... and Juliet released in 1996 is a unique adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's finest plays. The classic love story is set now in modern Verona beach stays true to the original text. The film really brings light to how fantastic Shakespeare's plays are and many would agree that it does him justice. ... Montague and Juliet Capulet fall instantly in love but because of conflict between the two families their lives together can never be. Set in Verona Beach there is always trouble between the Capulets and Montagues the cause of their hatred we never know of. Knowing that they must be to...

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... problems. With their updated names and the plot line identified the players are injected into a new era of guns and money. Romeo and Juliet now live in modern day Verona beach, instead of on the streets of Verona, Italy. This is a place where the ultra modern surroundings and dress is juxtaposed by Shakespeare's older English; Romeo waxes love semantics in what ... Mercutio convinces Romeo to ingest Ecstasy before the party. Benvolio witnesses a scantily dressed street walker dancing for a pedestrian, as he approaches Romeo on the beach, there is no mistaking the era; this is the '90's ...

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... of the movie, they are shown in grungy shorts and unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts, often in older, beat up cars and houses. They are shown on many occasions partying on the beach, drinking beer, and doing drugs. Instead of having classic black cars, they have bright colored and loud beat up cars. For example, in one of the first scenes, "The Montague ... dinners and expensive drinks, the Montagues are shown drinking beer, and even in one scene, Romeo is shown buying a hot dog from a street vendor on the beach. The scene in the background is usually the beach or older houses, run down the maj...

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... is an example of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The story takes place in Verona, Mantua. Baz Lubrmann sets the modern day version William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Verona Beach, Florida in a modern day society. There are many different settings as well as different scenes in both the play and in the movie. One such scene is when the movie ... the movie Romeo and Benvolio play pool at a local pool hall in Verona. Another such scene is when Romeo is outside on the beach thinking about Rosalyn, his former obsession, in the book there is no mention of a beach being in Verona. ...

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... A Movie Film: Romeo and Juliet Director: Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Plot: Two lovers of rival, disputing families take their lives. Rating: 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 ... the famous opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into thedepths?of heightened realism in the world of Verona ...

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... written in the 1600's and set in Elizabethan England. Baz Luhrmann's version of one of Shakespeare's most loved plays portrays the classic story in a modern day setting. Luhrmann chose Verona Beach as the setting for his adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" "A sexy violent other world neither future or past" (Taken from an interview with Baz from a review website) Verona ... Beach was Luhrmann's own created world, a place based on decaying Miami and Mexico City. The prologue is cleverly updated and modernised by being displayed on television as a news report. As the ... words are said they...

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... writer- director Baz Luhrman. Ideally, Luhrman's intention was to add a new twist, a modern twist to his remake. Which he was successful in doing so. The film is set in Verona Beach. Another thing to note is the delivery of the film. It is a very fast paced, in your face kind of movie. Some may claim that Luhrman mistook Romeo, Leonardo DiCaprio ... hanging from their car's rear-view mirror displaying the pride they have towards their beloved country. As the end of scene one nears, Luhrman shows us a distressed Romeo at the beach. In this scene viewers are exposed to the sexual influenc...

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... enter the film it's almost like the opening of a popular TV show: "last week on Dawson's Creek." Just substitute William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet for the actual television show and Verona Beach for the location. This notion is further enhanced by the presentation of videoclips showing widespread carnage and hostility. What happens next, but the characters are introduced in a sort of 1970s ... -TV show-type format. Baz Luhrmann Tells the greatest love story of all time, in our time. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona Beach; a violent modern city of guns, money and...

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In the 1996 film adaptation of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet, the director has exchanged the original setting of Verona, Italy, for a modern Verona Beach, California backdrop. The part of narrator throughout the tale is portrayed on a television screen, giving the viewer the idea that the tragic love story is unfolding on the local news. ... Tybalt by crashing into him with his car, then taking his gun, with the name "dagger" on it's handle, another reference to the book. The prince banishes Romeo from Verona Beach. After her father attempts to force her to marry Paris, Juliet see...

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... wanted him to be king. They went to his home to kill him. In Lord of the Flies good escapes. Jack and his followers chased Ralphe to the beach. Luckily Rescuers were on the beach looking for the children so Ralphe was not killed. In Macbeth evil is killed. Macduff and some of Macbeth's ex-followers go to find Macbeth. Macbeth and ... ...

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... decay. In the death of Mercutio and Tybalt scene, the scene begins with Mercutio shooting wildly into the waves. The public setting and the indifference of the citizens around the beach show that violence has become commonplace and accepted. The guns are carried by everyone and are easily accessible. As Mercutio jests with the waiter, both pull out their weapons, almost ... in this family feud and it is threatening the very foundations of the society. The degeneration of the Globe theatre into a pool hall and the lure of prostitutes on the beach show that the society no longer holds mor...

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... , indulge, luxurious, dissipate. The love scenes are played very smoothly and it played at the Capulet's mansion (swimming pool). The combat and quarrel sense is played on the street and beach. Characterisation: the characters in the play are Romeo, Juliet, Nurse, Paris, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Friar Laurence, the Capulet parent's. The director of the film is chosen good actors to interpretation ... ...

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... the underlying themes of the play. Instead of being a costume drama set in the 15th century, Romeo and Juliet is transposed to modern-day Verona Beach. Luhrmann sets Romeo and Juliet in a mythical Florida town called Verona Beach. This town is completely created artistically by the filmmakers, you can't visit it. It was filmed in Mexico City and in locations around Veracruz ... ...

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... 's, Luhrmann elects to style them contrary to one another. For example, the Capulet boy's attire consists of formal suits and stylish, sleek clothing. While the Montague boys are dressed in beach attire, consisting of Hawaiian shirts and board shorts, and are often sporting outrageously colored hair. The characters of the film are dressed as a representation of their rank in society. Authoritative ... ...

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... market stalls and a old brick castle with crenellations. Luhrmann completely took a different turn by modernizing the setting. He set his movie in the busy city of New York and Verona beach. The twist on the setting gives a new look on the popular romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann also included the Christ statue which is located in Brazil. The directors had very different ... ...

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... courtyard in order to add a Mediterranean atmosphere to Shakespeare's Illyria. Twelfth Night takes place in Duke Orsino's court, Olivia's house, Olivia's garden, and to a much lesser extent on a street and beach of Illyria. This allows for the production to have fairly elaborate scenery, because the set changes are simple and far enough apart to accommodate the minor adjustments that transform Olivia ... ...

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... by Luhrmann's film is the fact that the urban cities are decaying, ugly- which is portrayed very successfully using the opening scene (from the helicopter) and the scenes at the beach. Another aspect of the Baz Luhrmann version that particularly modernises Romeo and Juliet is the unique soundtrack compiled. In Baz Lurhmann's version, a compilation of popular songs has been used to ... ...

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... . This is illustrated in the service station scene where the two gangs meet and brawl and a fiery explosion results. When the two gangs meet again in a bloody encounter on the beach, the screen is dominated by bright reds, oranges and yellows. This recurring imagery conveys to the audience the growing divide between the two lovers and their respective families. Juliet and ... ...

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... . He gives some advice to Romeo and sets him off, after Romeo telling him he wants to marry her. Later on that day Romeo is with his cousins at the beach where an angry Tybalt approaches them, Tybalt thinks Romeo has challenged him to a duel and draws his weapon and threatens Romeo, Romeo refuses to fight and walks away, where Tybalt ... ...

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... . The performance of Romeo was, personally, bad acting. Romeo was being a drama queen. The fight took place in the city streets but Luhrman has the setting changed to on Verona Beach. If the fight had been in the streets then the civilians would have been more involved and it would add in the factor of danger. The slaying of Tybalt was ... ...

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... , from which she subsequently dies. Luhrmann makes his films into an almost theatrical experience. In Romeo and Juliet parts of it a re filmed with them on the stage on the beach. In Moulin Rouge commences with the opening of a red theatre curtain. Also people's clothes are exaggerated so much that it is almost as if they are costumes instead of clothes ... ...

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... . Luhrmann not only changes the background of the play, he alters the costumes of each of the cast members to blend in with modern society. He also modifies Verona into a beach, which most youth of today can associate a part of their life with. Associating oneself with a play may appear odd at first; however, it is an important role in any creation ... ...

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... a peaceful and non-violent young man. At the beginning of the play there is a fight between the Montague and Capulet. Romeo was not present; instead he was sitting by the beach alone. Daydreaming of his loved one, Rosaline. He was madly in love and had no interest to fight " yet tell me not, for I have heard it all, here's much to ... ...

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... station that Tybalt starts and he tells about how he hates Montague's. "Peace I hate the word. As I hate hell, all Montague's and thee". The hatred could have finished at Verona beach when Romeo said, "Tybalt the reason I have to love thee doth much not excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain am I none. Therefore farewell, I see thou knowest me not ... ...

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