Romeo + Juliet .a modern masterpiece Movie Review Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguixamo, Diane Venora, Harold Perrineau Director: Baz Luhrmann Writers: Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann Studio: 20th Century Fox Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 2h 01m Year: 1996 It's not often that I describe a movie as being "cool," but this is one of those cases in which there are just no other adjectives to describe it. ... Just substitute William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet for the actual television show and Verona Beach for the location. ... William Shakespeare'...

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BAZ LUHRMANNS ROMEO AND JULIET Sometime in the 1800's, Shakespeare created a romance play called Romeo and Juliet. ... In 1997, Baz Luhrmann did a remake of Romeo and Juliet and even though it is based on the original version, it is still very different. In the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet, you see a news reporter on the TV, telling the viewers of two wealthy families living in Verona. ... Even though this improved the movie, it was also frustrating because it makes you think "why didn't Romeo just phone Juliet?". ... Overall, I think Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet ...

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Baz Luhrmann directed such films as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and the musical Moulin Rouge. ... In Romeo and Juliet parts of it a re filmed with them on the stage on the beach. ... There is not such a big contrast in Romeo and Juliet; however there is still a contrast in the form of what the actors are wearing. ... The exaggeration of Mercutio creates nearly all of the comical scenes in Romeo and Juliet. ... In Romeo and Juliet these is a definite cowboy theme running through the whole film. ...

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"I'm through with Romeo and Juliet and boy meets girl, and on to Macbeth and man kills beast." ... These being Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. ... This factor is highly relevant in Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet. ... This can also be applied to Romeo and Juliet in more that one way. ... Romeo and Juliet has sections of high speed camera shots and panning techniques to add emphasis to dramatic moments. ...

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Comparison of film to playwright in Romeo and Juliet The Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet, was written in a time period that differs greatly from today. ... Due to the growing mental gap between the youth of today and the Shakespearean dialect, director Baz Luhrmann creates the modern day film version of Romeo and Juliet. ... The textual version of Romeo and Juliet is altered to give a new understanding to the modern world via the film version; mainly in the opening scene through use of modern scenery, language, and armory. ... For an example of slang that Shakespeare uses in the o...

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All three of Luhrmann's films, "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge" (2001), have been influenced by his passion for the theatre and his love for different art forms. ... For example in "Romeo and Juliet" the star crossed lovers have just got married and the weather is bright and sunny. ... "Romeo and Juliet" were derived from the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" a pair of star crossed lovers drawn from conflicting families, which also ends tragically. ...

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