West Side story: Gritty morality tale with an emotional punch. 85% Not having seen the stage production of "West Side story" or its first film version, which I understand is regarded as a classic, I really don't have a point of comparison for this new film version of the long-running musical theatre staple. Of course, with the US being so effective at exporting its pop culture around the world, I was aware of songs and scenes from the original Hollywood film, which had positive associations f...
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**A very welcome remake.** I must be one of the few iconoclasts who has not declared here his undying love for “West Side Story”, one of the most successful and acclaimed musicals of all time, and which continues, to this day, to seduce crowds of spectators. As I already had occasion to say then, I expected something else. The story is based on the ethnic conflict between a band of young Anglo-Saxons from New York and another band of immigrants from Puerto Rico, and the unlikely love between ...
Read Full ReviewFull review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/it-all-begins-tonight-west-side-story-review<a> This film is a still (sadly) all-too-relevant story about how hatred infiltrates communities and the struggle to find a place to belong. West Side Story is about creating a home, however, you choose to define the word. Unfortunately, the miscasting of Tony brings down what could have been a near-perfect movie. His role is simply too large to be ignored and impossib...
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by Leonard Bernstein
by Borinque a (Sharks Version)David Alvarez,Sharks
The Sharks mock the Jets while being ordered by Schrank to leave
by Mike Faist,Kyle Coffman,Kevin Csolak,John Michael Fiumara,Patrick Higgins,Jets
by Ansel Elgort
Tony sings about his future
by Leonard Bernstein
The Jets and the Sharks dance at the gym
by Leonard Bernstein
Anita who tells the bandleader to start up some hot music as the Jets and Sharks dance
by Leonard Bernstein
Tony meets Maria behind the bleachers
by Ansel Elgort
Tony can't get over meeting Maria who hears him calling her when he arrives at the alley
by Scene (Tonight)Rachel Zegler,Ansel Elgort
Tony meeting Maria on the fire escape as they express their love for each other
by Leonard Bernstein
Maria quickly changes her dress and pretends to sleep in bed
