Romeo

Even though Romeo is a well known character and a lot of people could tell you how he is, I think his part in the movie keeps the essence but change some stuff that, for me, made him a little bit boring in the book but more interesting in the movie, so that’s why I like more his part in the movie.

Romeo keeps the essence of a romantic but it’s not boring. In the book he is always crying but in the movie he is more like a pensive guy. When he is in the beach walking and smoking it’s very good example of that. The romantic lines in the book seemed to be very tired but even though in the movie are the same; he managed to make them more interesting. The dance and holding hand with Juliet in the party looked more fresh and dynamic. I think DiCaprio take off a lot of the boring romantic aspects of Romeo, he is very slow. For example, in the movie, when he vists her at the pool, he wants to make out with her and in the book it takes four hours just to declare his love.

The relationship with his friends in the book is very tense but in the movie it’s fantastic. They talked about girls and life like brothers. When they are playing pool it’s a good example of that. Romeo and Mercutio, in the book were friends but no as close as we see in the movie. The part of the movie when Mercutio arrives with the invitations and how he talked to Romeo let us see that they were close. The way how Romeo defends his friends in the book it’s just like if he was doing it just because he has but in the movie we see that he really care about them. Like the scne when he defends his friend before Teobald kills him.

The characterization of Romeo makes him more close to us. In the book I imagine Romeo wearing tight pants and very feminine but in the movie it’s just the opposite; smoking and a black suit. Also in the book I imagine him in the party with a white girly suit but in the movie the costume was great. The metaphor that the knight costume makes is awesome; he is fragile but strong at the same time. Di Caprio managed to take a step out of the hopeless romantic that the book give, yes he is in love but he’s no suffering all the time. He hangs at the beach, he goes to parties , he rides in the car.

I think it’s very hard to change how people see Romeo but the movie present us  few changes that makes him a more interesting character. He’s romaticism is not boring, the relationship with his friends it’s funnier and the way he looks it’s not so girly and that’s why I like the part of the movie.