Baz Luhrmann

Stars. Another great example of this, is the creation of the film The Great Gatsby written by Baz Luhrmann in 2013, and is based off the novel The Great Gatsby written by Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Luhrmann nearly captured the moods of the apartment scene and the tea at Nick’s scene created by Fitzgerald in his novel. However, he also created other moods and exiled others. Because of this Baz Luhrmann did get it right in some ways. In Tom and Myrtle 's apartment there are…

Shakespeare vs Luhrmann Baz Luhrmann, the director of Romeo and Juliet 1996, did a wonderful job at turning the once classical play into a modern film that captivated and amazed the now demanding and uninterested audience. Luhrmann used techniques such as weapons, culture and props to keep the newer generation delighted and intrigued in the significantly monumental playwright of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare. In the 1996 film, Luhrmann used props such as new weaponry and…

Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald changed literary history. It’s timeless story is felt through all people and cultures, no matter the time period. Not only is this novel a work of art, but so is the 2013 movie adaption directed by Baz Luhrmann. Luhrmann is able to capture the character's’ essence like no other. F. Scott Fitzgerald has a style of writing that engulfs the reader into his world of parties and the American Dream. He uses tools such as imagery, symbolism and emotional…

Money cannot buy love or happiness. This is the central theme that runs throughout The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and its 2013 film counterpart, directed by Baz Luhrmann. All of Fitzgerald’s characters are represented in Luhrmann’s film, each with their own struggles and triumphs based on their choices. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel, is portrayed both similarly and differently in the movie than in the novel. From the imagination of the director, viewers are able to see Nick…

One of the most well known classic love stories in history, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare and the modern film remake made by Baz Luhrmann tells the story of two young lovers who, because of the everlasting rivalry between their two families can’t express their love sufficiently for it to be known. The story consists among the constant struggles Romeo and Juliet have with family friends and eachother. The play upholds the feeling of love only through barriers and that…

Baz Luhrmann has got to be one of, if not the, most controversial directors. His films and directing ideas and takes on certain movies seem to evoke extreme feelings in many people. It’s either you really love his movies or just dislike them completely. In this essay, I will be comparing the Masked Ball sequence from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the Gatsby Parties seen in ‘The Great Gatsby’. I will be going over the camera angles, computer generated images, 3D effect, music and the portrayals of…

INTRODUCTION In The Great Gatsby film, Baz Luhrmann attracts his audience through many in depth film techniques. The film techniques of close ups, mid shots and low angle shots allow a modern audience to connect with the protagonist at a deeper level. In the conflict scene between Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, the technique of close up allows the audience to see another side of the main character. The end scene of the film where Gatsby is killed, lets the audience feel empathy for him, but also…

member getting abducted, but then traded for a $300.00 ransom, and the crew being plagued with illness the worst was when Baz Luhrmann Luhrmann reached a fever of 110 degrees. Through all of that Baz Luhrmann still created a great film by utilizing line cuts, and a modern setting to make the connection between the characters and the audience more sincere and strong. Baz Luhrmann utilizes a very modern setting as opposed to the old original traditional Renaissance setting in Romeo and Juliet…

Shakespeare's well-known play 'Romeo and Juliet' was modernised by Baz Luhrmann and made into a substandard film, that is relative to a modern audience. Baz has done this by changing selected setting's such as the petrol station fight, whilst also changing the costumes of the characters to be more modern and modifying the interpretation of the characters from the original play. Baz Luhrmann has attempted to modify the play 'Romeo and Juliet' by changing selected setting's throughout the film.…

using music to support their love in the scene, while another director by the name of Baz Luhrmann primarily uses setting rather than the film’s music. Both cinematic versions of the same play are different from each other in the way they are directed. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann use cinematic techniques of setting and music differently to show the theme of love. (HK) Both Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann show the significance of the setting in the Shakespearean tragedy of Romeo and…