Romeo and Juliet media essay Both films appeal to different audiences; luhrman's film appeals more to a modern day audience. Instead of lurhman trying to make the film look as if it was set in the year it was made, like zeffereli has done, lurhman set it in modern day u.s.a. Tomake the film appeal to twentieth century audience Lurhman has used fireworks, drugs and elaborate sets lurhman also uses gun fights instead …showed first 75 words of 768 total…

…showed last 75 words of 768 total…in luhrmans,s version. Zeffereli uses old fashioned 16th century music, which is quiet merry but dull. The tempo of the music frequently changes. The music is fast when the sexual tension between the two lovers is growing but slows down as they are about to meet. The romantic scene in this version is sung by a man. Altogether the music the music was very dry, dull and did not contribute much to the atmosphere.