Romeo and Juliet Movie review

I really liked this movie. The cinematography, lighting, setting, the color contrast as well as the cast are all perfect for this movie. I think the casting is especially very good. Leonard Dicaprio matches to the look of 'a boy who believes love is difficult and complicated'. Also Claire Danes gives us the exact image of ‘the innocent girl who does not know love’.

The movie is Shakespeare of and for our time, which is faithful to the original ‘Romeo and Juliet’ but also a completely new work of art that has not lost the concept of the story. The original version is a tragic love story but this film is not only that, but also a comedy and a human drama. In the movie, there are loads of common scenes with the original.

Many scenes are almost identical to the original play, especially the balcony scene, even though the settings were quite different. Romeo is part of a gang, and there are gun fights throughout the movie. What surprised me was that at the end of the movie, Juliet found Romeo dead and then shot herself, instead of stabbing herself with a knife to commit suicide. I found this difference interesting. Guns were used as a modern day version of swords, unlike the original Shakespeare play.

The lead actor, Leonard Dicaprio, gives an acting performance which is amazing. He was young and fresh, and also a powerful presence. Claire Danes, the heroine, has a power of expression which reaches out from the screen. Their beauty is the aspect of this movie that I always remember. The look of Leonard DiCarpio is the best of all of his movies. I think it is worth watching it just to see Leonardo and Claire’s youth.

Also, all the dialogue is taken exactly from Shakespeare. So it sounded passionate and from the heart and I found it powerfully romantic. Sometimes they used some words I have never heard of or people really do not use them anymore. Somehow, the combination of literary dialogue and modern background perfectly matched. That is also one of the great charms of this movie. The modern visuals combined with the Shakespearian script make a very convincing and fun experience, that can be enjoyed by a modern audience but show the values of the past.

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