Baz Luhrmann's Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
Media is a way of getting across information, this information could
be anything from news, research these are the positive aspects of
media we can find anything we want at the touch of a button but it has
negative effects, adverts, posters, TV adverts these all in a way
advertise products, they manipulate you. It would be impossible to
live without media it is everywhere all the time. The director of
Romeo and Juliet, baz luhrmann promotes a lot of his film from the
opening scene of the film a television informing us of what is
happening and what has happened, the television is something familiar,
giving us something to relate to with all the Shakespearean language
going on which we don't always understand.
During the first scene the prologue, it introduces us to Romeo and
Juliet, we first see a television screen and a news report telling us
current affairs of Fair Verona its setting the scene, The TV is in
front of a black background this draws as much attention towards the
television screen as possible. It introduces us to Fair Verona and
shows us the many religious icons. Then pans towards the characters of
the film there's a lot of strong music, it then moves through the
characters, it's drawing its attention to the characters by panning
them in and out. The Prologue shows a lot of flash forwards which may
show you parts of a future scene but it leaves you wanting to find out
what happens. It's a very gothic theme to keep up with Shakespeare's
theme. This tells us that's even though it's a modern film it still
relates back to when it was written. The society is portrayed as a
violent, gang run society where the gangs seem to get away with
anything this includes gun violence. There are two rival families that
seem to run the town. The main themes and plots are still the same as
the play these themes represent the whole film. Gang warfare, love,
The main idea has changed over the course of the book a lot. Near the...
and then we know what is going to happen. At the end of the film, we don't know
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two lovers who have to risk their lives in order to demonstrate their love and will to stay together, regardless the feud between their families. By the end, the death of Romeo and Juliet finally bring the reconciliation to these two families. It is fate that the two most shall-not meet people fall in love and it love that eventually won against hatred. Since then, there have been many different versions of Romeo and Juliet, whether it was for film, stage, musicals. These different recontextualised adaptions change the original play by many ways, some modernise the language, environment, props as well as changing the original characteristics of some characters. Out of all the different adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, two stood out the most. One was the Romeo and Juliet (1996) and directed by Baz Luhrmann and the other one was Romeo and Juliet Broadway (2013) play version,
William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," set in 16th century Verona, Italy shares differences with Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet," set in modern day Verona Beach. These stories contain the same characters and conflict, however major and minor discrepancies are galore in the story lines of both formats of William Shakespeare's creation. Some major inconsistencies occur, such as Mercutio dying at a beach, portrayed as a hero, instead of being at a bar, looking like a fool, Friar Lawrence's letter is successfully sent to Romeo by mail carriers, however he does not have the opportunity to read it, unlike in the play version, where Romeo does not get the letter from Friar John, and is told the news by Balthazar, and nobody being at Juliet's tomb to stop Romeo from reaching Juliet, unlike in the play, Paris was there to pay his respects to Juliet. In addition to the major inconsistencies, minor ones are included throughout, such as Romeo and Juliet first seeing each other through a fish tank, then kissing in the elevator, not the dance, the famous balcony scene occurring in a pool, not on an actual balcony, and Juliet pointing a gun at Friar after she points it to herself, threatening to commit suicide. These inconsistencies probably occurred in the play to add a modern and entertaining twist to the Shakespearean classic, leading to the same denouement in both versions of "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet."
Baz Luhrmann's Success of Making Romeo & Juliet Accessible to a Modern Audience. In this essay I am going to write about how successfully Baz Luhrmann made his film Romeo and Juliet accessible to a modern audience. Baz Luhrmann uses Shakespeare's authentic text, combining it with a modern setting. This combination attracts the off spring of the modern.
Comparison of Franco Zefferelli’s Romeo and Juliet to The Adaptation by Baz Luhrmann This essay aims to discus the similarities and differences of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zefferelli and Baz Luhrmann. In this essay there will be an outline of the story, a comparison of the techniques used in each film and the affect these techniques have on the viewer. In Fair Verona two families have been feuding for generations, the Capulets and the Montagues. The Capulets have an astonishing daughter, approaching marriage age, named Juliet. She is to be wed to the best suitor.
Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy, but it did not have to be. Many things could have been done to prevent their deaths. Many characters contributed to their deaths. The sole character that was responsible for their deaths is Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence is responsible for the deaths of the lovers because he was secretive with their relationship, he was unable communicate effectively, and he had a cowardly persona.
in the way he speaks in a sly voice. He is the perfect actor to play
He uses close ups of Romeo and Lord Capulet. The close up of Romeo is
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is fully summarized in Shakespeare's prologue: "Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood make civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star crossed lovers who take their life" (Universal, 1996). This movie is a masterful culmination of the director's phenomenal ability to create a powerful introduction, to select a realistic, but surreal setting, to choose realistic actors, and to enact specialized dramatic effects.
Each character is developed fairly for a short story. We learn about their past and their personalities. Malamute Kid is a native to the Yukon and is Mason’s apprentice, Ruth is also a Yukon native but was treated unfairly because she is a woman. Mason is rather arrogant because he believes he is an expert at the trails, he is not a Yukon native but has worked there for many years. I think each character’s strong and weak points vary and London includes diverse personalities. No clear hero or anti-hero can be determined, but the enemy to all three characters is the
to a scene, to foreshadow certain events in a play or even to give us
Baz Lurhmann’s creation of the film Romeo and Juliet has shown that today’s audience can still understand and appreciate William Shakespeare. Typically, when a modern audience think of Shakespeare, they immediately think it will be boring, yet Lurhmann successfully rejuvenates Romeo and Juliet. In his film production he uses a number of different cinematic techniques, costumes and a formidably enjoyable soundtrack; yet changes not one word from Shakespeare’s original play, thus making it appeal to a modern audience.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic play about two star crossed lovers written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is a timeless teenage tradgedy. “The play champions the 16th Century belief that true love always strikes at first sight,” (Lamb 1993: Introduction) and even in modern times an audience still want to believe in such a thing as love at first sight. Act II Scene II the balcony scene displays that romantic notion perfectly.
How Baz Luhrmann Uses Props, Iconography, Costumes, and Settings to Create His Own Version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s best loved tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, has been portrayed in theatres and on film in many different ways. But none have been quite like Baz Luhrmann’s imaginative and unconventional adaptation. He has brought aspects of the plays Elizabethan origins and transfused them with a modern day background and created, what can only be described as a masterpiece. I believe that his use of Props, iconography costumes and the settings he has chosen has helped him to make this film such a great success. The settings of each scene have been specifically chosen to create a desired affect.