The opening scene in Baz Luhrmann's production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

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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 beach side, gas station. This shocked me as I came to realise this was an attempt at a modernisation of Shakespeare's play. I think he chose to modernise the play, to encourage a younger generation to watch his version.

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