inspired

Rating: Null/10 (17 February 2002)

Baz Luhrmann is a god! I haven't seen strictly ballroom but i have seen both Romeo and Juliet, and Moulin Rouge. He brings both stories from the time in which they were originally set to modern day with ease. Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, without having to have read the book or watch any of the films previously made, but it is still a timeless classic. The music and the costume work together to establish the modernization while the dialogue stays the same - pretty dangerous, yes, but it works. The fast-paced montages sum up each sequence beautifully. This film has a serious edge to it and although changed to such a degree, does not wander from the original story. Luhrmann has managed what should be thought of as impossible and come out on top. Brilliant.