How does the opening of Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet arouse the interest of the audience?
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How does the opening of Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet arouse the interest of the audience? In this essay I will be referring to how Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet arouse the interest of the audience .Baz Luhrman, s Romeo and Juliet was produced in 1997, the scene was set in Verona beach in the USA. The film opens in an unconventional, modern way in order to catch the attention of the audience, for example in the starting scene a T.V screen moves towards us (the audience) and at the same time it expands till it actually covers the whole screen. The effect this has on audience is into a serious and concerning mood. I was also very impressed how the director modernized the scene. I believe what the director was trying to do was to stay faithful to the Shakespeare original play, so in other words he didn't change the...

