Episode 94 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)

<p>Never was there a tale of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review arguably the most popular Shakespeare adaptation of all time in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  We're all applying to be co-writers in our 94th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Our feelings towards Romeo and Juliet as a play</li> <li>How easy it is to get a co-writing credit</li> <li>How do each of us feel about Luhrmann's hyperreal style of filmmaking</li> <li>If this is anyone's favourite Luhrmann film?</li> <li>We all lose our minds trying to say the name of a specific actor</li> <li>Ian goes mega-English-teacher on this one</li> <li>We try and discuss the difference between fate and free will</li> <li>Which actor steals a key scene by not saying a word</li> <li>Just how far does Georgia's face blindness go</li> <li>Ian proposes contextual reasons to justify Lord Capulet's freakout in the 2nd act of the film</li> <li>Whether or not Beetlejuice is the Best Film Ever.</li> </ul> <p>Support the BFE with a donation at <a href='https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod'>https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod</a></p> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p> <p>Timestamps for this episode:</p> <ul><li>0:00 - Opening Banter 15:00 - Shoutouts 28:50 - Deep Dive 2:14:45 - Endgame</li> </ul>