How Luhrmann Portrays the Meeting of Romeo and Juliet
In this essay, I will denote and connote the hidden messages within
Baz Luhrmanns modern day version of Romeo and Juliet. I will explain
what the messages mean, and what things are the hidden messages. I
will analyse the images and shots within the party scene that Romeo
and Juliet first meet in.
In the opening shot, we hear diagetec sound. This sound is a woman
singing a love song. This indicates that there is some hidden love
story within the film in which is about to be revealed to us. We see
Romeo trying to shake off a drug in which he has just taken, we see
him in a very similar shot to one in which we see Juliet from during
the first time we see her. This lets us see that the love connection
is between the two of them.
As Romeo exits the bathroom, he looks at the fish tank, yet again;
there is a theme of water linking the both of them. As Romeo watches
the fish, he follows one of them down to the bottom of the tank; he
peers through a small archway. As the camera does a point of view
shot, we see another eye; it is the eye of Juliet. As they continue to
look through the glass, we know here for sure that they fall for each
other. There are many way in which this has been shown. They mirror
each others movements, they follow each other, but it looks more like
Romeo is leading, the tradition thing to do, let the man lead.
The water within the tank looks very peaceful and innocent, possibly
suggesting how they wish their love could be; it also looks very
sensuous, we can connote that this demonstrated the deepness in which
their love already has, the deepness of their c...
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...t the two are both conflicts of interest.
Juliet wants to please her father but does not see what Romeo being a
Montague has to do with anything. This really demonstrates the
character of Juliet; it represents more of a barrier between her best
interests.
As Romeo walks up to her and speaks to her, they both slip into the
water, yet again the theme of water links the two of them. The water
is very calm and shows the intensity of their love.
Throughout the film Juliet continues to wear her hair down, flowing
freely, defining her sexuality. The definition of her sexuality shows
a connection between the two of them again, but in a sexual way. The
camera angles describe a struggle whilst Romeo is under water,
suggesting that he may be trying to show the struggle Romeo and Juliet
shall have later on during the film.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about two lovers who have to risk their lives in order to demonstrate their love and will to stay together, regardless the feud between their families. By the end, the death of Romeo and Juliet finally bring the reconciliation to these two families. It is fate that the two most shall-not meet people fall in love and it love that eventually won against hatred. Since then, there have been many different versions of Romeo and Juliet, whether it was for film, stage, musicals. These different recontextualised adaptions change the original play by many ways, some modernise the language, environment, props as well as changing the original characteristics of some characters. Out of all the different adaptions of Romeo and Juliet, two stood out the most. One was the Romeo and Juliet (1996) and directed by Baz Luhrmann and the other one was Romeo and Juliet Broadway (2013) play version,
Then Prince Escalus banishes Romeo from the city. Juliet who hears the news from the nurse is naturally heart broken. The nurse promises to bring Romeo to Juliet so she sets off for Friar. Laurence's cell where Romeo is hiding. Upon arrival she sees a broken down by Romeo.
music changes to show that she is sad. We then get a close up of
When the drug affects him the camera spins to create the blurred effect. The symposia are not a problem. In the actual meeting scene the fish tank always reflects either Romeo or Juliet depending on who the camera is filming. This is how the audience knows that eye contact is kept throughout. When Juliet is dancing, the camera is made to look like it's being shown.
fade away so quickly, as there is a long shot shown of Romeo when he
as a man is killed. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the
The First Meeting of Romeo and Juliet The meeting of Romeo and Juliet is possibly the most decisive point of the play. Shakespeare undoubtedly used stagecraft and language devices. to create the desired atmosphere, the idea of love at first sight. The meeting of Romeo and Juliet is cleverly written to represent a sonnet.
Rosaline but as soon as he sets eyes on Juliet falls in love with her,
in the way he speaks in a sly voice. He is the perfect actor to play
see Romeo & Juliet in a certain way. I am also going to look at the
Romeo is desperate to be in love, and is in fact in love with the idea
Analysis of the First Scene of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a famous play writer from the 1500’s. Most of
In act one scene five Romeo lays eyes Juliet for the first time, he is
Baz Luhrmann's Production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Julie in Baz Luhrmann's production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", our expectations are swept aside and a modern film appears. When I sit down to watch one of Shakespeare's plays, I expect to see medieval clothes in a rural setting with plenty of poor people. I also expect the words and acting to blend together harmoniously. Instead Baz Luhrmann chose to set the opening scene at a beachside, gas. station.
Producers all over the world have tried to create Romeo and Juliet using many different methods. Modernizing this will give the audiences a better way of learning what Shakespeare wanted to express in his piece. For this process, we will be focusing on the scene where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. It will be a film production, which highlights the character Juliet at a high school dance. At this school there are distinct popularity groups that say they are not allowed to socialize with people outside their group. Juliet is a geek and Romeo is a popular.Being at a dance the kids are all dressed up making it hard to tell who's who. Juliet goes to the dance looking for Paris the boy her mother said she should look for, but she ends