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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play. Today I will be talking to you about the character Romeo and exploring how Shakespeare has conveyed key themes such as love and the unavoidable fate through Romeo. I will also be exploring the motivations of Romeo’s character and looking at how Baz Luhrman has portrayed this in his film Romeo and Juliet. Romeo has been portrayed to explore the main idea of love throughout the play. In Act 1 Scene one‚ we see a cold‚ sorrow type of love by Romeo. This is because Romeo is head over heals in love
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Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare and later modernized by Baz Luhrmann as a film is a relevant piece of literature that examines the elements language‚ props‚ and costumes. The original play uses Shakespearean language‚ traditional props along with Elizabethan-styled clothing. The 1996 film by Baz Luhrmann and the written play by William Shakespeare are similar because Shakespearean language is used in both plays. They are different because‚ in the 1996 film‚ modern props and costumes
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Film Analysis A Moulin Rouge vs. The Great Gatsby Apart from having the same director‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby have an astounding amount of similarities. They are both passionate love stories with similar characters in coinciding roles. Although the two movies are set in the early 1900s and 1920s‚ they use modern music to captivate the audience’s interest. Baz Luhrmann has a knack for making colorful romantic thrillers‚ and it certainly shows in Moulin Rouge and
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Shakespeare’s Play with Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet Ideas: Power‚ Inequality‚ Loyalty Vs. disloyalty Word Count 860 Context has been a major faction contributing to the way Romeo and Juliet was written. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Baz Luhrmann produced a Romeo and Juliet with a modern context rather than an Elizabethan context. Context has influenced the language and representation of ideas throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ notably with the themes: Loyalty Vs. Disloyalty‚ Power and inequality
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Romeo and Juliet Critique Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann have both directed a film version of Romeo and Juliet very well‚ but a movie can not capture everything from the book. So‚ which movie portrayed the book better? There are aspects of both movies that portray the book better. For example‚ there could one movie could show the character’s personality better than the other one or one movie can show the city of Verona better than the other movie did. Small details of a scene could make
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tells him that there are many other girls around that he could find that are more beautiful. He does not like Benvolio idea and wants to see Rosaline. Baz Luhrmann ’s Romeo and Juliet take the play to a whole new level. Baz modernizes the play and sets it in real time to show what it would have been like back then compared to now. Baz Luhrmann stated that the "philosophy in adapting Romeo and Juliet for the screen was to reveal Shakespeare ’s lyrical‚ romantic‚ sweet‚ sexy‚ musical‚ violent‚ rude
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have been released and screened but two of the most successful versions were directed by Franco Zeffarelli (in 1968) and Baz Luhrmann (in1996). Each version has its own features‚ props‚ settings‚ subtractions and additions. Zeffirelli’s version of the story is a filmic representation of the actual historic period during which the play was written (set in Italy‚ as the play is). Baz Luhrmann’s version is a contemporary setting‚ including many anachronistic elements that try to make the story relevant
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Coppola. While overall being considered a good film which stayed true to the novel‚ many thought it lacked heart and emotion. While Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is the fifth time‚ the novel has been filmed‚ it is only the second time a film adaptation of the novel will see a widespread general release. The Great Gatsby (2013) comes from Australian director Baz Luhrmann‚ and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway. The film like the book‚ is told through the narration
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Baz Luhrmann is the director of a modern version of Romeo and Juliet (written by Shakespeare). There are many differences from the movie and the book‚ such as swapping swords for guns‚ to really emphasize the violence there was in that day. However‚ despite the differences between the book and movie‚ Luhrmann kept to a very similar plot. His point in the movie was to make people believe that love at first sight was possible‚ that it was fate that Romeo and Juliet met and fell into deep love.
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