'Romeo and Juliet' was made in 1997 by Baz Luhrmann, the film is based on the play 'Romeo and Juliet' in modern times.

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‘Romeo and Juliet’ was made in 1997 by Baz Luhrmann, the film is based on the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in modern times. The film is about an ancient feud between two households, the Montague’s and the Capulet's. The film shows the masters of each household’s only child, Romeo son of Ted Montague and Juliet daughter of Furgencio Capulet. The film is set in Verona, Italy. The film is different from the play because the play was meant for the stage where as the film has been changed for the cinema. Baz Luhrmann is also famous for films such as Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom. The film starts off with a newsreader on a TV screen saying the prologue in the centre of a black screen which represents evil and it has a picture of a broken ring with star crossed lover beneath it which also gives you a hint about what the film is going to be about. The music in the
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background is very heavy religious operatic music to try and set the scene and then the music gets quicker as it zooms in on the newsreader and then the music gets louder and slower when Friar Lawrence begins to talk this is meant to make the scene more dramatic. The cars for each family represent the style of each family, for example the Montague’s wear Hawaiian style summer beach clothing and their car is the same style as their clothes because it is a bright yellow and they are out to be noticed by all, where as the Capulet’s wear ...

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