I like how they re-worked it for a more modern time period and yet kept almost all of the original text or dialogue. This plays into the theme of my current Shakespeare class concerning Shakespeare's ability to relate to various topics and times. In my current final project we are discussing how much Shakespeare still plays an influential role in society and there are facebook, twitter accounts, and blogs dedicated to the discussion and study of Shakespeare. His influence has not died, but transformed to fit the modern age just as this play transformed Love's Labour's Lost to fit the 1940s era.
Shakespeare is still relevant to the modern age and our current society. In the classroom, you may have to convince your students of that by showing them the various social media dedicated to Shakespeare. That would be a great way to validate and explain to your students that studying Shakepeare is still valuable and relevant to the modern day.
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