Romeo and Juliet: Play vs. Movie
Immediately I notice that there are two colors that stand out, one being red and the other blue. The red signifies the Montague family and the blue the Capulets. The colors help show who is in each family. The reason Baz Luhrmann picked red and blue instead of any other color is because the colors are opposites as are the families. The colors also weren't extreme. For example, you don’t see Mercutio wearing blue pants and blue shorts. A way Baz Luhrmann shows it is by the color of Mercutio’s car.
The mood of the movie was very different then the play. The play was very sad and then really happy. There was no in between. On the other hand it was kinda happy throughout the whole movie and very fast. In the
Immediately I notice that there are two colors that stand out, one being red and the other blue. The red signifies the Montague family and the blue the Capulets. The colors help show who is in each family. The reason Baz Luhrmann picked red and blue instead of any other color is because the colors are opposites as are the families. The colors also weren't extreme. For example, you don’t see Mercutio wearing blue pants and blue shorts. A way Baz Luhrmann shows it is by the color of Mercutio’s car.
The mood of the movie was very different then the play. The play was very sad and then really happy. There was no in between. On the other hand it was kinda happy throughout the whole movie and very fast. In the