... has made a "in your face approach" to portraying the film of " Romeo and Juliet" and has done this by modernisation such as using the urban landscape of LA and also replacing the weapons such as a sword with a gun. Both films effectively communicate the great love between Romeo and Juliet. The scene when Romeo meets Juliet in Zeferilli's version was seen to be in a party of the old ... use of moving music and it showed us Romeo's great loss of Juliet in a truly moving way that gave the audience an understanding of how great the love was. In the final scene of this film "Romeo and Juliet"...

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... been found during the 16th century. In order to make the play more accessible to the modern audience; Baz Luhrmann had to alter a considerable amount of the 'traditional' version of Romeo and Juliet. He produced Shakespeare's play as an appropriation, which meant that he moved the story four centuries into the future, adapting the key plot ideas in such a way as to remain ... would arise. Baz Luhrmann would have to be able to intertwine these issues with the main plot, to make the film more relevant and meaningful to the modern day audience. The setting used in Zeferelli's version of Ro...

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... Water is another symbol used in the adaptation. There are several scenes in which Luhrmann incorporates water as a means to show the innocence, love, and passion of Romeo and Juliet. Luhrmann's use of visual imagery and symbolism is just one way he is able to conform Shakespeare's original work for modern audiences. Luhrmann chooses to modernize the costumes in his adaptation, ... casting DiCaprio. He simply stated, "I thought that Leonardo was an extraordinary young actor and I thought he'd make a great Romeo. It's important to reveal these eternal characters anew for every generation, ...

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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 ... again except by an unseen narrator. While the narrator is talking, flashes of the Montague's and Capulet's lives are quickly displayed on the screen. Using this and the dramatic sound effects, Baz Luhrmann almost immediately ...

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... Chief of Police". The characters are effectively brought in from another century and put into more reachable roles that the viewer will immediately identify and classify with no 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 is Shakespearian English, nonetheless it is edit...

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... 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," 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 ... . Shakespeare may be rolling around in his grave after seeing this film, but English classes all over the world can breathe a little easier when it comes time to take the Romeo ...

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... households. Set in Verona, Italy during the late 1500's, Romeo, a Montague, meets Juliet, a Capulet. 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 ... Franco Zeferelli, designed a replica of what he thought Shakespeare's play was like. He won many Academy Awards for the movie. Then, in 1996, another film director, Baz Lurhmann, portrayed Romeo and Juliet as a co...

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... 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 greed. In this opulent world hate, rival gangs and families at war, Romeo (Leonardo Dicaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes), are ignited by the passion of first forbidden love and Verona Beach explodes. Shakespeare's heart-wrenching tale of doomed love is ... , beauty, wit, furious energy and a worldwide, best selling soundtrack. A film that will kick you in the heart. Although it will probably not be considered a classic at par with the Zeffirelli vers...

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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 ... 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 changes. For exam...

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... beauty, freedom, truth and above all love. The start of the movie is 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" ...

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