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How Does Luhrmann Make His Version Of ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Accessible For A Modern Audience?
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Media Coursework How Does Luhrmann Make His Version Of 'Romeo And Juliet' Accessible For A Modern Audience? When Baz Luhrmann decided to make a modern film version of 'Romeo and Juliet', one of his main reasons for doing so was because he was such a big fan of Shakespeare himself. He wanted everyone else to enjoy Shakespeare's work as much as he did and he did so through the power of film. In other words he wanted to 'Re-reveal' Shakespeare to a modern society. But Luhrmann realised that the audience of today probably wouldn't appreciate Shakespeare's work if he made a film that was set in the old days. So he came to the decision that the language of the play would be mostly kept the same, but the film would be set in a modern world and with a modern society, that would include modern icons and objects so that the...
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