1996 Romeo and Juliet

Baz Lurhmann’s film of Romeo and Juliet is a nowadays adaptation of the original. It follows the plot of Shakespeare though sets the scene at recent. The movie diractor sets the fights between Tybalt and Mercutio beside a beach. When both of them are dead, the sunny weather changes into storms which is not mentioned in Shakespeare’s version. In addition, they use mordern weapon such as guns to fight instead of swords. The movie director changes the plot too. Juliet wakes up before Romeo drinks his poision. They have the last conversation. As an audience, I can’t deny this adaptation is really appeal to pathoes.I feel more pity seeing them just miss each other. At the last two act, things go on really fast. First three part is developing slowly which create the romantic atmosphere and give the audience a sympathetic impression of chracters. Act 3 is the turning point of the movie. The audience are not prepared for the plot changing so fast. As one of the audience I feel pity for the couples, feel sad about people are dead, and feel angry about the meaningless hatred between two families. Especially when Mercutio is dying, he says it’s only a scretch. The weather starts to change. He cruses the two family including his best friend Romeo’s. I feel so shocked and angry for him. I thought it was only a scretch at first but he knows he is dying. The editor gives him a role of crown in the fim which give the audience a very positive impression of him. This is the first time and last time I see him so angry. I feel so sorry for his miserable death. I feel astonished for him drawned into uncorrelated complicate relationship between two family, I feel woeful for his youth wasted on meaningless hostility. The movie sends the message by creating a character that is favored by all audience and then let him died innocently. This will push the emtion to a upsurge which successfully create the tragic atmosphere. Mercutio’s role is more important in the film than he is in the book because it will make great commercial affect by creating a comedy role and resonate the audience’s sympathy. Also, it push the story forward and accelerate the development. Also, the movie create a very plaintive adaptation of the last scene. In the original text, they don’t have chance to see each other. However, the movie editor changes it into another ending. Romeo and Juliet are dead eventually, but in the movie, they have last conversation. The last dalogue is unforgetable. It gives the audience intense sorrow for the two character which is more cliff-hanging to the audience. The movie also create the melancholy atmosphere by using sad background music and dim light. The echo of the shot push the audience’s emotion to a climate again.