Comparing Baz Luhrmann's Interpretation Of Romeo And Juliet

Luhrmann’s interpretation of Act 1, scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet shows the dissonant relationship between Lady Capulet and Juliet through camera movement and character development. While the Nurse tries to find Juliet, the camera movement between the two characters show their roles in the household. The Nurse runs around the mansion, screaming Juliet’s name at the top of her lungs. It is clear that the Nurse is very busy and worried because she cannot find Juliet anywhere, nor can Lady Capulet. However, when the camera jumps to Juliet, the mood of the scene changes from very busy, to calm and relaxing.

Another reason I believe Luhrmann's interpretation was better is how he portrayed the nurse. The nurse in the play is a very comical and important character. Her strong bond with Juliet is shown in Luhrmann’s movie but in Zeffirelli's movie the bond seems weaker. Luhrmann I believe does a better job showing that the nurse cares for Juliet. However Luhrmann does cut out nurses more lengthy speech, but I believe it's for the best as the speech in my opinion was more confusing than helpful. The nurse in Zeffirelli's movie cares for Juliet but it didn't seem as sincere, they didn't have the same friendship shown in Luhrmann's. The nurse in the more modern movie I believe showed the relationship better while still keeping the comedy needed. I think

Is the movie Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann’s good or bad? A movie where took place in fair Verona. Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet was about two families mortal enemies for a very long time where in just one night where so called love at first sight happen. The friction of Montague and Capulet ended by the death of the two young children who fall in love with each other from both families. Baz Luhrmann’s movie version of Romeo and Juliet does a great job of retelling this love story.

Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet was an accurate representation of the famous Shakespearean play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and was very entertaining for today’s audience. First, this modern version presented the original play in both an appealing and entertaining way for the younger generation. People today are interested in movies that are more romantic yet action packed, and Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet met these preferences. The film included many scenes from the original play that were changed to be action packed and tragic, such as the gunfights between the Capulets and Montagues, which appealed to the younger audience because of their modern day thinking. Because the film was action packed, the audience took an interest

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‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.

The 1996 film, Romeo and Juliet, is Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of William Shakespeare’s play by the same name. This film is part of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy where Luhrmann uses a theatre motif in each, with poetry and language being the motif used in Romeo and Juliet. This play was originally written by William Shakespeare who was an English poet, playwright, actor and a man who is considered one of the greatest contributors to English literature as he invented over 1700 now common words and wrote some of the world’s most famous plays. Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595 so Luhrmann had to give the film a contemporary twist but keeps the original themes of forbidden love and young romance to appeal to a modern audience. In the

Romeo and Juliet is a play created by a famous playwright called William Shakespeare. Baz Luhrmann adapted the play to create a modern version of Romeo and Juliet in 1996. There are many similarities and differences in how Baz Lurhmann and Shakespeare portray the relationship between Juliet and her parents. There are many times in the scene how Shakespeare uses language, structure and form to present the relationship between Juliet and her parents, while Baz Luhrmann reveals this relationship using different camera angles and diegetic and non diegetic sounds and shot types.

Turning a Classic into a Modern Version With so many versions of Romeo and Juliet it's difficult to pick the one with the most effective points. The original, written by Shakespeare in 1597, for many would seem like the most likely answer. However, both the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann versions follow the story closely and are relatively new. Some would argue that because they are more modern that they would be more effective.

Scene Analysis of Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet Set in 'fair Verona', Shakespeare's most famous, magical, heart-rending and tragic love- affair, Romeo and Juliet, has been cleverly transformed using a modern-day, urban backdrop to portray Baz Lurhmann's eccentric and exciting adaptation of Shakespeare's infinite phenomenon that is, Romeo and Juliet. Prior to the opening scene, there is an introduction that consists of a news reporter on a television set, reporting on the terrible fate of, 'a pair of star-crossed lovers', who 'take their lives'. The audience is captured by Shakespeare's spellbinding language and you can perceive from the deep, powerful words that the genre of the film is:

In the film Luhrmann, the story is in modern day setting with real life challenges that these two young lovers face. Luhrmann’s elements of modern objects/modern day, color, and well known actors make his version of the film outway the other version of Romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann’s use of modern objects in the film make it more entertaining. This shows how Luhrmann can ‘substitute’ out an olden object from the original Romeo and Juliet and make it a more modern object such as, a gun to replace a sword. Another example of Luhrmann’s use of modern day objects would be pool tables.

Baz Lurhmann’s creation of the film Romeo and Juliet has shown that today’s audience can still understand and appreciate William Shakespeare. Typically, when a modern audience think of Shakespeare, they immediately think it will be boring, yet Lurhmann successfully rejuvenates Romeo and Juliet. In his film production he uses a number of different cinematic techniques, costumes and a formidably enjoyable soundtrack; yet changes not one word from Shakespeare’s original play, thus making it appeal to a modern audience.

First of all, where does carnivalesque come from? This concept was coined by Mikhail Bakhtin who said it embodied life taking from of a typical carnival. The way things are obscured, or not how they typically would be, essentially life turned inside out is the idea of carnivalism. Without carnival, life remains as usual and therefore it is impossible to point out the obscure nature of what is natural life (Johae, “Bakhtinian Carnivalesque” 304). Luhrmann had used many carnival elements to represent Romeo and Juliet in his film version, “offering a counterproposition where, in the inebriation of festivity, societal roles are inverted and where “masks” and “disguises,” as the words indicate, hide identities, including sexual identities, rather than exposing them” (Johae, “Bakhtinian Carnivalesque” 307).

In 1996, Baz Luhrmann created a sensory feast on the screen, bringing William Shakespeare’s timeless dramatic tragedy to life with his hit Romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann used his ‘director’s license’ in his film version to change particular aspects of Shakespeare’s play, including dialogue, setting and plot to convey themes and characters which a modern audience is more likely to empathise with. Scenes such as Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting and the final death scene demonstrate Luhrmann’s effective use of stylistic techniques, including the filmic codes of construction (technical, symbolic and audio). The use of stylistic techniques allows Luhrmann’s adaptation of the 400 year old classic play Romeo and Juliet to appeal to a modern audience.

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