Romeo + Juliet

First 10 minutes I wanted to turn this off. Good thing I have a rule that you can't say anything about a movie if you don't watch the whole thing. People on Netflix drive me crazy cause they're all like "I had to turn this off worst movie ever." (Not about this movie.) And I just think to myself, "How do you know it was the worst if you didn't finish it?" Ok enough about my principles.

Moral:
I wanted to start on this because the Moral of Romeo and Juliet is patience. I am a lover of this story but it always gets me because I wish they had just taken a little bit of time. Now I understand, who wants to wait for their life to begin with their love? I hated being engaged because it was a delay to the start of my life! Patience is hard but waiting a little while can mean you get a greater reward. I saved myself for marriage so I know waiting is hard.

Leonardo Dicaprio surprised me to no end. His reciting of Shakespearian verse was great and I was so gladly surprised. His speech at the beginning made me want to cry! "Here's more to do with hate, but more with love: Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing, of nothing first create!" It's my favorite line these days. Can I just say, see this movie just for Leo's speeches and the make out scenes.

Clare Danes, she was a lot better than I remember when I was little. She may have had some rocky parts but she really did make Juliet her own. Her speech about Romeo after Tybalt was chilling.

Mercutio: Harold Perrineau had some brilliant moments in his speeches I wonder if the direction had been different he would've been a better Mercutio.

I did like that they had some visionary omens with the tomb. Loved it. I wasn't surprised when I learned that the director also directed Moulin Rouge. Baz Luhrmann went a little crazy but at least it got better through out the movie. The gang things couldn't been done differently.

2nd Moral:
The only thing I know about Suicide is that it hurts those around the person. For this story though it was to teach the families the price of HATE. Death of a loved one can make others evaluate their lives and they can learn from lives lost. Death in general is like this. The end made my heart ache.

He holds her hands she stirs. He gets the vile out of his pocket, she opens her eyes. He swallows the poison as her hand touches his cheek. He grabs her hand and his eyes bug out and his muscles convulse.
I couldn't believe it! She watched him die. If I watched my husband die I'm sure I would want to die.

Real emotion, thanks to the direction and the acting.