1. The Last Romeo
In doing this, Jackson has changed the nature of The Lord of The Rings to include a love story, making it more appealing to a wider-spread audience. ... The story is presented through a different medium but the nature of the presentation remains the same. The book is short enough, as it is aimed at children, so as to allow nothing to be cut but the film to remain under three hours and the simplicity of the story does not leave much room for individual interpretation, so the director's views will be almost identical to all the readers". It is not an ambiguous book and so if the director...
He presents his films as if he were telling a story, which he invites you into. His stories are very simple and he also tends to give away the ending at the beginning of the film, which makes you want to watch to find out how you get to the end. ... During the short, almost mocking chase where Mercutio is running away Luhrmann uses funk style "chase/get away" music which mirrors what is happening in the scene. ... The songs are used to help explain or advance the plot as Baz Luhrmann says "they serve the story". ...
She uses short phrases and sentences. ... Her use of words and short sentences and phrases shows that though Juliet is very much in love she thinks practically about the possible dangers that might befall them. ... Again we find that Juliet is realistic and that she cannot ignore the danger of their situation and cuts short his declaration. ... Sadly we find that the ending of the story prevents their love from being fully grown. ...
The bard was very talented, being able to produce play after play in very short periods of time. What is even more amazing is in those short lengths of time, he wrote beautiful poetry and prose, and many quotations and common phrases have been adopted in everyday language today. ... Having the plot unfold in these settings result in a light-hearted and comical story, which is better to present in a high school class than a tale of death and madness. ... Furthermore, it is common for a teenager to have a shorter attention span than is average, and as such, comedy may appeal to high school st...
She spends a short time worrying over the potion and what may happen to her, "What if it be a poison which the friar Subtly hath ministered to have me dead" (lines 24 - 25) but she soon summons her inner strength and it is not long before she takes the solution, knowing that by doing so she will never see her family again. ... The story ends with Juliet killing herself with a knife. ... "For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo" ...
The language, scenery, weapons, and modes of transportation have undergone changes over the years, and thus making the tragic love story a little more confusing to understand in a new generation. ... Language is probably one of the most powerful items in a play, due to the fact that language is the reader's personal link to the play's story line. ... The short quarrel that continues from here is not understood by the reader as a slight comic relief when reviewing the textual version. ... Luhrmann adds a key element into his version of the story by noting how each house jests at th...
Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most famous love story in English literary history; love is the play's dominant and most important theme. ... This is a short scene, but the language used when Romeo and Juliet speak to each other is filled with love and is very deep and meaningful. ...