quite the same effect on the younger. That is until Baz Luhrmann graced the silver screens with his youthful and lively interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. The 1996 version set in a modern-day America has enraptured and educated a whole new generation of young people for the past 21 years and promises to continue to stand the test of time. So what makes Romeo + Juliet so good? For anyone that has seen this film, it goes without saying that what Baz Luhrmann has created is stunningly beautiful. With
Lehmann, Courtney. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: The Relationship between Text and Film. London: Methuen Drama, 2011. Print. 1. In this book, Lehmann conducts a close study of the film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet to analyze the relationship between them and the original text. Lehmann focuses predominantly on West Side Story, Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, and Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet while looking at how the text is adapted into film and the changes within them.
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Death’s Kiss: A Film Analysis of Baz Luhrman’s Romeo and Juliet Through history, dozens of renditions of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet have been created by dozens of different directors, each with a unique twist on the play’s famous storyline. Baz Luhrmann provided an interesting angle to the story of Romeo and Juliet, choosing to depict it in the modern era rather than in early modern Verona. Luhrmann’s rendition of a particularly famous scene, the first kiss shared between the
Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet has been reimagined many times across different mediums. One interpretation that stands out among the rest is Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film of the same name. The most shocking and powerful difference between Luhrmann’s work and other films or stage productions of this piece, is the movie’s setting. Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet is set in the modern city of Verona Beach, New York, ruled by two powerful business families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Themes, language
• Kottman, Paul A. "Defying the Stars: Tragic Love as the Struggle for Freedom in Romeo and Juliet." Shakespeare Quarterly 63.1 (2012): 1-38. This article discusses how in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the title character’s each achieve freedom and self-realization through their love for one another. I will use this article to make claims that R and Julie in Warm Bodies achieve the same things through their actions and their love, as their Shakespearean counterparts do. I will use the arguments
Davies, Anthony. "The film versions of Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare Survey 49(1996):153-162 Web. 22 May 2017. 1. In this Journal articles by Anthony Davies, he attempts to trace, compare, and analyze the play of Romeo & Juliet’s life throughout cinema. To do this, Anthony does a close reading of four different films directed by Cukor, Zeffirelli, Alvin Rakoff, and the BBC. With these films, Anthony delves into them while dissecting specific scenes to compare how they are different or similar
The Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, is a world-known tragedy. Torn between two enemy households, Romeo and Juliet try to keep their love alive. The passionate story of their love has been adapted into several movies. While each movie has its own charm, Baz Luhrmann’s modern adaptation has its noteworthy features that dissociate it from Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation. By staying true to the story, the characters, and the creativity he uses, Luhrmann takes
Critical Analysis of the Opening Extract of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrmann has used the three presentational devices in a specific way in his film 'Romeo and Juliet'. The point of this essay is to analyse them in the opening extract. The presentational devices are: sound; mise en scene; and cinematography. The elements of mise en scene are: why things are placed where they are; what the characters are wearing; body language and facial expression. Sound is quite
With each new rendition of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a new generation is given that opportunity to connect with one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Although each adaptation had its own unique play on the play, they also provide the occasional twist that make the centuries old story never seem old. From the opening fight scene to the infamous balcony scene even to the final death scene, every adaption provides a different versions of the scenes while still managing to produce the same