to say that Jay Z’s music is not great‚ but the scenes that incorporated his music may have felt awkward to some modern day viewers. It just seems like on one hand Jay Z’s music may have been a good representation
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The book Great Gatsby was created into a movie twice in 1974 which was directed by Jack Clayton and in 2013 which was directed by Baz Luhrmann. Although people may argue about how the both films are similar nevertheless throughout the film there are many key points where it shows the difference between both films. Such as the beginning of the film where Clayton’s film has the character Nick talk exactly like the book while Luhrmann’s goes into a similar route but a different way. In Clayton’s film
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the three versions of Romeo and Juliet had many similarities and differences. Juliet and Lady Montague stood out to me the most while watching “Romeo + Juliet” by Baz Luhrmann‚ reading “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare and reading “Romeo and/or Juliet” by Ryan North. In my opinion‚ the most interesting version was the movie by Baz Luhrmann. The first character I had realized that was different
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Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet: A Cinematic Icon Baz Luhrmann’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will forever remain one of the most iconic adaptations of all time. Luhrmann’s use of bright color‚ odd scene setups and camera shots‚ interesting modifications on the original story‚ and emphasis on religious irony make the film unforgettable and add to the suspense and creativity of the film. Vivid color saturates every scene in the film from neon crosses standing in the
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In the 1996 film interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann effectively conveys the theme of love. The play follows Romeo and Juliet’s romance from love at first sight into the growth of true love‚ then into the downwards spiral of their parents’ disapproval and violence between the two families‚ concluding in the devastating death of the young couple. The theme of love is crucial in both the film and the play‚ and is exhibited repeatedly through different
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