The film takes place in the fictional city called "Verona Beach". A brief part of the film takes place in a location known as Mantua, which is depicted as a trailer park in a desert-like hinterland. Verona Beach is the center of a corporate war between two leaders of industry, "Montague" and "Capulet", rather than just a family feud. The film depicts the two families in an extremely modernized way compared to the original Shakespearean version.
In addition to the characters being updated from the original play, many of the props were replaced with analogous contemporary props. In place of swords, the characters use guns with fictional brand names like "Sword 9mm", "Dagger", or "Rapier", Lord Montague's "Longsword" is a South African MAG-7 shotgun. However, the director incorporated some of the symbols from the original Shakespearean work into the film. These include great references to Catholicism. For example, Juliet gives Romeo a necklace with a cross pendant in the balcony scene, and she is also found praying in her room for Romeo's safety
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