The film tells the story of Romeo Montague (Leonardo DiCaprio), a passionate and impulsive young man from a wealthy family, who falls in love with Juliet Capulet (Claire Danes), the beautiful daughter of a rival family. Their families' hatred for each other is so intense that even the mention of the other family's name can start a fight. Against this backdrop of violence and hatred, Romeo and Juliet must navigate their forbidden love and confront the consequences of their families' bitter feud.
The film discards traditional Renaissance aesthetics in favor of , a fictionalized version of contemporary California (specifically Venice Beach). In this world: romeo and juliet 1996 vegamovies