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    Directing Romeo and Juliet

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    it into a unique version of their own; unique in the sense that they changed the tragedy by taking out lines‚ conversation or even entire scenes to better suit that particular director ’s needs. In a more extreme version of the play‚ directed by Baz Lurhmann‚ some of the weapons such as swords were replaced by modern day guns‚ but despite this he still managed to keep it all in context by cleverly placing words‚ or using other satire. With this paper I hope to produce my own unique version of the

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    Fitzgerald’s timeless‚ celebrated American classic‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is notably grist for endless interpretation‚ and director Baz Luhrmann takes full advantage of this to provide his own distinct‚ modern material in his 2013 film adaptation of the same name. While Luhrmann maintains reverence for the classic’s source material‚ his amplified‚ vivacious rendering of Gatsby’s tragedy results in a lavishly theatrical‚ ostentatious celebration of the emotional

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    belonging.” It is a fundamental human need to achieve a sense of belonging through interactions with other individuals and the world. It is through such interactions in with which our experience of belonging is limited and yet can also be enriched. In Baz Luhrmann’s’ film‚ ‘Strictly Ballroom’ these limitations and interactions are explored through a broad range of characters‚ influences and settings. The film shows two main worlds in which these characters and settings are apart of. One is the Dance

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    Romeo And Juliet Analysis

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    "Shakespeare’s ’Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic piece of literature with timeless themes. Compare and contrast the way Zeffirelli and Luhrmann have translated the play to the screen‚ particularly discussing the different elements of film used (such as setting and design‚ characters music and sound‚ cinematography)." Romeo and Juliet Comparison Essay Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann both created very different films that were based around William Shakespeare’s play "Romeo and Juliet"‚ both of them had distinctly

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    So Close‚ Yet So Far By Jacob Trieber Baz Luhrmann resurrected the dying story of “The Great Gatsby” from the 1920’s by modernizing it to appeal to today’s audiences. People almost 100 years ago had greatly varying morals and lives compared to those of today‚ which Luhrmann realized and took that as a chance to tweak the storyline to grasp the attention of newer viewers. Anyone who has read the novel can instantly tell how different it is from the movie. Nonetheless‚ Luhrmann’s style and idea to

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    such as scenery‚ clothing‚ style‚ and speech to tell the story. In the two movies made of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ both of the directors‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann‚ portray the story of the star-crossed lovers in very different‚ unique ways. While Zeffirelli directs the movie as if it takes place in the 1500’s‚ Luhrmann decided to modernize the play so that it takes place in the 1990’s. The setting‚ costume‚ and style are all different because of this. Although both directors follow

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    on writers all over the world. Romeo & Juliet has been interpreted many times and many ways. There are two popular movies that are both appropriately titled Romeo & Juliet. In 1968 and 1996 movies were created by directors Zefferelli (1968)‚ and Baz Luhrmann (1996). Theses movies ‚along with the original text version‚ portray the story of Romeo & Juliet very differently while still staying true to the main plot. The Story of Romeo and Juliet is known worldwide‚ It has endured time and is understood

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    film The Great Gatsby‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original iconic novel‚ made a splash amongst movie-goers. It earned itself a profit of over $90 million‚ with the expenses for the production of the movie coming to a grand total of $145 million Australian Dollars. The possibly profligate sum of money put into the movie undoubtedly reflected the extravagant visuals and the immensity of the sets‚ costumes and cast of the movie. Luhrmann had great expectations and intentions

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    such a story cannot be repeated‚ there have been numerous replications in many forms including movies. In 1968‚ the movie Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli was released. 28 years later in 1996‚ the movie Romeo + Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann

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    Romeo an Juliet

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    Analysis of the Film Adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” Many movies have been adapted from books. Several of these movies do not follow the books precisely. Although the movie Romeo and Juliet directed by Baz Luhrmann has the same basic elements as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ there are several differences that exist amongst them. The characters of Romeo and Juliet were the same in both the movie and the book. Romeo‚ the son of Montague‚ is one of the two main characters. He falls desperately

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