Romeo And Juliet Film Review Essay -- essays research papers

Dont Hang Up philosophical system Philosophy Can Make A MovieFilm Romeo and Juliet film director Baz LuhrmannStars da Vinci DiCaprio & Claire Danes Plot Two lovers of rival, disputing families take their lives.Rating referee Claire GinnWelcome to Verona Beach, a sexy, violent other-world, neither future nor past, ruled by two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets...So begins Baz Luhrmanns production of Shakespeares beloved play, "Romeo and Juliet," from the famed opening line of "Two Households both alike in dignity.." to the tragic end, the viewer is whisked away into the abstrusitys of heightened realism in the world of Verona Beach. Casting includes Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Juliet as well as great performances by bum Leguizamo (Tybalt) and, Harold Perrineau (Mercutio). Danes brings life to the character of Juliet and reaches far beyond the subservient stereotype of roughly Elizabethan characters with her ambition and asserti on, although she just abouttimes sounds like a schoolgirl reading lines clamorously for a teacher. DiCaprio is not quite as polished and in some scenes you may find him off-hand and whiny, however he manages to capture the depth and thoughtfulness associated with Romeo.Updated to modern Verona Beach (rather than Verona, Italy), this film has all the pop and naught one would expect from a tale of family feud, star-crossed lovers and bloodthirsty vengeance. It includes a potpourri of classical and religious imagery....