Romeo and Juliet was originally written by Willam Shakespeare the film was directed by Baz Luhrman.

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Romeo and Juliet

I have been studying Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet was originally written by Willam Shakespeare the film was directed by Baz Luhrman. The intended audience for the film is young people it was made in 1997 it starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. The Prologue begins with a T.V news report telling us about the conflict between the two families. It was using the original shakespeare language that's how the prologue is presented. opening was in a petrol station. When the Montagues and Capulets have a confrontation everyone is frantic especially the Montague Boys but they still manage to put a shouted Sir! at the end of each sentence. Also before the Montague Boys were shown at a petrol station a newsreader is saying the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. The newsreader then fades out and the viewer is shown empires belonging to the Capulets and Montagues. This is meant to show you that the reason for the Montagues and Capulets rivalry is down to the business empires, belonging to the two families. The images were of Christian beliefs and new articles. In the opening of Romeo and Juliet remind me the opening of the fast and the furious. There were photos of all the main characters and very fast music. I think he uses these methods to grab our attention at the beginning it makes people want to know how Romeo and Juliet died. They used a Technique that was the old language used. The whole film was very, very modern. I liked Mercutio Benvolio and Romeo. All these actors and actresses named were exceptionally good. Leonardo didn't impress me much but I thought he did quite well. He wasn't as good as the others but he was one of the better actors. I thought both Benvolios and Mercutio were good. The opening had a lot of fast pictures to make the audiences interested; to get the audiences attention. A good film should have famous actors. The action should have a good quality SFX sound.
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The Baz Luhrman version of Shakespeare play is successful, because it has it has a good dramatic opening which catches the audiences attention. The film also has a lot of violence, one of the themes running in the film. Religion is another theme in the film; we can see this on the Montague guns it has stamps on them. Baz Luhrman creates an identity for each of the families. The Capulets were dressed in modern style like cowboys posh business man. Their hair were neat short and jelled up Tybalts car was a classic Porsche they had CAP005 ...

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