... in love, merely young and impatient. However, the way in which their love is presented in the play quickly makes me believe they were truly in love and that their deaths were a real tragedy. Shakespeare has managed to accomplish this through many devices, the most important being contrast. If there were nothing to compare Romeo and Juliet's language, innocence and piety to then they would ... seem normal, average and uninteresting. It is only through comparing them to crude violence, wickedness ... and false love that we can be convinced that their love is genuine. Believing this is cru...

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... to critically review is Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann's version of forbidden love and the eventual suicide deaths of young Juliet and Romeo is translated with a unique integration of modern setting and language without losing the original texture and meaning of Shakespeare's work. 1996's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet is evidently intended for a younger demographic of viewers, partially due to quick paced and choppy editing, modern cultural allusions, as well as ... to characters that had previously lacked much strength or personality. Overall, I be...

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... 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, I just thought he'd be a perfect Romeo. It was as simple as that," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). Luhrmann went on to say, "To me the language in Leonardo's mouth is a wonderful thing to hear because ... the words have resonance. He speaks as if they really are his words and that's something you don't always get in a Shakesperean performance ... ," ("Production Notes: Romeo and Juliet"). Luhrmann's a...

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... 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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... 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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