... 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 finishes, the same thing ... Baz Luhrmann almost immediately shows you the hatred between the Capulet's and Montague's and the extreme love between Romeo and Juliet. The next six minutes of the movie is set in a typical American petrol station. The Montague's are the first people to arrive ... character. After the character has been introduced, the screen is un-freezed and the ...

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... words make it easy for the audience to comprehend exactly what Shakespeare had in mind at the time he wrote the play. For an example of slang that Shakespeare uses in the opening act of Romeo and Juliet is between a Capulet and a Montague. The Montague states, "I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it." With this ... can realize the achievement in which Luhrmann tried and succeed in reaching through this opening scene. Luhrmann is able to not only capture the passion of each character, he once again augments it. With the masterful work of cinematography...

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... They fall in love and marry although their families hate each other. And because of feud and the blinding self-interest of the adults, it leads to their fateful demise. The play of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most popular and most widely known play of all time. This play has been performed worldwide. In 1968, a film ... scene that expresses both color and speed is the Capulet party scene. In the play, Shakespeare was very focused on fast paced movement. Capulet was a good example of how quick everything went. "Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes unplagued with corns will ...

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... . Everyone in general is exaggerated in the way they look and the way they react which at points creates a very comical effect. The exaggeration of Mercutio creates nearly all of the comical scenes in Romeo and Juliet. The other character that provides some amusement is Juliet's nurse who always acts "over the top" about everything and this causes Juliet immense frustration. At the party ... at the Capulet mansion Luhrmann uses their costumes to show their personality and role in the play for example Juliet is an angel, Romeo is a knight ... music, the costumes and the action all contri...

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... prayers or thought about what he was doing before he resorted to suicide, he could have been in the tomb in time for the Friar to arrive and explain everything. Romeo's character is an interesting one. He appears to have many positive qualities such as his enthusiasm and passion, but also many negatives ones which eventually lead to his downfall ... then there would be no problem with Romeo and Juliet being together. In the film version of the play Romeo and Juliet by Baz Luhrmann, Romeo is depicted as being quite clumsy and a bit of a disaster waiting to happen! I believe this is to re...

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... attention and provoking emotion at such an early stage) and are drawn further into how the story will develop. This can also be applied to Romeo and Juliet in more that one way. Everybody knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, "two star crossed lovers- and therefore all know how the story develops and comes to a tragic end. Luhrmann's film makes good use ... provokes some dislike within the audiences feelings toward her, she also denies the boys love at first and again as the audience are fond of this character from the outset, this again provokes the audience to be wary of the character....

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... words in a diary. This shows that Luhrmann knows the words are out of date and would sound artificial read out loud. The fight introduces to the audience the biggest theme in the film, violence. Romeo however seems to lessen violence's powerful presence with his hopeless urge to be loved. Romeo's character makes the audience believe that love can conquer anything and everything, including violence ... . The first introduction to Romeo suggests that however violent the film gets, it still is and always will be a love story. The families also add the theme of conflict and power to the film...

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... Craig Pearce, a co-writer who had a big influence on his work. All three people work well together and this allows Luhrmann to have a great deal of control over his projects. All three of Luhrmann's films, "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge" (2001), have been influenced by his passion for the theatre and his love for different art forms. Luhrmann ... simple. The set is a heightened created world. Each film includes a theatrical device e.g. archaic language, dancing or singing. Luhrmann also uses pathetic fallacy to portray how the mood of the film ch...

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... energetic and enthusiastic beyond all beliefs, which moved onto being melodramatic and catastrophic. There is a lot of comedy in the story and is extremely entertaining for the audience. The costumes are well-designed and authentic to the period. With his previous films William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet and Strictly Ballroom, Baz Luhrmann exhibited his penchant for lurid and bold filmmaking, but with ... Moulin Rouge he has taken his flights of fantasy to new heights. To have characters set within the "baudy" and bohemian turn ... complete, but it's to Luhrmann's genius that he su...

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