Philosophy Philosophy Can Make A Movie Film: Romeo and Juliet Director: Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Plot: Two lovers of rival‚ disputing families take their lives. Rating: 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
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Scene Romeo and Juliet‚ Gnomeo and Juliet The famous play Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is the tale of two star-crossed lovers. Romeo‚ the only heir of Montague‚ falls in love with Juliet‚ the heiress of Capulet‚ but their love is forbidden due to a rivalry between houses resulting in a double suicide. Two adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are Asbury’s Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)‚ portrayed as humorous through various film techniques‚ and Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo + Juliet Modern day audiences expect a film such as Romeo + Juliet to contain themes such as action‚ impressive visual aids and music. Baz Luhrmann uses elements of cinematography to entice a modern audience into his adaption of William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Luhrmann uses a modern day audience to make the movie appealing to teenagers‚ whilst including modern day themes such as Love‚ violence and gunfights. The camera shot used to introduce the city of New Mexico are used to draw in
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Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet is the classic play written by William Shakespeare that follows two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who are mortal enemies that fall in love with each other. The protagonists try to keep their love hidden from their families‚ but not forgotten by themselves. This play of love and passion has been prototyped countless times on the silver screen‚ as it is the greatest love story ever told. The most well-known movie versions of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet
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Zeffirelli vs Luhrmann When you think of a love story‚ Romeo and Juliet is always one of the first to come to mind. This great tragedy is a timeless story that will be told for many generations to come. It tells the story about two star crossed lovers that were held apart by their clashing families. Two men came along that wanted to share this classic story with the rest of the world. Franco Zeffirelli created his movie version in 1968. 28 years later‚ Baz Luhrmann came along and also created his
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Romeo and Juliet The play Romeo and Juliet has been made into a movie by many different directors. Franco Zefferelli 1968’s version of Romeo and Juliet is better than Baz Luhrmann 1996’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Zefferelli’s film is better than Luhrmann’s film because it is faithful to the actual play with suited costumes‚ music‚ text‚ and setting. Zefferelli’s 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet is better than the 1996 version because the lines of the actors are faithful to the play and the costumes
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Romeo and Juliet Film Scene Analysis Paper All around the world people often refer to Romeo and Juliet as one of the most romantic love stories of all time. However‚ after reading the book‚ it’s obvious that there are many misconceptions about the story. In reality‚ it’s about a four-day relationship between a 17 year-old and a 13 year-old that results in six deaths. Yet there are still too many to count recreations of Romeo and Juliet. One may ask‚ why is that? It’s because it teaches such a
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Essay Baz Luhrmann released the film Romeo and Juliet in 1996. This film evokes thought and emotion using sound and imagery. Sound and imagery is also used to show the struggle between the two rivalling families‚ ‘The Montague’s and ‘The Capulet’s’. The topics that will be discussing are Costume‚ Sound and Music‚ Lighting and Camerawork. In Romeo and Juliet‚ sound and music is used to show the intensity of a scene. Sound and music is also used in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to show emotion and sound and
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Romeo and Juliet - Notes. Introduction: Romeo and Juliet is the greatest love story of all time. It was written in 1595 by William Shakespeare. It is so popular even today that it has been translated in over fifty languages. It is written in Elizabethan style and is a tragic revenge love story as those plays were the most popular at that time. In this essay I will look at: the themes of the play such as love hate; death and life etc‚ Shakespeare’s intensions We know from the start of this play
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Comparative Essay Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann When making books or plays into films‚ every director interprets the text differently. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann’s film are different in many ways even though they are based on the same play. The film by Franco Zeffirelli‚ in 1968‚ does a better job reenacting the play in a motion picture than the film made by Baz Luhrmann‚ in 1996‚ because the setting‚ costumes and characterization
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