Romeo + Juliet is a modern film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s infamous Romeo and Juliet , directed in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the lead roles of Romeo and Juliet This film uses an original Elizabethan script, paired with modern visuals such as modern clothes, weapons and surroundings . Set in “Verona Beach” a rough costal city where the Capulet and Montague families are represented as rival mafia empires. This analytical essay will explore various dramatic elements that are displayed throughout the film to the audience such as the use of tension, mood, roles and relationships.
During the progression of the film the viewers are given an increasing sense of tension between characters. Lurhmann has been able to build many forms of tension in this film such as tension of task, tension of relationships and tension of surprise. Tension of task is created in multiple scenes but namely when Romeo sets out to kill himself and reunite with Juliet, tension of task builds as the audience is left questioning the outcome and weighing up different possibilities and outcomes. Tension of surprise is seen in this film where Juliet awakes from her induced death, only to find her husband dead next to her and she decides to use his gun to kill herself, …show more content…
Luhrmann has emphasised the relationship between Romeo and Juliet to the audience as the main relationship whilst secondary characters relationships prove to form tension of
During the progression of the film the viewers are given an increasing sense of tension between characters. Lurhmann has been able to build many forms of tension in this film such as tension of task, tension of relationships and tension of surprise. Tension of task is created in multiple scenes but namely when Romeo sets out to kill himself and reunite with Juliet, tension of task builds as the audience is left questioning the outcome and weighing up different possibilities and outcomes. Tension of surprise is seen in this film where Juliet awakes from her induced death, only to find her husband dead next to her and she decides to use his gun to kill herself, …show more content…
Luhrmann has emphasised the relationship between Romeo and Juliet to the audience as the main relationship whilst secondary characters relationships prove to form tension of