... is played when Romeo first lays eyes on Juliet. The song is sung, in the movie, by a young squire, at the ball. In Lurhmann's version, there is also a love theme, which is sung by Deseree, at the ball, when Romeo and Juliet first meet. Although Lurhmann changed a lot of the film, he left most of it as it was. He preserved the language, the portrayal of ... the pure and innocent love between Romeo and Juliet, and the rest of the main plot. He changed enough of it to make statements on today ... 's society's problems, to make the story relevant, accessible and believable for today's audie...

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... classical yet unique in the sense that as Romeo killed himself Juliet was waking up and they actually kissed each other as they committed suicide. Overall "Romeo and Juliet" was a brilliant film, the story and each of the versions were in all aspects great but one thing that put Luhrmanns version down was when he used old classical and original language in a modern context, which did not match at ... all in any sense and this put Luhrmanns film down. In Zeferilli's version what put ... ...

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... has been one of the most famous love stories for around 200 years. In 1997, Baz Luhrmann did a remake of Romeo and Juliet and even though it is based on the original version, it is still very different. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, you see a news reporter on the TV, telling the viewers of two wealthy families living in Verona. After the news report ... people to arrive at the petrol station in a brightly coloured car and all wearing unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts. This is showing how laid back and happy the Montague's are. In their car, they are playing modern music with modern...

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... : Reviewer: Claire Ginn Welcome to Verona Beach, a sexy, violent other-world, neither future nor past, ruled by two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets... So begins Baz Luhrmann's production of Shakespeare's beloved play, "Romeo and Juliet," from the famous opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into thedepths?of heightened ... dated language. Giving the classic play this modern twist makes for a new understanding of the text and brings the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets to a whole new, dramatic level....

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