Bad Lurhmann's Blog Post
Jacob Lebowitz
The movie version of the famous play Romeo and Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann. I found this movie version very interesting and entertaining. As a class we have watched this movie for about two and a half weeks. Both the movie and play that we read are very similar in story telling but had some differences. I liked how Baz Lurhmann switched up some parts that I found somewhat interesting. For example, in the movie version, Baz did not include Romeo carrying Paris inside as for the play Romeo did carry Paris into the Church. This movie version really helped not only me but anyone watching it cause it was put into modern day life. This made the understanding of the play much easier to see what was actually happening instead of not knowing what was going on. Baz still kept the tricky William Shakespeare language in the movie. For me, seeing visuals like a movie helped me know what it looks like when they are describing a fight or etc. I feel like if he changed the actual Shakespeare language that it would change the movie. I think it was best for him to keep the text as it was and not to change it. The weird language Shakespeare uses was a bit awkward with the modern movie but you could still have that feeling that it was still the original text that he wrote. Baz changed some of the old stuff into modern day items. For example, everyone used guns instead of swords to fight or battle. Also, the clothes the characters wore were buttoned up shirts that people wear to this day. I really like how Baz showed the good and the bad. For example, when Juliet was the costume party, she was wearing a bright white angel costume that showed love and happiness. Usually white shows emotion for everything besides evil but as for Mercutio and the Montague's they wore all black clothing looking like a gang. The only person from the Capulet's was Tybalt who had black spikes on his shoes and clang like a horse every time he stepped on to the floor. Although there was one part that I have to disagree with Baz Luhrmann which is the death scene at the end of the play (Act 5 Scene 3). I found this part very cheesy and overreacting from Juliet. I did not like the fact that Romeo did not know that Juliet was actually dead but at least it mentioned it in the actual play. This part was pretty cheesy acting especially from Romeo. I get that Romeo just drank poison and is about to die but you do not just die that fast. If I was directing this exact part I would have Romeo say something to Juliet as he is slowly dying from the poison. I feel like he should say "You do not have to come with me. You do what you think is best for you." I feel like if Romeo said something like this then it would show the true love that Juliet had for Romeo rather than killing herself instantly. I also did wish that Juliet would have said something to Romeo before he drank the vial. All Juliet did was give Romeo a shocking look and just stared at him as he drank the poison. This was a very depressing part and feel that they should not have included that part and was not necessary. All in all, I really like how Baz changed the old play into a new modern day like movie.
Baz Lurhmann Director Choices
The movie version of the famous play Romeo and Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann. I found this movie version very interesting and entertaining. As a class we have watched this movie for about two and a half weeks. Both the movie and play that we read are very similar in story telling but had some differences. I liked how Baz Lurhmann switched up some parts that I found somewhat interesting. For example, in the movie version, Baz did not include Romeo carrying Paris inside as for the play Romeo did carry Paris into the Church. This movie version really helped not only me but anyone watching it cause it was put into modern day life. This made the understanding of the play much easier to see what was actually happening instead of not knowing what was going on. Baz still kept the tricky William Shakespeare language in the movie. For me, seeing visuals like a movie helped me know what it looks like when they are describing a fight or etc. I feel like if he changed the actual Shakespeare language that it would change the movie. I think it was best for him to keep the text as it was and not to change it. The weird language Shakespeare uses was a bit awkward with the modern movie but you could still have that feeling that it was still the original text that he wrote. Baz changed some of the old stuff into modern day items. For example, everyone used guns instead of swords to fight or battle. Also, the clothes the characters wore were buttoned up shirts that people wear to this day. I really like how Baz showed the good and the bad. For example, when Juliet was the costume party, she was wearing a bright white angel costume that showed love and happiness. Usually white shows emotion for everything besides evil but as for Mercutio and the Montague's they wore all black clothing looking like a gang. The only person from the Capulet's was Tybalt who had black spikes on his shoes and clang like a horse every time he stepped on to the floor. Although there was one part that I have to disagree with Baz Luhrmann which is the death scene at the end of the play (Act 5 Scene 3). I found this part very cheesy and overreacting from Juliet. I did not like the fact that Romeo did not know that Juliet was actually dead but at least it mentioned it in the actual play. This part was pretty cheesy acting especially from Romeo. I get that Romeo just drank poison and is about to die but you do not just die that fast. If I was directing this exact part I would have Romeo say something to Juliet as he is slowly dying from the poison. I feel like he should say "You do not have to come with me. You do what you think is best for you." I feel like if Romeo said something like this then it would show the true love that Juliet had for Romeo rather than killing herself instantly. I also did wish that Juliet would have said something to Romeo before he drank the vial. All Juliet did was give Romeo a shocking look and just stared at him as he drank the poison. This was a very depressing part and feel that they should not have included that part and was not necessary. All in all, I really like how Baz changed the old play into a new modern day like movie.
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