Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:26 December 1996 (Australia)
Also Known As:Romeo and Juliet
Filming Locations:Alameda, California, USA
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:26 December 1996 (Australia)
Also Known As:Romeo and Juliet
Filming Locations:Alameda, California, USA
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writers: William Shakespeare (play), Craig Pearce (screenplay)
Stars:Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and John Leguizamo
This is a story which has been told many times before, Luhrmann keeps the idea fresh, mainly by using a lovely mixture of fast editing and beautifully choreographed fight scenes, which wouldn't look out of place in a John Woo action film. It also combines a fantastic soundtrack with a stunning backdrop of 'Verona Beach'.
Movie follows the original script very accurately. The symbolism is also used very well throughout the movie. If you look at the guns you'll notice that some say sword, some say rapier, and I believe some say dagger. The Montegues always wear a Hawaiian style shirt. The Capulets dress more like mobsters or thugs even though both sides could be viewed as thugs in some sort or another. In either case each family wears a certain kind of clothing that makes it easy to tell who's who.
The other one which is Juliet wears angel wings and Romeo wears a knight outfit. Romeo's best friend dresses up as a women. So to explain this form of symbolics, for those who aren't getting it, it's Romeo is the "knight in shinning armor," Juliet is the angel of Romeo's dreams, and Romeo's best friend is the comic relief. There's other things you'll notice at the party also, like Tybalt wears devil horns. Both families you'll also notice are rich, which also follows the script accurately.
Movie follows the original script very accurately. The symbolism is also used very well throughout the movie. If you look at the guns you'll notice that some say sword, some say rapier, and I believe some say dagger. The Montegues always wear a Hawaiian style shirt. The Capulets dress more like mobsters or thugs even though both sides could be viewed as thugs in some sort or another. In either case each family wears a certain kind of clothing that makes it easy to tell who's who.
The other one which is Juliet wears angel wings and Romeo wears a knight outfit. Romeo's best friend dresses up as a women. So to explain this form of symbolics, for those who aren't getting it, it's Romeo is the "knight in shinning armor," Juliet is the angel of Romeo's dreams, and Romeo's best friend is the comic relief. There's other things you'll notice at the party also, like Tybalt wears devil horns. Both families you'll also notice are rich, which also follows the script accurately.
3498_April
I agree with the symbolism - it is used very strongly but also a little bit too much.
It is a highly stylistic film, alot of critical reviews but I personally love it.
I love the mix of Shakespearean with modern.. Worked very well in the film!