The Effectiveness of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet
Baz Lurhmann's modern version of Romeo and Juliet is very effective
because it relates to a younger audience which makes it more appealing
to watch. The audience can tell it is more modern e.g. there are cars,
skyscrapers, guns, televisions and music. The characters clothes tell
the audience that this film is modern. At the start of the film it
shows a television against a black background. This immediately tells
the viewers that it is modern. It is effective to have the play in a
more modern setting because when the Shakespeare classic is portrayed
in an old setting, many will not want to watch to movie. Also as it is
modern, more people can understand and realise what Shakespeare meant
in his text as he made this play many, many years ago.
To introduce the characters in this movie, Baz Luhrmann uses credits.
This effective because it helps the audience can remember the
characters. Also, freeze frames appear when credits are shown. This is
used to help the audience take in the information. This is effective
as you know who is doing what or speaking. This is better than
previous movies as you don't spend half the movie trying to figure out
who is on the screen.
Baz Luhrmann repeats the chorus, this helps the play lots as it uses
the chorus effectively. This gets the audience into the play more. He
gets people to read it in a newscaster voice and normal voice. He also
uses newspapers front pages to tell the chorus in a story form. He
uses the news programme to tell the chorus in a broadcast voice and he
uses words against a black back drop. These words are shown in jump
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...Baz Luhrmann also casts his characters very well. Take Tybalt for
example, his teeth look like a cats teeth. He also speaks like a cat
in the way he speaks in a sly voice. He is the perfect actor to play
Tybalt. Also he does look like a cat and he looks like the man who can
be a maniac and a person who loves their gun.
This movie, Baz Luhrmann takes in everything he can and puts his
version of Romeo and Juliet high with the good movies. He made lots of
detail which pays off like Tybalt and his teeth or the music which
manipulates the audience's feelings and emotions. Some say he has
taken away the Shakespeare from the play yet instead, I believe that
it has really added to the Shakespearian play. Baz Luhrmann kept
Shakespeare and added a nice touch to create an excellent movie which
many will want to see many a time.
Comparing Zefferelli's production of Romeo and Juliet with Luhrman Production. In this essay I am going to write about the production of Romeo. In Franco Zeffirelli's production of Romeo and Juliet, the setting and language are of a traditional, realistic nature. This is complete.
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,
Baz Luhrman Attracting a Teenage Audience Right From the Start of Romeo and Juliet Teenagers can relate to the issues of Romeo and Juliet but the way it is performed does not appeal to the younger audience. This is because of the Elizabethan language which is hard to understand, the dress which teenagers are not familiar with and the religious element which is not a large part of society any more. To attract a teenage audience Baz Luhrman changes some of these features; he uses modern dress instead of the typical Elizabethan style, a modern soundtrack and attractive and well known actors/actresses. This makes the production more familiar to teenagers because it uses some elements from their everyday life.
time and still can used as a modern story line in an modern film in
There is a change of scene, with a long shot of two towers one with
costumes, the actors and the way he has cut the script all add up to
this comedy was funny but now it is not known about and does not seem
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 Luhman and a More Accessible Romeo and Juliet to a Modern Teenage Audience Romeo and Juliet was written during the fifteenth century and the language and style is Elizabethan. Today the language is seen as incomprehensible to a young audience. This can cause many problems. because Shakespearean texts are compulsory for students to study during their education period. Usual responses to Romeo and Juliet are very negative as teenagers find the story inaccessible.
Magazine Review of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet Imagine that you are writing a review of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and
He uses close ups of Romeo and Lord Capulet. The close up of Romeo is
performance to a major degree reflects the spirit of the times, and some of today's 'authentic' performances have less to do with historical accuracy, attempting rather to produce a performance which, in John Eliot Gardiner's words, will 'excite modern listeners.' (Sartorius)
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.
Another character I have chosen to discuss is Gwendolen. I would want Gwendolen to be the complete opposite to Cecily and so I would dress her in bold colours.
‘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.