Baz Lhurmann - Romeo&Juliet

Shakespeares audience went to "hear" the plays rather than watch it. So Baz Lhurmann wanted to create a different Atmosphere. The movie is more of a visual experience. To enhance and unsterstand Shakespeare’s language, Baz Luhrmann set ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in what he calls a created world; a collage of modern and classical images drawn from religion, theatre, folklore, technology and pop culture. 

Short Baz Lurhmann quote, what came through in the interveiw - 

"I've always wanted to do 'Romeo and Juliet'. The themes it explores, the tragedy that is born of a prohibited love in a world of learned hate is one of those primary myths that appeals to all people. 'Romeo and Juliet', like all of Shakespeare's plays touched everyone from the street sweeper to the Queen of England. He was a rambunctious, sexy, violent and entertaining storyteller. We're tried to make this movie rambunctious, sexy, violent and entertaining the way Shakespeare might have if he was a filmmaker."


The idea behind this is that "…it's a made-up world comprising twentieth-century icons and these images are there to clarify what's being said, because once you understand it the power and the beauty of the language works its magic on you. The idea was to find icons that everybody comprehends, that are overtly clear. The hope was that by associating the characters and places with those images the language would be freed from its cage of obscurity." - Baz