Baz Luhrmann done many things to keep the spirit of Elizabethan theater alive the film interpretation such as:

  • the language used is the old language that was used in the Elizabethan era
  • the scenery like on the beach there was a stage just like there would be in the theater
  • everybody was very passionate about their religion where as now people are apart of a religion but they wouldn’t pray all the time
  • the soliloquy when you go theater people speak to them self aloud so people know what there thinking where as in films that don’t normally happen

i think in some ways the film was better than when you read the script because it gives you visual aids to help you understand the story more and i think it was interpreted quite well. on the other hand there is always a down side to having to do the film than the script some time’s your imagination can make the book a much better story because you can see the image better in your head because it looks real. see when you make the film you have to use affects so that wouldn’t come out as well as it would as if it was in your head.

the language that was used in the film was the same that was in the original script so that would give you the Elizabethan era feeling to the film and when you have it from the original script you know that is William Shakespeare’s  work where as if you just rewrite the script for the play it wouldn’t be William Shakespeare work it would be baz luhrmann’s work and in my opinion I think William Shakespeare’s work has a different vibe to it than other films or plays have I think this because of the language in it most other older plays wouldn’t have the Elizabethan language in it now a days because most people can’t understand it as we’ll they wouldn’t go an see the play or film where as I think William Shakespeare who had made many play so people that was what was in theatres and his shows got into pretty famous theatres just like the globe theatre and thats why people know him so well him much better so when people say and there is not that much interpretations to be need when you have seen many successful Romeo and Juliet films. But original isn’t good enough as a writer you want your work to be a piece of art to stand out amongst the rest of the films yours has to be the best. And to be the best you need to think deeper into the play and figure out what are you going to do and to do that you need to interpret the film extra and I think he done that well just like when there was the scene when mercutio dies, William Shakespeare wanted his plays to be dramatic so baz luhrmann took it a step further and put the scene on the beach on a sunny day and everybody turns up just after Romeo and Juliet get married and mercutio and tybolt are arguing and Romeo starts trying to stop the fight and befriending tybolt and that sort of winds mercutio up a little bit more and tybolt and mercutio begin to fight and mercutio dies then a storm rises over the beach and the dramatic irony builds up and you suspect something is going to happen then when tybolt die he lands in a little pond where there is a statue of Jesus in it so it is interpreting that god is going to for give you but I think it gives it a good seen and just like when William Shakespeare has to do the plays on the stage when mercutio die there is a stage in the back ground and that is sort of say this is William Shakespeare’s play not mine.

The scenery that was used in the film by baz luhrmann was very clever I extremely like the way the stage was used on the beach it was just like you was at the theatre watching a play because at 1 point mercutio was on the stage and it would be exactly the same as if you was at the theatre and a lot of people would like that because it is giving an old feeling to the story and the language is doing the same so that is a good interpretation in my book.
The sky when you watch the film and there is the wedding of Romeo and Juliet the sun is out and it’s a really nice day where as when Romeo leaves Juliet and goes to see his friends (e.g mercutio and others)and then tybolt and some other Capulets turn up and the sky all of a sudden it clouds over and it begins to pour down and there’s thunder and lighting so the scenery is going to build up the tension and give a funny feeling that something is going to happen.

I like the way that baz luhrmann interpreted the religion because in the 1590’s every body was very religious and they would wear rosaries and have crosses positions and holy water. It was nothing thing people could moan about, every body had to be apart of the religion and no one wouldn’t it won’t like now when there are many different religions and some people just aren’t religious and that wouldn’t be accepted by people in the 1590’s.
so when baz luhrmann made the film he had to take that in to concept