This is epitomized in the opening shot of him, where the Leo is illuminated illustriously against the sunlight, and Radiohead's languid, sexy tune "Talk Show Host" plays.The film itself has "sexy" written all over it, and, with the Gen X teenagers as his target audience, I don't think Luhrmann would have things any other way. There is an extremely alluring way in which his character is filmed, which only enhances Romeo as a lover. He is the very embodiment of sexy in his role. His Romeo is a wonderful mix of sad eloquence, a loving heart and a troubled soul, and all these elements come together beautifully in a performance hotter than a pepper sprout, with more layers than the proverbial onion. It'll sweep you off you're feet, make you laugh, make you cry, and make you fall in love. Overall, if you're a Shakespeare fan, a fan of romantic movies, a fan of tragic movies, or a fan of artistic movies then make sure to look into this one. Both families you'll also notice are rich, which also follows the script accurately. There's other things you'll notice at the party also, like Tybalt wears devil horns i.e. 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. Romeo's best friend and I wish I could spell his name but I'd rather not butcher it dresses up as a women.
Juliet wears angel wings and Romeo wears a knight outfit. One great part I absolutely love is the party. In either case each family wears a certain kind of clothing that makes it easy to tell who's who. The Capulets dress more like mobsters or thugs even though both sides could be viewed as thugs in some sort or another. The Montegues always wear a Hawaiian style shirt. If you look at the guns you'll notice that some say sword, some say rapier, and I believe some say dagger. The symbolism is also used very well throughout the movie. The movie follows the original script very accurately. Danes does a great job playing the flirty Juliet. We are introduced to Juliet who is played by the beautiful Claire Danes, someone I haven't seen in too many movies. If you're a fan of Shakespeare like me, I think you will enjoy this hip, yet still lovely, modernization of his most famous play ever. What Luhrman did was both bold and brilliant, and he succeeded wonderfully.I won't speak any more of the brilliance of this film, I just highly recommend you see it as soon as possible. I know some people criticize this film for destroying the romance and beauty of Shakespeare's words by setting the story in modern day Verona, but I feel that it only made the film more romantic. But what really impressed me was, as I stated earlier, the keeping of Shakespeare's original dialogue in Luhrman's modern setting. DeCaprio triumphs in this area as well.The other actors are superb, and wonderfully portray their characters as Shakespeare intended. It is not until he meets Juliet that he can begin to comprehend the true depth and passion of love. At this point he has no idea what true love really is, he only thinks he does. At the beginning of the play Romeo is a hopeless romantic who fantasizes of love, and seems to dwell more in his daydreamed world than actually on earth. But we also, like with Juliet, get a glimpse of his character's development. This unfortunate characteristic, which played a huge role in leading up to the lovers' tragic fate, is wonderfully mastered by DeCaprio and retained throughout the film. Romeo is brash and impulsive, with a tendency to act on the heat of the moment rather than to first consider the situation like the more levelheaded Juliet. One of Romeo's most important characteristics in the play is the intensity of his emotions, and DeCaprio captures this feature incredibly. Some of his recitations of Shakespeare made me cringe, but for the most part he was perfect. When the story begins, Juliet is a naive girl, having not yet experienced true love, and by the end we can clearly see just how much her love for Romeo has deepened in passion, and how dramatically her character has developed.Leanardo DeCaprio's Romeo was almost equally impressive. Danes almost flawlessly captures Juliet's distressing journey from childhood to womanhood, beautifully showing her dramatic transition which had taken toll on her during her five day relationship with Romeo. The actress certainly looks the part, with her youthful features and innocent eyes.
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