Romeo and Juliet on screen choreography by Jerome Robbins. Widely admired, and the winner of ten Oscars, the 1961 film of the show – set among New York gangs – does not aim for a realistic portrayal of New York gang culture: in the opening sequence the Jets and the Sharks trade dance-steps instead of blows. The Jets are a gang of white youths, equivalent to Shakespeare's Montagues; the Sharks, equivalent to the Capulets, are Puerto Rican. Unlike Shakespeare who included relationships between his young lovers and the older generation (the parents, and parent-substitutes such as the Nurse and Friar Laurence) "West Side Story" keeps
Romeo & Juliet (2013 film) the ArcLight Hollywood. It was released in Australia on 13 February 2014. "Romeo & Juliet" was released on DVD on February 4, 2014 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film holds a 23% approval rating and an average score of 4.5/10 on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes based on 88 reviews; the consensus reads: "Shakespeare's classic romance gets a so-so adaptation that's short on passion and energy." The film has a 41 out of 100 rating on Metacritic based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed reviews". Romeo & Juliet (2013 film) Romeo & Juliet is a 2013 internationally co-produced romantic