Romeo + Juliet (1996)

This a story by william shakespear. The play which is set in Verona is a story about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a party. But they come from families which hate each other.They are sur they are not be allowed to marry. The positive points of the movie: This is a original representation of the drama. there are spectacular sets and soft music. The flaws oh the movie: We can see this movie too much. I love this film

A movie in which this text is faithfully interpreted should be a pretty movie even with eyes closed. We should agree that theoretically there is no better dramatic text than any classic from the pen of Shakespeare. From this I deduce that at least half of the artistic purpose of the film is satisfactorily resolved. We could discuss its aesthetics although I think that has to do with personal taste. A wannabe contemporary drama through the post-modern setting of the rave parties landscapes and an aesthetic halfway between cyber-punk and techno of the second half of the 90s that refers to other movies of the decade. In this way it achieves the task of transferring such an important text to those days. I think that Baz Luhrmann could not have thought of a better way to recreate a paradigmatically baroque play that also containes his so characteristic aesthetic universe. The simplicity or complexity of the characters can not be discussed either; Only the performances can be questioned, but they develop favorably through the remarkable work of the actors. Be careful because if you are willing to contemplate the most famous love story in the world in a truly unprecedented environment, this can become one of your favorite dramas.

I ended up watching this movie with my class, because my teacher said that it was such a great story. Off course everyone had heard about the story, but no one had seen the movie. However, It was not the original movie we saw. Nope, we ended up watching the modernized 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, and the first thing I saw was Jamie Kennedy as a colorful punk with pink hair. When he is introduced before Leonardo De Caprio, screaming around with his punk friends I already knew that the movie will be annoying. And I was right. If I would describe this movie whit one word it would be "annoying"! The original dialogue from the original story is put into this modern time movie, something that does not work at all. The acting is decent, while all the emotions to different characters is everywhere.Would not really say that this is any great movie to watch, not the worst movie I have seen, but it is annoying enough to give it a 2/10 stars.Hope you enjoyed my first short review here on IMDb and I hope you are agree with me. Please follow my Instagram account: @andreasrroseth

this film is very good I highly recommend this. so good actors and actress'.so good acting. very emotional. :):). I would watch this for the rest of my life. I can relate to Romeo and Juliet because there is a family (or two) that hate me and my family and me and my family hate them. I would recommend this to my friends and I get to watch this at school