This 2011 animation was based on one of the most well known love stories written by one of the most well known writers of all time, "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. The main characters were voiced by James McAvoy (Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe) and Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada). As much as I did not want to see this movie originally, I'm glad I changed my mind and decided to see it. For it to be a cartoon, it had a very good lesson behind it. The main lesson was everyone is not going to agree with who you fall in love with; however, as long as you are happy, that is all that matters.
Just like William Shakespeare, the Monagues and and Capulets were battling against each other. Mrs. Montague and Mr. Capulet were two elderly people and next door neighbors who despised each other. Whenever they left their houses, the garden gnomes would come alive, and addressed each other as blues and reds. Gnomeo is a fun loving, adventure having gnome; and Juliet is the daughter of the leader of the reds; Lord Redbrick. One day Juliet escapes out of her yard, because there is an orchid on top of a roof that she thinks would make her garden look more beautiful. However, little did she know that Gnomeo was trying to get the orchid as well. They both get to the roof at the same time; but, Juliet stumbles and Gnomeo helps her. She did not have on her bonnet, so at the time Gnomeo did not know that she was a red. Once they found out about each other, they quickly went back to their own yards. But, they eventually started sneaking out to see each other; and eventually they started falling in love with one another. One day, one of the gnomes from the red side, named Tybalt, got into a fight with Gnomeo. Unfortunately, Tybalt died; and the reds tried to get back at Gnomeo. He falls into the street, and when a car passed everyone thought Gnomeo died. Juliet upset and heartbroken, was glued to her mantle by her father, so she would not escape from the garden anymore. Gnomeo actually ran away to a fountain, where a statue of William Shakespeare sat. The statue informed Gnomeo that his story was similar to Romeo and Juliet's, and he would end up having a sad ending. Fortunately, Shakespeare was wrong in this case. Gnomeo went back for Juliet, and when an unfortunate lawn mower accident occured in their garden, he ran to save her life. Juliet was willing to sacrifice herself to save him, but he told her; he was not going to live without her. He saves her, and after that moment the reds and the blues at least tried to get along.
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