6/15/2023 0 Comments Romeo and juliet movieStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Harold Perrineau, Jr., John Leguizamo and Paul Sorvino, the 1996 film is returning to the big screen with showings nationally thanks to Disney. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo’s friend Mercutio, and many fights. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. For those unacquainted with the classic tale, the Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. From the cast (oh to be kissed on the hand by a young Leo), the romantic costuming as well as the Western setting in Verona Beach. In 2021 and in apt timing for Valentine’s Day, we celebrate 25 years by revisiting the film’s best scenes.Īdmittedly, I did not nearly appreciate Romeo + Juliet in English class nearly as much as I do today. Vibrant, dramatic, modern, it was cutting edge for its time and remains an icon of ’90s cinema. Today, our fondest memories of the 1597 Shakespearian play live through Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaption. Romeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo? It is this iconic sentence that has stood the test of time – over 400 years to be exact.
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