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 role
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to fit in with the audiences taste. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Heitor Hilberto and I’m here to talk about Romeo and Juliet. Baz Luhrmans 1996 adaptation of the classical love story of Romeo and Juliet had a great impact to its vast audience leaving most in tears. The technical and film codes were used very affectively in Baz Luhrmans adaptation of Romeo and Juliet‚ it does this by the reconstruction of the films location to the busy location of Verona‚ the action camera shots
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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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Shakespeare and ‘Romeo+Juliet’ by Baz Luhrmann Texts and ideas from texts are appropriated and transformed into other text forms and other compositions in a different context. An appropriation is a text that is appropriated or taken over by another composer and presented in a new way. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a well-known high culture text that is a tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. In the 1997 film‚ Baz Luhrmann has taken what is valued about
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Tybalt and Benvolio In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet the difference of Benvolio and Tybalt is deeply shown because they serve as dramatic to each other‚ Tybalt demonstrates the good and evil natures that exist in man‚ proving that evil is destructive. Tybalt and Benvolio are different in terms of values‚ respect and trust‚ but both are similar in the sense that they support their family a lot. Readers see Tybalt as a mean person and Benvolio as a person who makes
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times‚ to put across their particular interpretations of the play. These methods and different interpretations are very obvious if one studies the same scene as portrayed in each film. We looked at Franco Zeffirelli’s 1970’s version of the play and Baz Luhrmann’s recent adaptation produced in 1996 and focused on their interpretation of the scene where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. The first thing I noticed is that costume is very important in Zeffirelli’s scene. Juliet‚ played by Olivia
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Describe Tybalt and using techniques‚ explain how he was made a disliked character The film Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996‚ is a romantic tragedy that tells the story of two young lovers who commit suicide. Their deaths that conclude Baz Luhrmann’s film were a result of the terrible feud running between their two families. Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ has a major role in the events that lead to their deaths‚ and was made a disliked character through many different techniques. The
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Baz Luhrmann transformed William Shakespeare’s play of Romeo and Juliet‚ to a fast moving‚ modern adaptation‚ the film Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann has transformed the context‚ setting‚ costume‚ music‚ language and the themes in Romeo and Juliet. Although Luhrmann has transformed some things‚ he has redefined the love story gone wrong and made a film about the corruption in society. Luhrmann has transformed the original Shakespeare play using various film techniques and language devices‚ such as in the
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HIDEOUS! If I was there I would have KILLED that Montague! The next time I see that fool I will show no mercy and torture him to DEATH‚ and show no hope! He had trully destroyed my evening and he shall regret it! Someday‚ he will die with my blade! - Tybalt Day 2 Dear diary‚ I dislike peace‚ hate hell and my detestation of the Montagues are beyond my imagination. It was revolting to see that Benvolio making all that peace‚ it just disgusts me so much; so weak and worthless. Seeing those
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