Baz Luhrmann In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been modified numerous times and has been a source of inspiration for many playwrights and directors. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are examples of directors that use Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy as a basis for their films.

Lots of music, fast cuts, fantastic cinematography and superb sets and costumes make it the lively tale it was meant to be. These features also make the film somewhat cartoon-like with a lot of heightened realism. Don't expect to see British people prancing around in tights when you rent this one. Luhrmann creates a world where gun-toting youths sport Hawaiian shirts and beachfront brawls are an everyday event.

Explain the use of language and the way the actors convey suspense and excitement. Refer specifically to Act 3 Scenes 4 and 5, to illustrate your views. The story of "Romeo and Juliet" appeals to people because it contains so many things, which they can relate to. The story contains emotions such as love (between Romeo and

Luhrmann supports Shakespeare’s idea of love but suggests that Romeo, at least initially, is not in love with Juliet’s personality but her beauty. Their initial meeting is through a fish tank but this did not stop Romeo from attempting to kiss her. They had never spoken when Romeo, while watching her dance, says “Did my heart

At the very beginning of the movie Lurhmann starts by making the audience instantly focus on the screen and nothing else. The camera zooms in onto a TV set whilst an anchor-woman on a news programme presents the synopsis of the story, “two households both alike in dignity...” Because the only object on the screen is one TV set with a black background, the audience focuses only on the news reporter which gives them a better understanding of the movie ahead and it instantly gets the viewers to concentrate hard. This synopsis is then enhanced by words and repeated lines both flashing across the screen and said by the voiceover. Thus, even if the audience cannot

In the different film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zefirelli best conveys an emotional impact through the set design, blocking, and other theatrical elements. Zefirelli also chooses to have the film in the fourteenth century so that Shakespeare’s diction is comprehensible. From this, Zeffirelli adaptation is best conveys the romantic impact Shakespeare intends to emphasize.

An example is Mercutio’s speech at Sycamore grove, the dialogue is very similar, “Her wagoner [Queen Mab], a small grey-coated gnat… And in this state she gallops night by night” and this has been reiterated by close up shots of Mercutio’s face, showing his emotions. Also the famous line; “O Romeo, Romeo! – wherefore art thou Romeo?” is from the original play and has been reinforced by an offer gaze from Juliet, showing her love for Romeo. This shows contemporary audiences Luhrmanns’ ability to capture the core of the tragedy through traditional Shakespearean text, and that even though the context has changed over the years, the language of Shakespeare is highly valued and pondered by the majority of people.

the emotions of the readers. He successfully gives a vivid image in which the audience can begin

Analysis of the First Scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous play writer from the 1500’s. Most of

Many people wonder how he gets the ideas for such intriguing tales. Chris Van Allsburg explains this in many of his interviews. He always starts out with a picture. Then he asks himself questions about the characters and the events occurring around the characters. “What are

Roberto Benigni uses cinematic techniques such as lighting and use of sound, as well as narrative elements such as setting and sequence of events to convey the theme of beauty being everywhere in Life is Beautiful.

be but a short one as it is destined to end in tragedy. Also there is

Shakespeare was inspired by Arthur Brooke and William Painter but added more to the plot of Romeo and Juliet, including characters Mercutio and Paris. While writing Romeo and Juliet, along with his other books, he made many of the words we use today. Some of these include eyeball, fashionable, and uncomfortable.

Luhrmann is eccentric and unconventional in his filming as he illustrates ideas and themes to modern audiences while still working with older texts. He uses Red Curtain Cinema in all his movies. Red Curtain Cinema breaks classic Hollywood traditions and the purpose of it is to entertain,

Buz Luhrmann’s intention in making movies is to provide and entertaining, extravagantly beautiful film, and he succeded in the making of these two films.