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How does Baz Luhrman attract a teenage audience right from the start of Romeo and Juliet?
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Lauren Cook How does Baz Luhrman attract a teenage audience right from the start of Romeo and Juliet? Teenagers can relate to the issues of Romeo and Juliet but the way it is performed does not appeal to the younger audience. This is because of the Elizabethan language which is hard to understand, the dress which teenagers are not familiar with and the religious element which is not a large part of society any more. To attract a teenage audience Baz Luhrman changes some of these features; he uses modern dress instead of the typical Elizabethan style, a modern soundtrack and attractive and well known actors/actresses. This makes the production more familiar to teenagers because it uses some elements from their everyday life. The opening is a long shot of a television with a black background it is medium teenagers can relate to thus making it even more familiar. The credits...
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