Baz Luhrmann's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a timeless story about two ill-fated lovers. Originally written by, Shakespeare, this story has been adapted by different directors who all commonly try to add their own unique twist to it. Two of the most prevalent adaptations of Romeo and Juliet have been done by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, who have taken this love story to the big screen. Franco Zeffirelli’s movie, which was produced in 1968, is extremely authentic and stays true to Shakespeare's vision, whereas, Baz Luhrmann’s version produced in 1996, is contemporary and appeals more to younger audiences. There are various differences and a couple of similarities between Zeffirelli’s and Luhrmann’s movie versions such as the costumes, their interpretations of

The film and the play, Romeo and Juliet is an ever grey due to tragic over tones play which draws undivided attention of Shakespeare’s writing even during this modern era. The 1996 version, Baz Lurhmann adopted the storyline to reflect the revealing trend of dispute between two feuding families. A film which shows a detailed study of the play of the immensely popular 1996 version directed by Baz Lurhmann.

Romeo & Juliet is one of William Shakespeare's most iconic plays. Written around 1595, Romeo & Juliet, alongside Hamlet, is one of Shakespeare’s most-performed plays and has also been adapted in many forms. ‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet’ (1996) and ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (1968), directed by Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli respectively, are two adaptations of Romeo & Juliet. Actors Leonard Whiting, Leonardo DiCaprio, Olivia Hussey and Claire Danes make the characters of Romeo and Juliet come alive in their respective movies. Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli both succeed in showing their adaptations of Act 5, scene 3.

Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragic love story about two young lovers who are forced to be estranged as a result of their feuding families. The play is about their struggle to contravene fate and create a future together. As such, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood would try and emulate Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This had been done before in many films. Prominent among them were, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 “Romeo and Juliet” and Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.” Both films stay true to the themes of Shakespeare’s original play. However, the modernised Luhrmann film not only maintains the essence of Shakespeare’s writings, Luhrmann makes it relevant to a teenage audience. This is

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

Romeo and Juliet is a play created by a famous playwright called William Shakespeare. Baz Luhrmann adapted the play to create a modern version of Romeo and Juliet in 1996. There are many similarities and differences in how Baz Lurhmann and Shakespeare portray the relationship between Juliet and her parents. There are many times in the scene how Shakespeare uses language, structure and form to present the relationship between Juliet and her parents, while Baz Luhrmann reveals this relationship using different camera angles and diegetic and non diegetic sounds and shot types.

Quote JULIET 
O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle:
If thou art fickle, what dost thou with him.
That is renown'd for faith? Be fickle, fortune;
For then, I hope, thou wilt not keep him long,
But send him back.
(3.5.9)

Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Be sure to use the text to prove your point.

The scene is set in a petrol station, where each member of the groups carry a gun engraved with their house name. Instead of using swords to fight, Luhrmann has chosen a gun as an object to fight. The theme of hate continues to spread throughout the plot in both the play and film, the rivalry between the houses growing stronger to the point of innocent lives being killed. In Luhrmann's replication of the play the use of setting and props have been used as they are more suitable to the time period the film was set in and also express the theme of hate more forcefully than done in the

To relate to a modern audience further, Lurhmann shows the families as gangs. When you see the Montague boys driving in their car they are all dressed the same and acting the same. You then come across the Capulet’s who again are dressed the same and acting the same. Both gangs meet up in the petrol stations and start having a fight. The fight resembles gang warfare in the modern society. By showing the families as gangs, Lurhmann can relate to the younger modern audience even more because they understand the hatred between two gangs in a big city and how if they meet up, there is always a fight.

Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare’s most famous play which is about love of two teenagers of two rival families. Since Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are rivals, their families don’t agree with the marriage of their children to each other. However, Romeo and Juliet despite the opposition of their families secretly get married at church and insist on reaching their goal of being together. The whole story is played in the theatre style of the Renaissance; audiences could see violence, young boys are playing female rolls without wearing masks, many scenes and time change. However, if it was played in Greek theatre style, the audience could see a different style of performance and there would be a different effect. In Greek Theatre we would

To create a modern setting, Baz Luhrmann has used dialogue, sound effects, and soundtrack within his adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. This version of Romeo and Juliet was created with a young American audience in mind, because of this, the actors’ American accents have been kept. If Baz Luhrmann had made the actors speak with an English accent then the film would become less relatable to the youth of America. As well as using dialogue, Luhrmann has used sound effects which were a key element in creating a realistic environment within the film. The director uses sound effects to build the atmosphere of his fictional city, Verona Beach. The soundtrack of the film has been used alongside the sound effects to hold the audience’s

Romeo + Juliet is a modernised film of Romeo and Juliet, which was written by William Shakespeare in the 1600’s. The director, Baz Luhrmann is the director the film. He uses cinematic techniques to help make the old english that was used in Shakespeare's times understandable and intriguing to a modern audience. Some of the many techniques used are music, costumes, props, camera angles, lighting and diegetic sound. The movie also has symbolism to convey the idea of Romeo and Juliet’s chaotic, star-crossed love.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into several films, but the film that properly demonstrates the mood of Act 2, scene 2 is Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version.

The name of the movie is Romeo and Juliet. The director was Franco Zeffirelli. The film studio or distributor was Paramount Pictures. The film was released in 1968. The main characters were Romeo who was played by Leonard Whiting and Juliet who was played by Olivia Hussey. Other characters where Juliet's Nurse who was played by Pat Heywood and Mercutio who was played by John McEnery and also Tybalt who was played by Michael York.