... 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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... Romeo and Juliet" Analyse the way in which Baz Luhrmann interprets themes, characters and language during the opening scene of "Romeo and Juliet" Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classic, love story written by William Shakespeare. The play masterfully tells the tragic love story of two "star-cross"d lovers" Romeo and Juliet. The title characters are members of two feuding families, Romeo a Montague and Juliet a Capulet. Baz Luhrmann uses his own ideas to adapt Shakespeare's original version of "Romeo and Juliet ... changed many things in his film the language remained the same. He stated "...

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... stand out from any other kind of film works. Over the years he has won many awards for his greatest works including a number of AFA's (Australian film awards), and many BAFTA's for "Romeo and Juliet" and "Strictly Ballroom". This must mean that contrasting what the critics say he must be doing something right. These successes do not only appear on the cinema screen. He ... These techniques all give the films their own special touch and makes them different from anything before. Romeo and Juliet is set in modern day however uses the original language of Shakespeare's play. This gives the...

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Comparison of film to playwright in Romeo and Juliet The Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, was written in a time period that differs greatly from today. The language, scenery, weapons, and modes of transportation have undergone changes over the years, and thus making the tragic love story a little more confusing to understand in a new generation. Due to the growing mental gap between the youth of today and the Shakespearean dialect, director Baz ... was constructed. Needless to say, the film version is a much more modern and comprehendible version of the play for a new generation. The tex...

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... 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 as an Auteur has had his work ... is 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 ...

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