Romeo + Juliet (1996) Introduction to Romeo

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Radiohead - Talk Show Host

[TheIngobernable]

I remember seeing this part of the movie when I was a freshman and thinking to myself that this was the most coolest motherfer in the whole world. This scene is o my god....

[meatflu]

hands down just one of the coolest character intros in movie history.

[pistachio]

Literally we had to watch this scene in class today and all the girls were like “AWWW” when they saw him

[RhaegarTargaryenst]

I love how Shakespeare shows that teenagers and their parents haven't changed since the beginning of time. Moody Romeo up in his room and his poor mom and dad doing their best to try to understand him.

[bellaskeeter]

I go to an all girls school, and when we watched this scene during theater, when I say we squealed we *SQUEALED*

[keiraroberts]

90s Leo is just another realm of beautiful.

[scrappy]

why is no one talking about how beautiful this music is its so fuckin comforting

[imsleepingbeauty]

Let's just pause for a second to talk about how this is one of the best soundtracks ever made! 😎👍🎶

[leepictoadboi]

i cannot specify how long i spent looking for the song

[jarredgrondein]

One of the best scenes in cinema history.

[pgrckfm]

When the teacher pauses it literally right before this scene 😂😫

[hiimjohnquinones]

He's saying love hits you like a bus and leaves you confused and aching. That's why he's moody on the beach, in love with Roseline because... He saw her once? Anyway that's kinda like the point of what he's saying tho, he doesn't know her and he's still in pain from how much he thinks he loves her. This is also such a good representation of how youth is tender and new, and he is naive to love, but not to it's pain. Tormented by what he believes love to be, he walks the beach in his "artificial night". Shakespeare is still so relevant in many ways, one main one being how he represents their budding relationship and how they totally uhauled because they wanted everything to be permanent.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk and yes I was THAT person in the rj unit in high school 😙✌️

[florecilladelbosqi]

I love this movie. It just came to my mind, this music, this scene. I saw it as an almost-teenager, and the whole idea of it shocked me. I just knew Shakespeare was elevated and impossible to understand, but this movie is Shakespeare, the real Shakespeare, accessible and true. It made me want to read some of his books.

[danielloo]

LEO created a legacy with this role, there can never ever be a better Romeo than him... period.

[docd-monik]

The dude every late 90s emo boy wanted to be

[thomasgoes]

A detail I really love is how this song plays twice in the movie. The first time is in this scene, where romeo is intentionally brooding and trying tk get away from people. The next time the song plays is also when romeo is all alone except that time it was because he was exiled, to which he said that exile would be worse than death. The only difference between those two scenes is that in the second one, romeo has experienced juliet's love and devotion.

[als]

I watched this soooo many times, I swear I wore the tape out. I dont give a what anyone says, this is a very good movie!

[Maria-jemt]

literally rewatch Romeo and Juliet JUST for the soundtrack 😭 so glad my freshman year we’re watching the 1996 film . I LITERALLY LOVE THE SOUNDTRACK SO MUCH.

[Ksjskalkwvshwjwvqnam]

In my opinion, this scene was shot just perfectly. Everything is very atmospheric and harmonious: a young DiCaprio, a beautiful sunset over the sea, coastal surroundings and melancholic music. The mood is what you need.

[stephanieexclusif]

Oh my goodness, this scene is so beautiful to me. Leonardo DiCaprio + Talk Show Host in the background is heaven to my eyes and ears.