Theres so much to love about this moviefrom luhrmanns. Baz luhrmann s modern classic unfolds with its heart on its sleeve and guns ablaze. Set in a modern verona beach, luhrmann sets the assertive and trendy tone of his adaptation within a decaying miami city. Set in the mythical city of verona beach, the montagues and capulets are two feuding families whose children meet and fall in love. This riveting story is about romeo and juliet from the opposite families who madly fall in love.
Music from the motion picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. Were haunted forever by the impossiblity of perfect love as much as we were ever thrilled by the fantasy of it. Juliet claire danes is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Dabbled in acting as a teen and studied at the national institute of dramatic art.
Baz luhrmanns kaleidoscopic film adaptation of romeo and juliet, while often leaving much to be desired from the two main actors in the way of delivery, presents a fascinating modern interpretation of the 16th century drama. Shakespeares original play, romeo and juliet and luhrmanns appropriated version, both investigate different types of conflict. Reviewing baz luhrmanns william shakespeares romeo. The classic story of romeo and juliet, set in a modernday city of verona beach. Romeo pumps tybalt full of lead while shouting incomprehensible lines. Analysis of setting in the opening scenes of luhrmanns film. In this version, the capulets and the montagues are two rival gangs. Baz luhrmanns dazzling and unconventional adaptation of william shakespears classic love story is spellbinding. The themes it explores, the tragedy that is born of a prohibited love in a world of learned hate is one of those primary myths that appeals to all people. In this dazzling adaptation of shakespeares classic love story, oscar nominee leonardo dicaprio stars opposite claire danes. Baz luhrmann s film techniques to make romeo and juliet more accessible to a younger audience the story of romeo and juliet has been added to and adapted to over the years though different film productions, but none more spectacular and popular as the blockbuster luhrmann created. Jan 07, 2015 he is well known for recent box office success with the great gatsby, and before that, moulin rouge. Under this contemporary vision of romeo and juliet, the timelessness and dissonance is palpable even in the locations. An example of how baz luhrmann enhances the pastiche is when he continues to use the word sword in the script.
Free for educational use education resource romeo and juliet page 5 prior to baz luhrmanns adaptation, the most successful film adaptation of romeo and juliet was franco zeffirellis very beautiful and passionate 1968 production. The montagues and capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. Believing that his lady love is dead, romeo drinks the poison. Baz luhrmanns modernized film version of romeo and juliet. This goes through the setting, properties and characters.
Jun 17, 2017 unit 6 task 4 analysis of a film romeo and juliet 1. Before that he had his international breakthrough with the flamboyant updated. Baz luhrmanns adaptation refuses to age the extravagantly mounted adaptation of shakespeares doomed romance remains as youthful and effervescent as ever guy lodge. Romeo and juliet film techniques analysis by brodie. Luhrmen uses cinematic techniques to help make shakespearian dialogue understandable to a modern audience. The two texts are set in completely contrasting social and historical contexts of elizabethan england to southern california in verona beach. This is a onepage guiding worksheet for students watching the baz luhrmann romeo and juliet film. How does baz luhrmann update shakespeares romeo and juliet. Scene analysis of baz lurhmanns romeo and juliet set in fair verona, shakespeares most famous, magical, heartrending and tragic love affair, romeo and juliet, has been cleverly transformed using a modernday, urban backdrop to portray baz lurhmanns eccentric and exciting adaptation of. Find out some of the reasons why this film was so celebrated. They elope, but juliet was meant to be marrying paris. Apr 23, 20 for some reason, i am compelled towards these tragic romances, the issue of love and all its variances. Baz luhrmanns adaptation refuses to age the extravagantly mounted adaptation of shakespeares doomed romance. Despite the contrast of the two settings, both texts explore the external conflict which stemmed from the family.
Here is what i learned from baz luhrmanns romeo and juliet. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. It was also, appropriately enough, nearly ubiquitous during my seventhgrade year, a puberty that happened to coincide with similar growing pains in popular music. Do the songs take you back to where you were when you first saw leo strut his gorgeous, smoking stuff onto the screen. Plays as a form of literature, have a level of flexibility. Fate has other plans as paris encounters romeo and is killed by the latter. Baz luhrmanns film romeo and juliet is introduced to the audience as a segment from a news bulletin. I designed this worksheet to help students find and note differences between the. Oct 29, 20 presentation about how baz luhrmann altered some elements on william shakespeares romeo and juliet. The two texts are set in completely contrasting social and historical contexts of elizabethan england to southern california in verona. That is part of the reason i chose to compare the act 2, scene 2 in the films that were made by franco zeffirelli in 1968 and also the newer version of romeo and juliet made by baz luhrmann in 1996. How does baz luhrmann update shakespeares romeo and juliet for a modern audience.
Do you have the same feelings towards baz luhrmanns romeo and juliet that i do. Check out movie behind the scenes, interviews, movie red carpet. Romeo and juliet is arguably the classic romantic story of all time, so its little wonder that shakespeares play has been reproduced on the silver screen so many times. I think it is much more than that and so did shakespeare. Scene analysis of baz lurhmanns romeo and juliet essay. Formed a theater troupe called the six years old company in the late 1980s. Romeo hears about her death and buys poison before visiting the family crypt.
Baz luhrmanns modern classic unfolds with its heart on its sleeve and guns ablaze. Baz luhrmann brings a unique visual style to william shakespeares renaissance tragedy romeo and juliet. The australian director baz luhrmann created blockbusters like moulin rouge 2001 and the great gatsby 20. Harry potter scenes that should not have been cut deleted scenes duration. Baz luhrmann is the director of the modernised film romeo and juliet written by shakespeare in the 1700s.
Romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes must hide their love from the world. Directed by academy award nominee baz luhrman moulin rouge, this adaption of the classic shakespearean play is passionate, visceral, sexy, violent, and otherworldly. I love you 1996 version of romeo and juliet and leonardo dicaprio as romeo. Baz luhrmanns film techniques to make romeo and juliet more. With leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, john leguizamo, harold perrineau.
Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. I remember seeing the movie somewhere, with someone back in missouri where i. He tenderly undresses juliet and they spend the night together. It is an adaptation and modernization of william shakespeares tragedy romeo and juliet. Baz luhrmann helped adapt this classic shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a postmodern city named verona beach. Please notethe formatting looks strange in the thumbnails, but the original file is ok. What is our emotional relationship with our desires that can never be. Shakespeares death scene in the tomb lacked a dramatic payoff for luhrmann, who has juliet regain consciousness just as romeo poisons himself, so that she can use her sweet alases while he can still hear them. Director baz luhrmann did it, changing the splendid verona italian for mexico city, veracruz and texcoco, state of mexico, places that became the stage of his film romeo and juliet 1996. Below you can read and download gcse film theory teacher education notes on shakespeares original play and how it relates to one of its most famous filmic adaptations. Romeo and juliet film guiding worksheet luhrmann by gitana. When juliet awakes to discover romeo s corpse, she uses tybalts gun and shoots herself in the head.
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