The Better Movie When a director is making a movie‚ he must use many elements 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
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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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A Love Story According to Shakespeare and Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It has been interpreted in movies and films but it has not lost its value‚ and remade countless times. Baz Luhrman’s and William Shakespeare’s versions of Romeo and Juliet are similar in theme and the language‚ but have some differences in setting‚ time period‚ and character personalities. While there are a lot of similarities between the two versions‚ there are also many
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Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet Transformation A hugely successful transformation of the complex written version to the action packed film took place when accredited writer Baz Luhrmann redefined the classic tale of Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet. Luhrmann and co-writer Craig Pearce were tenacious in deciding "to stick absolutely to the Shakespearean text‚ to keep as many of the Elizabethan customs as possible‚ such as a highly evolved code of etiquette and honor‚ even in the use of violence" in
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Compare/contrast: Balcony Scene There are many things that make the balcony scenes in both the Franco Zeffirelli and the Baz Luhrmann productions so prolific. First‚ in the Zeffirelli production (1968)‚ the setting was at evening with Romeo behind an overgrown garden and Juliet upstairs in what appeared to be an old hillside stone villa. This setting worked for me because the scene showed the reality that the other movie lacked. In this particular scene I thought Romeo and Juliet’s performances
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Good Morning Students and Teachers. Im going to be talking today about Nancy Bird Walton. Was Nancy Bird Walton a woman ahead of her time & a womans of firsts? I chose Nancy Bird Walton as she was Austrailan and she was really interesting to read about.Nancy was a very successful woman who achieved her goals in life.The reason why I chose this question was because she achieved a lot in life and my answer shows how successful she was and how she made her goals come true. It also shows how she
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Romeo and Juliet: Film vs Movie The 1996 cinematic adaptation of the esteemed Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet not only managed to modernize the classic tragedy but also clarified the message Shakespeare first offered while doing so. This was demonstrated by its Director‚ Baz Luhrmann’s‚ adaptation of Act III‚ scene i. Throughout the scene‚ Luhrmann focused on both character and plot development‚ but gave specific attention toward the creation of each character’s three dimensional personality
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Year 9 English Speech... lol In Luhrmann’s film‚ set in the 20th century‚ the costuming‚ decorations and lighting are flamboyant and colourful‚ giving a lively and entertaining feel to the party; Romeo is dressed symbolically as a knight in shining armour to show that he will rescue Juliet. Luhrmann uses this to emphasise Romeo’s youth and enthusiasm. Juliet is represented as an angel in white to show her purity and to foreshadow her imminent death. Paris is dressed as an astronaut to show that
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Analytical Essay Baz Luhrmann released the film Romeo and Juliet in 1996. This film evokes thought and emotion using sound and imagery. Sound and imagery is also used to show the struggle between the two rivalling families‚ ‘The Montague’s and ‘The Capulet’s’. The topics that will be discussing are Costume‚ Sound and Music‚ Lighting and Camerawork. In Romeo and Juliet‚ sound and music is used to show the intensity of a scene. Sound and music is also used in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to show emotion
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In his 1968 interpretation of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli seems determined to defy every possible public conception of the elements of a Shakespeare movie; essentially‚ it seems to be Shakespeare distilled for public consumption. This is not to imply that Zeffirelli is not authentic in his interpretation of the text and drama; rather‚ he is‚ in the truest sense‚ staging an adaptation of the ancient tragedy to the modern medium of film. Far from altering or rejecting the Elizabethan conventions
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