However, there are still loopholes. Too many characterizations of the two gang leaders of "Rocket" and "Shark" lead to insufficient portrayal of the characters of the male and female protagonists, and the direction of their love is not very convincing. And in order to add characters to the heroine's brother in the drama, Romeo's parents and "cousin" in the original book (note that it is a cousin in the original book, not a real brother) are added to the heroine's brother in the movie. This may have It is beneficial to the audience's concentration. However, after the heroine's brother was killed by the hero, the heroine's emotional transformation was very abrupt. Not only did it not remind the heroine of the choice between love and life and death, but it gave the audience a sense that the heroine had no mind. The feeling of family affection (after all, that is a brother). But in Shakespeare's play, Shakespeare gave Juliet a long monologue, which deeply depicts Juliet's complicated feelings when she learned that Romeo killed her cousin. Unfortunately, the film adaptation is too abrupt .
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