Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Music & Romeo and Juliet

       In the movie "Romeo and Juliet" by Baz Luhrman, There are two lovers, Romeo and Juliet. They love each other even though their families are enemies. In the end both of them kill themselves because they can't live without each other, which I thought was sweet, yet sad at the same time. Love is something not everybody gets to have. Well eventually everybody does if it is in the family or someone you are not even related to. One thing in the movie that you could hear could actually make you feel what is going on, or what can happen next. This is music. I think that in the movie music was really powerful because it changed its rhythm according to what had just happened in this scene or what can happen. Music helps the viewer comprehend what he/she is feeling.

      In the movie there were many scenes in where the music felt dark yet joyful at the same time. For example when Romeo was at the party and Mercutio was partying; the music was really loud and dark, yet like I have said before joyful. This helped the viewer foresee what would happen. Eventually this continued on how Romeo and Juliet met. Well this music was also really dark because they, Romeo and Juliet, never thought that they would have fallen in love with their enemies. I fell that this music was also joyful because they overcame the rivalry and continued to love each other. They overcame their obstacle. Another reason why music helped foresee or explain what was going on was when Romeo was getting back at Tybalt for killing Mercutio.  The music was dark and intense. It wasn't as soft as other scenes. This helped the viewer convey the feeling of anger that was going on in this scene.

      Overall I think that music helps a person understand what they are feeling or convey a feeling. I thought that the movie of Romeo and Juliet was very intense. I would have never had a mind such as Shakespeare. I also thought that the love story was so touching because i doubt that anyone would ever find love at first sight and for them to kill themselves for you. I thought it was sweet yet at the same so sad because I would also feel bad if someone did that for me. I loved Romeo and Juliet and actually keep on reading in the book.