Baz Luhrmann

Sabrina Hezeini Dr. Alan F. Hickman ENGL 103d Drama paper III 18 April 2016 Comparison of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to the Filmed Version William Shakespeare is arguably one of the major English dramatists of all time. As a poet, he is credited with writing hundreds of published manuscripts, and probably more that are yet to be found. As a dramatist, Shakespeare is the author of many notable and famous plays that include Rome and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors,…

Scott Fitzgerald, is said to be one of the most influential novels of the 1920’s. Later, adapted into a film by Baz Luhrmann, this quintessential novel has striking differences when compared with its adaption; giving viewers a skewed perception of the Jazz Era. Characters, main plot points and even the main character Gatsby all carry some sort of difference from the book to the movie. Luhrmann does an excellent job of recreating works of literature into films, keeping the dialogue almost…

both the light comedy, the setting, and the updated relationship between the characters. The Hispanic accent is much more pronounced on the name Juliet than it is on the word “madame,” and it also reminds us of the re-imagined world of “Fair Verona” Luhrmann is creating. Listening to that woman bellow “Juliet” with her Hispanic pronunciation is hilarious in itself, but it also gives us insight into how these characters relate to each other. The dynamic of servant and mistress is pretty dated in…

The Great Gatsby is one of those films that you must really pay attention to understand the moral and concept of the story and movie plot line. This is by far one of my favorite movies that I have watched. I am pretty sure everyone wishes they could live like Jay Gatsby. The 1974 version of The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby and Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan and other stars from that era of movies really made this movie what it is and will always be in many movie lovers eyes.…

subject of the obsession to an extent that drives away the truth and realism in their values, morals and perceptions. William Shakespeare manifests this idea of an involuntary change in the play “Othello”. With similar views, this idea is identified by Baz Lurnham, Romeo & Juliet (1996). The exploration of the texts, discusses the obsessive nature of love and the inability to conform to society, and obsession can lead to tragedy and downfall. Throughout each of these pieces, the composers’ use…

only accepted and their families unite after the death of Romeo and Juliet. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays to audiences of all ages. In 1996, Baz Luhrmann directed Romeo + Juliet, an American romantic drama film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He took a very creative approach when he directed a modern version of the play. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes…

Romeo and Juliet originally published in 1597 and written by William Shakespeare is possibly one of, if not the most well known love stories in all of literature. Though Shakespeare was British and the play was written in English it takes place in Verona Italy. Modern Verona is a main tourist destination in Northern Italy but in the 16th century it was much different than the city it is today. Three of Shakespeare's play have been set in Verona and in the case of Romeo and Juliet the setting…

The movie, written by Baz Luhrmann in 1996 was a not an effective film because the director changed some of the setting and the scenes of some of the scenes in the original play and also changes what is going to happen in the scene and , in the play and in the modern film the characters did not match the original version of Romeo and Juliet. In the modern version the director changed many of the scene and the setting. Some of the characters that played in the modern version of Romeo and Juliet…

friend, Nick Carraway, brings reunites to two. The book touches on some main themes, including the failure of the American dream, love, and wealth. There have been multiple film adaptations of this book, the most recent one being in 2013 by Baz Luhrmann. Luhrmann had previously directed Romeo and Juliet and well as Moulin Rouge. All of the film adaptations were relatively similar to the book, however, they tended to be different in order to fit the time period the movie was made in. The book…

any poison to die with. She finds his dagger in its sheath and stabs herself with it; she dies over Romeo’s Body. “ Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die.” In the modern Luhrmann film Juliet is in a church, the church is very lavishly decorated, to show the money of the Capulets. It is…