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What techniques does Baz Luhrman the director of the 1997 film “Romeo And Juliet” use to make the opening scene effective
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What techniques does Baz Luhrman the director of the 1997 film "Romeo And Juliet" use to make the opening scene effective ? Baz Luhrman's 1997 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, was modernised and aimed at a young modern day audience. Luhrman has followed in the footsteps of Franco Zeffirelli, who made this movie in 1968. The 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet had won four Oscars. Luhrman used the original language of Shakespeare just like Zeffirelli but, made it modern he used a fictional city called, Verona Beach mirroring Los Angeles. He used infamous actors Claire Danes and Leonardo Dicaprio, therefore they weren't associated with other roles. Luhrman used modern music to make it more contempary, and to attract the audience. Luhrman used a black TV presenter to show it's modern day. Luhrman's use of fire is very effective especially, to support the raging families at war. At...
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