The 1996 Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet is unusual because it takes place in modern times compared to the original play four centuries earlier. “The location of the movie was Mexico City; from Churubusco Studios to the badlands of Texcoco to the city’s famed Chapultapec Castle” (Thomas). All of these become the setting of Verona Beach, a sexy present-day world ruled by the two feuding families. The film captures many aspects of the ’90s, …showed first 75 words of 1507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1507 total…a strong role in Romeo and Juliet, both the movie and the play develop the theme of doomed love. The play shows this through premonitions of tragedy and fate, whereas the movie portrays an accidental chain of events that lead to tragedy. Luhrmann genuinely does a great adaptation from play to film and manages to create a movie that is remarkably faithful to the play's vision and sense of tragedy without drastically changing the play.