In The Heights - First 8 Minutes

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  • In The Heights is in theaters and streaming exclusively on @HBOMax THIS THURSDAY. Get Tickets: www.hbomax.com/in-the-heights
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    The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to a cinematic event, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... “In the Heights.”
    Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
    “In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
    “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos (“A Star is Born,” Broadway’s “Hamilton”), Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “BlacKkKlansman”), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV’s “Vida”), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s “In the Heights”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical”), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Dascha Polanco (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”) and Jimmy Smits (the “Star Wars” films).
    Chu directed the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes, based on the musical stage play, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and concept by Miranda. Miranda, Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs produced the film, with David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick serving as executive producers.
    Behind the camera, Chu reunited with his “Crazy Rich Asians” production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He also collaborated with director of photography Alice Brooks (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and costume designer Mitchell Travers (“Eighth Grade”). Original songs by Miranda. Alex Lacamoire (“Fosse/Verdon”) and Bill Sherman (“Sesame Street”) served as executive music producers. The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.”
    “In the Heights” was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights.
    Warner Bros. Pictures presents a 5000 Broadway / Barrio Grrrl! / Likely Story / SGS Pictures Production, A Jon M. Chu Film, “In the Heights.” Slated to open on June 10, 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release.
    “In the Heights” is rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive references.
    www.intheheights-movie.com
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  • @Bjork4s
    @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11449

    Fun Fact : Most of the background dancers in the movie are the actual dancers from the original broadway show. This is a smart move when adapting musicals to a movie. Have EVERYONE in the original Broadway show to be involved in the movie!!

    • @isabela2220
      @isabela2220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

      i know a few of them even were in a local production of in the heights in my city like they really took attention to detail

    • @lawrup
      @lawrup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Fun fact I don't have a mustache also fun fact I have a Australian wife

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@lawrup Fun Fact : I don't care, keep that "fun Fact" to yourself and that has nothing to do with the movie 😂

    • @Sleepy_boi206
      @Sleepy_boi206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Smart.

    • @reidelio8345
      @reidelio8345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      why do i feel like this is throwing shade at the prom movie shdhfsdhfhsh

  • @juliannnegron3808
    @juliannnegron3808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2300

    When Lin says "Como siempre, Señor Usnavi" at 0:50 it's as if he's passing the torch over to Anthony to take his place in the role... ugh I'm emotional

    • @blueelf217
      @blueelf217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Awe...okay you made me tear up. I didn't know who Anthony was before this film, as I never saw Hamilton. I wish him luck, he's going to be a big star.

    • @jamiedewoolf2375
      @jamiedewoolf2375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@blueelf217 Anthony was John Laurens and Phillip Hamilton in Hamilton.

    • @marohoh
      @marohoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So sweet! Anthony played Usnavi at john f Kennedy Center** I think. Years ago.

    • @Kaylaisthatgirll
      @Kaylaisthatgirll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Time stamp?

    • @girlyirish
      @girlyirish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG I thought this too! 🥺❤️

  • @daniellen.mcculloughproduc6738
    @daniellen.mcculloughproduc6738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4113

    I worked as an extra during this opening scene and I was so happy to be booked to work it.

  • @jordanmurphy2262
    @jordanmurphy2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5830

    This movie was magical. Talking to my girlfriend afterwards about why it was so impactful made me realize that it’s one of the first times I can remember seeing this many black and brown people on screen for a solid two and a half hours where not a single storyline had to do with crime, prison, slavery, drug use, gangs, or segregation. No mention of any sort of criminal activity. No equating darker skin with malice or mischief. Just hardworking people of color trying to do their best to live their dreams. Revolutionary.

    • @hammyfan6060
      @hammyfan6060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      You are absolutely right! I loved this movie!! ❤️

    • @evamaria7918
      @evamaria7918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Yes I felt the same way! I loved the movie

    • @Maddiec98
      @Maddiec98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      I totally agree, very relatable to our communities, however people still find something wrong with it, now they are complaining there were not enough black latinos represented, man! is impossible to keep people happy or at least satisfied

    • @GStampedeIII
      @GStampedeIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I didnt see anyone that looked like YOU sister. Brown to black skin.. 4C african textured hair

    • @jordanmurphy2262
      @jordanmurphy2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      @@GStampedeIII So, because I’m black, I can’t be happy to see other people of color celebrated? It wasn’t my culture either, but that didn’t make me love it any less.

  • @avettcore
    @avettcore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5408

    Fun fact: Lin dressed like his grandfather when he was playing piragua guy!

    • @amandalynn4979
      @amandalynn4979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

      Another fun fact: The movie was in danger of not being produced because Lin pulled the deal for The Weinstein Company for obvious reasons. To persuade Lin and Jon M. Chu, Warner Bros took one of their backlots and turned it into a barrio with a working piragua cart giving out the tasty treat. It was shown as a presentation to Lin and he accepted the deal.

    • @annalawtheatre
      @annalawtheatre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      IKKKK ITS SO CUTE

    • @hannahvance3798
      @hannahvance3798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i knew this

    • @ThatGuyWithAComment
      @ThatGuyWithAComment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He does dress like my friends Puerto Rican grandpa XD

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Ice cold Piragua Parcha China Cherry Strawberry and just for today I got Mamey!

  • @napilopez
    @napilopez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3352

    I'm a Dominican person who spent so much of his life in Washington Heights and the DR -- now living in Brooklyn -- and this had me bawling. All the little touches that reminded me of things I didn't even know I remembered. Representation is about more than just scoring diversity points -- it's also about elevating the art by leveraging untapped connections with your audience.

    • @aisha02a
      @aisha02a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      !!!!!

    • @Hellothere23344
      @Hellothere23344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes!!

    • @cyn341
      @cyn341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      THISSS

    • @azumarill964
      @azumarill964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      THIS

    • @julianrodriguez4776
      @julianrodriguez4776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You're not looking hard enough, they threw Cubans and PRs in the mix like it's all good. Its not even close to being accurate

  • @TheStarFishy
    @TheStarFishy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1656

    I'm watching this for the 164th time right now.

    • @sawapablou
      @sawapablou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      wish I could see how many times ive seen this video hahaha

    • @anni0856
      @anni0856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm going to see it for the second time tomorrow

    • @Chrisyupyeet
      @Chrisyupyeet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same XD

    • @klttorres1301
      @klttorres1301 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same..

    • @cam_love8010
      @cam_love8010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAMEEE

  • @sierranicole4868
    @sierranicole4868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    usnavi’s “ayo good morning” gets me every time bro i feel like hes flirting with me

    • @Peppertice
      @Peppertice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yesss I'm glad I'm not the only one

    • @angelaplays
      @angelaplays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine in rise of the beats, when Anthony's character meets the autobots, he just goes "ayo, good morning".

  • @Milmiskew
    @Milmiskew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2741

    This. This right here.
    This is art.
    I hope every single person involved, from the lead actors, to the costume designers, to the dancers in the far far back know how important they are in bringing Washington Heights come to life this way.
    This will live on.

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

    • @sleepynyxyt
      @sleepynyxyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@darrenkhosasi1252 ICE COLD PILAQUA! Parucha, china, cherry strawberry and just for today; I got mamay!

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sleepynyxytOye, piragüero, ¿como estas?

    • @sleepynyxyt
      @sleepynyxyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@darrenkhosasi1252 Como siempre, Señor Usnavi.​

    • @P0L4R1TY
      @P0L4R1TY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sleepynyxyt i am Usnavi but you’ve probably never heard my name, reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated

  • @anniebananni
    @anniebananni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1446

    i could not stop smiling. THIS is how you do a movie adaption of a musical, from hiring broadway actors and dancers to the tiny changes in the lyrics it makes it feel so completely authentic and just?? perfect.

    • @Bella-lf3qg
      @Bella-lf3qg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      FR OMG

    • @flores14777
      @flores14777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know!! It’s PERFECTION ✨

    • @_p1ckle
      @_p1ckle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      it’s gives a musical movie vibe 1000000%

    • @_p1ckle
      @_p1ckle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JUST PEFRCWT

    • @KalakoaKeanu
      @KalakoaKeanu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I lost it at “Tiger Woods and I on the links and he’s my caddy”😂🤣

  • @juanguio5932
    @juanguio5932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I am Latino and for some reason, the only thing that had me tearing up more than Paciencia y Fé was seeing Carnaval del Barrio. Seeing all those people just being so proud of their country and their “beautiful flag” made me so emotional I didn’t know what else to do but cry with a pride of my own home country.
    Anyone else feel this way?
    PS: Viva Colombia!! 🇨🇴
    💛💛💙❤️

    • @sync6804
      @sync6804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love colombia too

    • @Edkamilo
      @Edkamilo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ¡Viva Colombia!

    • @Matheus-vf9sj
      @Matheus-vf9sj ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I understand you perfectly, that feeling of belonging in a place where you are excluded by your country. Hugs from Brasil! 🇧🇷♥️✨

  • @vincedatinguinoo
    @vincedatinguinoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    It's heartwarming to see that Anthony Ramos is continuing Lin-Manuel Miranda's legacy...

    • @k.s50
      @k.s50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Legacy, legacy. What is a legacy?

    • @kinggroffsauce5344
      @kinggroffsauce5344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@k.s50 it’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see

    • @heyjude6680
      @heyjude6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Rithvik Muthyalapati plz don't day the r word

    • @wholetmeonhere
      @wholetmeonhere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Rithvik Muthyalapati I mean, you have your reasons, but the r word is a pejorative term for those with disabilities. As someone who is friends with many people with these types of disabilities, it hurts me that you would say such things as an adjective.

    • @aliennug
      @aliennug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@heyjude6680 what’s the r word?

  • @likesunset03
    @likesunset03 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2986

    Is this what it's like to watch a movie musical where people have been cast based on their triple-threat talents and not just on how famous they are? It's beautiful.

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It’s a brilliant political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏿‍♂️👏🏽👦🏽 🏃🏿‍♂️🤱🏾🏃🏿‍♂️YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS!🤩. A lot of big 💰💰💰 and behind the message.

    • @ellemars1817
      @ellemars1817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Yes! I loved loved that there were no huge mega celebrities forced in because of star power. Everyone was part of the cast because they 100% deserved to be there and you can tell from their performances and interviews how much it means to them. Beautiful to see.

    • @sylvias190
      @sylvias190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Seriously! I forget what genuine talent looks like sometimes

    • @jediCaboose96
      @jediCaboose96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You'd love The Producers then, if you haven't seen it! Most of the cast had experience on Broadway, including Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane who were in the show!

    • @sylvias190
      @sylvias190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thisaccountexists5545 *sips tea* 🍵

  • @Bjork4s
    @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2168

    I'll always love Lin Manuel Miranda as Usnavi but Anthony Ramos managed to live up the spirit and energy of Lin's Usnavi!! Looks like Lin is passing the torch to Ramos!!

    • @piaest.6456
      @piaest.6456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      YES!!

    • @NickNSakai
      @NickNSakai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@piaest.6456 He makes cameo at 00:45

    • @vane4780
      @vane4780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Plus, Anthony had already played Usnavy on Broadway. After Lin, I think. So who better than Anthony Ramos to make the movie? 😉

    • @annebarbaralee543
      @annebarbaralee543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Lin on Anthony: Look at my son, pride is not the word I'm looking for...Wait, wrong musical :)

    • @elliyoung3050
      @elliyoung3050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Father like son

  • @Comedyking48
    @Comedyking48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    Just seen it.
    This was hands down the best movie adaptation of a broadway show ever adapted.

    • @Yuki-oq5yl
      @Yuki-oq5yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn’t agree more

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn right, I love Mamma Mia movies, The Prom, Chicago, and West Side Story but this movie tops all of them

    • @rachell452
      @rachell452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Better than Hamilton?

    • @Yuki-oq5yl
      @Yuki-oq5yl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@rachell452 I have to say yes, as the Hamilton movie was just a high quality screen play of the musical itself. I still absolutely love it, but this one is just more movie style for me. Though Dear Evan Hansen might swoop in to steal that best spot in my mind

    • @donyx0604
      @donyx0604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For real, if any company want to adapt a musical into a movie, they should try and let the original songs maker be apart of the production.

  • @lizardgirl6
    @lizardgirl6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    This movie was actually amazing. I grew up in Washington Heights and they filmed at my childhood pool. Some of the background dancers are people from our actual block. The memories this musical brought make made me have so much nostalgia. They captured our WH perfectly.

    • @mlsoundart3509
      @mlsoundart3509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That pool was epic, i specifically commented on it to my roomie. Was it actually that big or extended for the scene?

  • @proudgemini5653
    @proudgemini5653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    Lin making cameos like the god dam stan lee and i'm living for it

    • @themoviecritic1092
      @themoviecritic1092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yea, except he's a full character in this so it's sooo much better 😌

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Pretty sure his scenes isn't just this one, I really hope he appears more in other scenes

    • @themoviecritic1092
      @themoviecritic1092 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Bjork4s He does, he plays the Piragua Guy. In the Stage Musical of In The Heights that Lin made back in 2008, his character was in a good amount of scenes

    • @Bumbleshepherd
      @Bumbleshepherd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@themoviecritic1092 true and the piragua guy has I think 2 songs?

    • @dragons50SH
      @dragons50SH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Bumbleshepherd Yes, he has two songs, those are in the movie and also a few scenes more where he's in

  • @alex-kq6it
    @alex-kq6it 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3929

    At this rate, Lin is going to show us the whole movie

    • @SaraSong-mw3zm
      @SaraSong-mw3zm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      please

    • @lissywashere6040
      @lissywashere6040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Why not

    • @kiranakepakisan3260
      @kiranakepakisan3260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I really hope he actually does 😂

    • @TravelwithTasha393
      @TravelwithTasha393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It’s only 8 mins of a 2 hour movie. He is only showing the first song entitled in the heights

    • @alex-kq6it
      @alex-kq6it 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@TravelwithTasha393 Yes but he has showed us other slight moments from the trailers. However you're right 🤣

  • @STEEZY2BREEZY
    @STEEZY2BREEZY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    This movie is pretty good and relatable. My family is Dominican and actually lives in Washington heights. This was filmed near my house

    • @ChillyCucumber
      @ChillyCucumber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @bocoy noiu Um...I know all of those words individually...but I haven’t the faintest idea what you’re trying to say by combining them.

    • @juicebloom
      @juicebloom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ChillyCucumber bro same 😭

    • @jonassolivio5487
      @jonassolivio5487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@vg1024 oh god i thought i was having a stroke

    • @STEEZY2BREEZY
      @STEEZY2BREEZY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vg1024 ?

    • @tahliabrooks7226
      @tahliabrooks7226 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonassolivio5487 SAME DUDE 😭😭

  • @takecinco
    @takecinco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    Usnavi, do not throw away your shot.

    • @JFtheLOLZOR
      @JFtheLOLZOR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      idk, I’d argue he’d be the type to blow us all away

    • @walruspotato4263
      @walruspotato4263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Angelina Dallas sell drugs to an undercover cop apparently

    • @SwagPizza
      @SwagPizza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I actually started singing My Shot first time I watched because of the instrumental at 7:03

  • @sunny9439
    @sunny9439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3016

    Honestly spent the whole movie crying. My mom works as a house keeper/handy man so when *spoiler alert?* abuela talks about how her mom’s hands were burned from the chemicals I understood what she meant. It’s small details that hit hard.

    • @hopper6094
      @hopper6094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      WOW

    • @cjvvallejos
      @cjvvallejos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      same. still do. many of these stories are similar to mine...

    • @bookworm270
      @bookworm270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ofc i see the spoiler alert and keep reading

    • @pusheenqueen519
      @pusheenqueen519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      I work for a family cleaning and watching their children. Most of my jobs have been cleaning or doing yard work, things tough on your hands. I love to paint my nails but they never last more than a day. One day, I want to be able to afford a manicure, but even if I had the money or time it'd just go to waste. My hands have scars, calluses, they get dry and cracked, but I still paint them. Even days I clean, I wear comfy clothes I genuinely like and think make me look good. I wear lipstick. I heard that line about asserting your dignity in small ways and my heart just ached.

    • @foggyfrogy
      @foggyfrogy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@pusheenqueen519 my mum is the same. She will paint her nails on fridays and take it out again on sundays....

  • @ltdowney
    @ltdowney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1590

    everybody gangsta until abuela starts belting

    • @neerjain9618
      @neerjain9618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      SRSLY THO

    • @greengremlin4261
      @greengremlin4261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Oh god I'll never be ready for Patiencia y Fe 😰 I'm going to cry SO HARD in the theather

    • @laurenbrady7671
      @laurenbrady7671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@greengremlin4261 alabanza! 😭

    • @-piraguaperson-1770
      @-piraguaperson-1770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@greengremlin4261 they made her whisper the "calor"s :(

    • @greengremlin4261
      @greengremlin4261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@-piraguaperson-1770 really?? :(((

  • @cinemoni
    @cinemoni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2429

    "Cause I immigrated from the single greatest little place in the Caribbean: Dominican Republic! I love it!" * INSTANT TEARS *

    • @filmymela4638
      @filmymela4638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This video gave me a headache. Geez, Easy pass. Thankyou Warner Bros. for this video 🙏

    • @Yoshizawa-san
      @Yoshizawa-san 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jesus I’m jealous of it

    • @jollyroger9680
      @jollyroger9680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Then why doesn’t he go back

    • @Yoshizawa-san
      @Yoshizawa-san 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@jollyroger9680 lmao legit whole plot of the story

    • @madalyn7353
      @madalyn7353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jollyroger9680 if you even just listen to the soundtrack, you know the story

  • @biblepark3461
    @biblepark3461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    I have a 8 month old baby. Tonight me and my husband went to our first movie night after the baby because I HAD TO WATCH THIS MOVIE IN THE THEATER, and it was so worth it!! 2007, I came to US as a international student from Korea, my first spring break I visited NY. I watched this musical by accident (My friend and I wanted to see Lion King but it was too expensive and sold out) and it became MY LIFE MUSICAL!!! Even though I didn’t understand what the actors saying due to my poor Eng then, I became a big fan. And 13 years later, the movie came out, for 2hr 23min my heart was overflowing and full with joy and tears. This time I understood most of the words and lyrics and realized it's not just about music, dance and love stories. It's about the immigrants who works so hard for their dream, but still discriminated against. It's such a story like my husband's parents and himself had been through. I raise my thumbs up with Respect to all the immigrants especially Latinos. I hope that many people will watch this movie and will have a same heart as I do. Rise Up, Voice Up! Since when are we scared of heat?? 🙌🇩🇴🇨🇺🇵🇷🇰🇷

    • @nesquixc8115
      @nesquixc8115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      this movie is truly beautiful and this story you gave to us is beautiful as well

    • @raysaac.7591
      @raysaac.7591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @hinklefamily1831
      @hinklefamily1831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God bless you and your family and community! Question, do you live in the US now or no?

    • @lucyalexandra.
      @lucyalexandra. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      beautiful 😍👏🏻

    • @ratbear7489
      @ratbear7489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beautiful story! I love how so many people are connected to In the Heights, congrats on your baby btw when they grow up you can def show them the musical and both bond together ❤

  • @Bjork4s
    @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +835

    Let's give a praise to the editors of the movie who worked so hard on crafting this scene to make it so perfect!!!!

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1662

    Finally a movie musical that isn’t a COWARD about its musicalness. I expect this to be a good movie

    • @aimeea8404
      @aimeea8404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's amazing

    • @gluon8585
      @gluon8585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      really amazing

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @Q think of les mis, cats, etc. musical movies which suffered as movies because they were made by people who didnt understand musicals. but now tom hooper's reign of gritty cry-speak-singing is over and this movie is letting itself be a M U S I C A L

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Q i would argue against a couple of those, but fine ok i will confess to exaggerating the scope of bad musical mvoies, what's my sentence your internet honour

    • @ninatheinkling5748
      @ninatheinkling5748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So goood

  • @jojijonass
    @jojijonass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I saw this in theaters two days ago and I’m honestly still in shock. Seeing latino and Hispanic culture on screen is something I’m definitely not used to, and it managed to address a lot more than i expected, like the pressure of being the first in a family to go to college, money problems, being undocumented and having unconventional dreams. I did have to translate some background Spanish for a friend though lol

  • @Coryny
    @Coryny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1741

    “I can’t survive without cafe”. That’s universal across all Latinos. As a flight attendant my white coworkers freak out when they see little kids drinking coffee. I just laugh. Don’t freak. Café con leche and tostada is just our version of cereal or eggs.

    • @gfoot9916
      @gfoot9916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      True but coffee is technically a drug lol

    • @just_pluto_
      @just_pluto_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      what can i say? cafe keeps me the *stereotypical fiery latino guy with long flowing hair*

    • @just_pluto_
      @just_pluto_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jsweets7633 cup of milk with sugar in the morning? no? just me?

    • @Ricardo5911jakakak
      @Ricardo5911jakakak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Tbh most people in Brazil run on some cofee and crackers until dinner time

    • @adagio8999
      @adagio8999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@gfoot9916 So is sugar. And kids are given that almost since day one.

  • @HooligansLovesBruno
    @HooligansLovesBruno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    When Lin said "como siempre señor usnavi" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 THE FEELS

    • @wiks6552
      @wiks6552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      es muy tierno, basta

    • @princesslisamarie7860
      @princesslisamarie7860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ummm...what does it mean?

    • @pseudonym517
      @pseudonym517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@princesslisamarie7860 "Just the same as always, Mr. Usnavi". Which, given his falling fortunes is rather bleak

    • @claireneville1070
      @claireneville1070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      “As always, mr. usnavi”

    • @CyanAnn
      @CyanAnn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@princesslisamarie7860 "same ol same ol, Usnavi sir" the meaning doesn't matter as much as the fact that Lin, the guy who wrote and originated Usnavi, is the one saying the line

  • @shutuphester
    @shutuphester 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2077

    I hope Lin knows how proud I am of everything he's done.

    • @acasualfanboy
      @acasualfanboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      History Has It's Eyes On Him, And He Delivered

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      We must protect Lin Manuel Miranda at all cost. He's a legend already!!! I wish for Lin to get an Oscar for Best Picture as produced this movie

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Bjork4s same✨👏🏽

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same😭😭

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Deena Dallas From what I heard, Lin wrote new song specifically for this movie. So there is a chance he might be nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song and could win either of the nomination

  • @freedomm
    @freedomm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    I love the guy that plays Benny's fresh take on the singing instead of just copying Christopher Jackson's style.

    • @klltsun_2576
      @klltsun_2576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Same! Seeing differences on how actors do their characters were a delight

    • @StoryMing
      @StoryMing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Actually, vocally he reminded me very much of Chris Jackson- or maybe it was just the way the music is written? Anyway yes he did a great job.

    • @StefWriter
      @StefWriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Same! Anthony Ramos too. He doesn't deliver Usnavi the same way Lin did either.

    • @justjadethings9630
      @justjadethings9630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@StefWriter Anthony's singing feels more natural. The opening lyric sounds more like something a real person would say, Lin's sounds a bit choppy.

    • @Sunni_Io125
      @Sunni_Io125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Piano Experience He's a singer too, His voice is just unique

  • @AudienceReactions
    @AudienceReactions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    8:15 this scene here. Beautiful and makes me wanna dance like this!

  • @yowaddup4129
    @yowaddup4129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +817

    Never knew an 8-minute clip would cause intense goosebumps. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS FILM.

    • @everybodysayparty
      @everybodysayparty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know right!!! The WHOLE movie will be EPIC!!!

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s also an EPIC way for a political party to use the “dreamers” to appeal to emotions of gen-XYZers. Billionaire funders behind this effort, hope gen-XYZ-ers will identify w/ the shows “dreamers”. Absolutely genius marketing! They can trigger this emotional response during media campaigns.

  • @serendipitousone
    @serendipitousone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2891

    This is so emotional for me. As a kid growing up not far in the Bronx I was taught that there was nothing special about my community, my heritage, or my family’s native language. And I grew to resent those things that made me “different” from other kids. Being able to see these bodegas, our culture, the streets not just represented but CELEBRATED makes me tear up, man. It’s so beautiful. I might have to watch this by myself so I don’t end up crying the whole way through in front of my abuela 😂

    • @cora1334
      @cora1334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      LITERALLY SAME!!! I'm so proud to see my people and my city here

    • @amdelga31
      @amdelga31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I also teared up through the movie. As a Puerto Rican, I grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn I know what it is to have your neighborhood completely flip. Its the go to place in Brooklyn now. I feel you guys.

    • @mrtuwnbr
      @mrtuwnbr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yees, as latinos watching a movie made by latinos that allow us to be the protagonists (intead of some secondary character as usual) it's so great :,)

    • @jonathanbenavidez201
      @jonathanbenavidez201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Idk. I guess I just find this enjoyable and sweet. But, like, I was taught to find meaning in my self and culture even if I don’t see it everywhere or if someone is mean. I don’t see it as a movies job to teach me I matter, at least, not enough to break down in tears over it. I’m happy this movie is out and it’s touching. But yeah for what it’s worth, I’m glad something managed to teach you an entire culture actually matters. And I’m sorry to hear something managed to convince you otherwise...until this musical changed all that...

    • @serendipitousone
      @serendipitousone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@jonathanbenavidez201 Oof. Naaaah, man. My experience with myself and my culture goes WAY beyond the scope of one TH-cam comment. I’m 31. I’ve had plenty of time to recover, heal, thrive, and reconnect with my heritage after my experiences as a child. This one film did not teach me I matter. It’s a step in a positive direction, however, for people who deserve to have their stories told.
      If I was moved to tears (not “broken down”) it is because Abuela Claudia’s story is so similar to my own grandmother’s. (And I’m sure many other Latino people’s) Seeing that depicted as beautifully as it was is powerful.
      What’s it like to be so much better than everyone?

  • @user-uv385yusrtf
    @user-uv385yusrtf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    My favorite part is the song... "We are powerless" and it's not the meaning for electric is out but more as a people. We work hard to still be powerless. We need more fireworks in the sky. We need more women and men who are Hispanic that strive for our community. Because those people end up becoming fireworks. Celia Cruz Sonia Sotomayor etc are fireworks. But we need MORRRRREEEEE we are powerless to the youth to give them role models on how to become great men and women for the community. We all have a PART in this world and we need to play our part. The actress that played the grandmother ( Olga Merediz ) had me ballin in tears doe. She resembles every Abuela in our Hispanic community. And how we take care of our familia is demonstrated in this movie. Even from her painful walk and going up the steps... Dawg I felt her pain after a days work. Plantar fasciitis, yeah I felt that.

    • @trin873
      @trin873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And the indigenous and Asian community

    • @piggybank4559
      @piggybank4559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trin873 basically anyone not white

    • @HiddenHandMedia
      @HiddenHandMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@piggybank4559 who's gonna pay for all the welfare?

    • @YourOasis97
      @YourOasis97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sobbed like a baby the other day because my abuela was the same. She passed away in 2019. she was a mother to everyone in her community and helped to raise me. when she died, my heart broke in two. she was like my 2nd mom. p.s. we are NOT powerless. We are powerFULL, as Daniela would say. ;) we've survived so many wars, uprisings, slavery of every kind, and fascism of every kind in every country to known man. we are stronger than we think we are. time to rise up and raise up our flags! #takeyourpowerback #latinpride

    • @nickwooden5661
      @nickwooden5661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it is double entendre. powerless in the sense of society and in reference to the frequent blackouts in the heights

  • @slickl9608
    @slickl9608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +828

    I'm completely struck by how the director is the same as the one from Crazy Rich Asians. He should only make movie musicals from now on because there is comparatively so much more energy here.

    • @mariadaniella07
      @mariadaniella07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      imo both movies had tons of energy! just different focuses. the director is really skilled at integrating and representing each movie's respective culture.

    • @tyandre
      @tyandre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He also did the step up movies so that explains all the big choreography

    • @jeanneseo
      @jeanneseo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I heard he's also working on the Wicked movie!

    • @parisknight1840
      @parisknight1840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Well Crazy Rich Asians isn’t a musical so why would it have the same energy? Both movies are very well directed. And it’s good to have variety under your belt as a director.

    • @galacticbreadboi9796
      @galacticbreadboi9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeanneseo cool! I hope it comes out well

  • @andreas.4764
    @andreas.4764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1228

    Can’t believe I stumbled on this just in time.

    • @titanic6377
      @titanic6377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got a notification

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

    • @elpintojr
      @elpintojr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I came as soon a I heard!

  • @lickmytears
    @lickmytears 3 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    To all the Broadway fans tearing up watching this, I'm with you.

    • @flores14777
      @flores14777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Right here waiting for the movie sobbing a lot 🤣🤧✨💕

    • @AnabelM0309
      @AnabelM0309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I started crying when abuela appeared

    • @sayhijill
      @sayhijill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "tearing" lmao I am absolutely BAWLING

    • @namee466
      @namee466 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The nostalgia

  • @Laurabeck329
    @Laurabeck329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    It's kind of strange to see a large group dance number presented entirely unironically in a modern musical movie and it kind of works

    • @FiddlerBoy83
      @FiddlerBoy83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      kind of? it WERKS. full stop.

    • @alwayscommenting56
      @alwayscommenting56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It always works as long as you’re not apologetic about it. Musicals shouldn’t apologize for being a musical

  • @blockbreaker8839
    @blockbreaker8839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    “I mean I dunno I guess I’ll go see it I haven’t seen a movie in a while-“
    *watching for the 8th time today*

    • @JVGoof
      @JVGoof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Only the 8th time?
      Lol

    • @pedrolyra8070
      @pedrolyra8070 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      nice picture

  • @mariahzamora1662
    @mariahzamora1662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +775

    Sometimes, I wish real life was just like a musical; where you could just burst out in song and dance at times and moments.

    • @badbitchmusic1605
      @badbitchmusic1605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I mean you technically can but everyone will judge you

    • @mariahzamora1662
      @mariahzamora1662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@badbitchmusic1605 I mean without the judging and all that.

    • @badbitchmusic1605
      @badbitchmusic1605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mariahzamora1662 oh then yeah I agree

    • @Angie-ji7be
      @Angie-ji7be 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      If living in a musical world means me and everyone around me get to spontaneously dance as good as the dancers in 7:06, I would do it.

    • @mariahzamora1662
      @mariahzamora1662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Angie-ji7be I wish I could sing and dance.

  • @Cromartie
    @Cromartie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5300

    POV: You're singing every word because this is one of your top favorite musicals and you're happy to finally see it get a movie after all this time 😭💖

    • @CrisBleaux
      @CrisBleaux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      this.

    • @lillywastesyourtime24601
      @lillywastesyourtime24601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      im waiting to hear the sound track till the movie comes out ^^

    • @clarkcriss
      @clarkcriss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lillywastesyourtime24601 same here!!!

    • @lillywastesyourtime24601
      @lillywastesyourtime24601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clarkcriss :D

    • @CoolkidAJR24
      @CoolkidAJR24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      POV: You're singing every word because this is one of your top favorite musicals and then they THROW OUT CAMILA AND IT THROWS YOU OFF!

  • @ethanreyes2631
    @ethanreyes2631 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I always love the implication of the line “with Sonny writing checks to me.” Because it’s Usnavi saying he’ll be such an important figure that even his little cousin will write him checks but also implies that Sonny would be successful enough to be paying someone else’s paycheck.
    Also with Sonny being undocumented in this version, him even being able to legally write and use a check would be an accomplishment in of itself.

  • @sugarcookiecube
    @sugarcookiecube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    I hope this movie is a box office hit. Musicals are a tough sell when being released against action or horror films.

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Well the headlines today are complaining about this movie with a very diverse cast is “whitewashed” so people are now cheering for this movie to fail based on skin color. Wonderful movie. Disappointed in the misdirected outrage.

    • @sw-xy2so
      @sw-xy2so 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i think the greatest showman opened the door for hamilton which was a huge success. i think folks are more open to what they have learned what a musical is.

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@sw-xy2so Hamilton was a couple years before Greatest Showman. The original In the Heights was in 2005

    • @sw-xy2so
      @sw-xy2so 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelb9537 speaking to film vs. live theatre

    • @siem9329
      @siem9329 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And why I am now afraid to what will happen to DEH movie

  • @_xavier_rosas_
    @_xavier_rosas_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    I played Usnavi in high school so this musical has a sweet spot in my heart! I’m so excited to see it on Saturday!!!

  • @markwilken2492
    @markwilken2492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1796

    I saw this yesterday and was definitely not disappointed. As far as musicals go, this one has set the benchmark ridiculously high. A brilliant story, amazing music and the choreography was breathtaking. If you can see it in a cinema, do so. The music and bright colours will blow your head off! 10/10

    • @MM-ox5go
      @MM-ox5go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      i saw it today and it had me with my mouth wide open, just breathtaking. I hope people support it so we can get more musicals like this

    • @matthewallen445
      @matthewallen445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I saw it on Friday night and it was awesome. I was excited for it ever since it was first announced, and it was worth the wait.

    • @skylergrunder926
      @skylergrunder926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I saw it on the big screen today and it was absolutely amazing, I’m so glad I got to see it in theatres

    • @crustyfroonchfroo8542
      @crustyfroonchfroo8542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My first movie in theatres in a year and a half. Well worth it :)

    • @catrionalegge7802
      @catrionalegge7802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True Cinematic Masterpiece ❤️

  • @AngelineP195
    @AngelineP195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The “good Morning usNavi” part is🤌🏾

  • @camb546
    @camb546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    This is a classic. People will be referring to this movie decades from now. Amazing work.

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's no West Side Story though...

    • @anlingitalia
      @anlingitalia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly. This is soooo much better

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anlingitalia Not musically... And from what I've heard, the story is a little corny... Good intentions rarely make good movies...

    • @anlingitalia
      @anlingitalia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree to disagree. Bernstein was a genius, but his music was nothing revolutionary. IMHO, this adds much more to musical culture than WSS or other recent musicals like Wicked and so many others…. It’s not Shostakovich, but it definitely is innovative.
      I love all music that pushes boundaries but is not trying to hard to be weird (think Schoenberg). In the Heights mixes Buena Vista Social Club music with rap. The lyrics are right on, and the story, symbols are moving.
      Ok, the whole thing uses autotune, but what doesn’t these days? I don’t give many movies 10 stars, but this was one of them.
      Again, agree to disagree.

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anlingitalia Maybe that's my main problem it's too much a product of our times, in the sense that the music production is at an all-time low nowadays, originality-wise and everything feels like a product. I love hip-hop, but the music in this movie is hip-pop. There's not a song I've actually liked a lot, except maybe the introduction. Everything is sugary, there's no tension. The ending is terribly happy and it's constantly selling us coca cola. (and I'll pass on the way it imitates La La Land constantly but never gets what is the beauty of it...)
      The only real hip hop musical has never been staged and it is A Prince Among Thieves, I highly advise you to listen to it and you'll see how different it is from the sugar and cheesiness of In The Heights (I've now watched the movie and my opinion is different from the one I had when simply watching this video...)

  • @keillyandraca2714
    @keillyandraca2714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    The way they made Daniela and Carla's relationship so subtle was just really beautiful to me. Can't wait to see how Daphne and Stephanie capture the roles ❤

    • @mai_hai2274
      @mai_hai2274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Wait, Daniela and Carla are dating?! I didn't know that! So cool!!

    • @emilyglasgow552
      @emilyglasgow552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes they are watch 2:30 !!

    • @emilyglasgow552
      @emilyglasgow552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Oof no 2:28

    • @mai_hai2274
      @mai_hai2274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@emilyglasgow552
      Omg trueee!!!

    • @itzelgc4637
      @itzelgc4637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      No me diga!!!!!

  • @kelvinpagan
    @kelvinpagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I'm happy to see my flag (🇵🇷) in movie scenes that are not about crimes. It is about community and dreams. Thank you piraguero (Lin Manuel) for always having us in your heart and Quiara Alegria for writing this play. Puerto Rico in the house!

  • @tss3393
    @tss3393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I know streaming makes it super convenient to watch, but PLEASE go see this movie in theaters!!! Opening weekend numbers were rough, and this movie is far too good for us to sleep on! Show up!!!

    • @andii-
      @andii- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i did today, biggest not-regret of my life :D

    • @christinacope562
      @christinacope562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I did my part, saw it in IMAX.

    • @reveluvly
      @reveluvly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’ve already seen it twice in theaters and once at home… I’m considering seeing it again in theaters

    • @christinacope562
      @christinacope562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Caitlyn Beadle I hope they open soon for you. Some movies are best seen and heard in theaters.

    • @PowerGlove79
      @PowerGlove79 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@christinacope562Me too. I wouldn’t have watched it in anything less

  • @violinplayer101
    @violinplayer101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Back when this musical was on Broadway, my choir did an arrangement of "When You're Home", so already this musical held a special place in my heart. It's not very often that I almost forget I'm in a movie theater while watching a movie, but this one totally did that for me.

  • @PatrickDougall
    @PatrickDougall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2780

    I'm obsessed! I'll just be watching this on repeat until I can see it this week!

    • @valeriasv9442
      @valeriasv9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same!

    • @ryandavies4554
      @ryandavies4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      well you got 3 if your not counting today 2 days till its out I'm going to be watching on HBO max but still counts

    • @AydenToudle2011
      @AydenToudle2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same🤣

    • @keeganheehee
      @keeganheehee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm going to try to let my mom get hbo max so I can watch it

  • @reketsomething
    @reketsomething 3 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    Every time he steps outside i get a panic attack that someone is gonna rob the store blind 🤣 that trauma from growing up with a fam running corner liquor stores and gas stations lol

    • @jimmura100
      @jimmura100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Sonny's still in there!

    • @supershifra
      @supershifra 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially in the heights high crime area

  • @moviefiend44
    @moviefiend44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is one of the best openings for a film musical I've ever seen. It's like an grand opera roaring to life in front of your eyes, bursting with ever more energy until its climax.
    This reminds me so much of the opening minutes of "Love Me Tonight" (a Paramount release from 1932). But I think this may have surpassed that in its grandeur.
    If the rest of the movie equals the quality of this, Warner Bros. has a runaway hit on its hands.

  • @connormcbride1031
    @connormcbride1031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    If he was telling this whole story to the kids, then now they too know that Julio was in bed with José from the liquor store

    • @EstebanMata
      @EstebanMata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      No me diga!

    • @vernaborg1896
      @vernaborg1896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      No me diga?!

    • @Blayze
      @Blayze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      "What's liquor?"
      "What Julio was NOT doing."

    • @ezelfrancisco1349
      @ezelfrancisco1349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniella and Carla from the sallon

  • @ScenicFights
    @ScenicFights 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5993

    The style of this film is poetically beautiful. I cannot wait to watch this with my family! We are from NYC it's a must watch for us!

    • @billyrev
      @billyrev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Brooklyn right here!!!

    • @woolyaveanewp123
      @woolyaveanewp123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yea!

    • @josuealopez3167
      @josuealopez3167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yea long island here can't wait to see this and to see some Latino representation 🇸🇻🇸🇻

    • @eczenarosa4396
      @eczenarosa4396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did not expect you guys here lol

    • @shirleygarrison3524
      @shirleygarrison3524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've heard about this for awhile now and I'm looking forward to watching this movie. It looks exciting.

  • @geekylara
    @geekylara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1314

    This isn't just a movie. It's a spiritual experience.

  • @Igorcastrochucre
    @Igorcastrochucre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    When Vanessa said "No", I felt that.

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Dude, why is her verse slapping so hard? She's literally speaking in song. It's so mundane, yet I can't stop replaying it. What black magic is this?

    • @_aiko020
      @_aiko020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lmaoooo

    • @user-rc3du8jr6w
      @user-rc3du8jr6w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@larrypoppins6273 FOR REAL THO Oh My Gosh

    • @peachhazel7865
      @peachhazel7865 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

  • @johnnymartinez3010
    @johnnymartinez3010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Benny will forever be my favorite character in any musical

  • @cristianbastoschris5739
    @cristianbastoschris5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    I ALWAYS got chills when abuela claudia sings "everyday, paciencia y fe"

    • @ellasedits_
      @ellasedits_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Frrrr idk how I’m not gonna cry when I see it for real

  • @lolapagan
    @lolapagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    the extra with the blue and yellow shirt is my old hip hop teacher i’m so happy for him

    • @zoedurry2173
      @zoedurry2173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The one next to the lady with the iPad???

    • @alexanderirigoyen6298
      @alexanderirigoyen6298 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think she means guy in the last minute within the crowd.

    • @lolapagan
      @lolapagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexanderirigoyen6298 next to the lady in a pansuit

    • @lolapagan
      @lolapagan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zoedurry2173 next to the lady in the grey pansuit

    • @eviiriivera
      @eviiriivera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zoedurry2173 he’s at 8:16 on the far right

  • @xox9760
    @xox9760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Okay but Carla and Daniela waking up together 🤍. This movie has so much represention of everything, this has my heart!

  • @kensplayz
    @kensplayz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    2:58 i love his singing

  • @LB0206
    @LB0206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    So this is what Spanish class for three years in school helps me with: I can understand the occasional Spanish words in this

    • @malia7398
      @malia7398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      omg sameee i was so proud of myself in the theatre 😂

    • @goldstarsforall
      @goldstarsforall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This musical was the reason I took Spanish over french. I was always going to fail but boy did I crash and burn

    • @LB0206
      @LB0206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@goldstarsforall 😅

    • @andii-
      @andii- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      lmao this musical (and now movie) taught me more spanish then eight frickin years of the class

    • @alyshapollard498
      @alyshapollard498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My thoughts exactly finally putting it to use.

  • @zela6
    @zela6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    I was born and raised in Washington Heights along with my mother and my grandparents who immigrated from DR and I remember being so happy seeing Lin Manuel Miranda winning a Tony for this show. I remember being so excited seeing the trailers all over the Heights and knowing that the majority of the film takes place on the same street that I went to school. It makes me so happy again knowing that we're being recognized and this time on the big screen

    • @Prince19912
      @Prince19912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I went to elementary school in PS 173 which they shot so close to given they filmed in J Hood Wright Park(literally across the street)

    • @dylansiobhan
      @dylansiobhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in the DR for 3 years and moved back last year. I have tons of Dominican friends and we were all so excited to see the beautiful country getting recognized :)

  • @guenchi2666
    @guenchi2666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am not a Latina nor far from my hometown but this film literally had a huge impact on me. As someone from an Asian country that was colonized by Spain for 350 years, it is very hard to find a representation in musicals. The language, the constant "I want to leave here" of Vanessa. We also had a mini store before and I used to run it with my 2 older cousins. I also love the small details in the movie that has similarities in where I grew up, the piragua (I grew up buying shaved ice with syrup in our neighborhood, we also have halo-halo and iskrambol), the fiesta, we have lots of Daniela, Carla, and Cuca here (Yes, the salon ladies are the literal salon ladies here). The vapo rub haha, and lots moreee. I hope Lin makes more, Encanto also became a huge representation for both little kids and adults here, I remember my niece being so hyped because she looks like a disney character.

  • @MCFRful
    @MCFRful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We first generation Italian kids had the same experience. The key is to develop one's talents and use them to contribute to the good of society . . .Yes, dreams DO come true w/hard work

  • @AULIONfilms
    @AULIONfilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +979

    WOW I'M OBSESSED!!!

    • @ilmanmufiydhaagustadia_1346
      @ilmanmufiydhaagustadia_1346 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      KAAA AULIONNN TERNYATA DISINI JUGAA 😭😭😭

    • @Mimi-my2qw
      @Mimi-my2qw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      me too! and i still haven't even watched the actual movie yet!!!!! im exciteddd

    • @MzBreezy1990
      @MzBreezy1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think I've seen this as much as I did the musical.....which is a lot 😆

    • @alifiakayyisa6287
      @alifiakayyisa6287 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      AULION DO U LISTEN TO IN THE HEIGHTS

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! It’s an absolutely brilliant way to send a political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 👏🏽👦🏽 YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS! 🤩. And a lot of big 💰💰💰 and power behind this message. It’s designed to appeal to gen-XyZ.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2411

    This movie is a spiritual experience.

    • @leshawnkennedy9232
      @leshawnkennedy9232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who are you

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s a giant political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏿‍♂️👏🏽👦🏽 🏃🏿‍♂️🤱🏾🏃🏿‍♂️YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS NOW!! 🤩

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s brilliant!!!!

    • @emilie8151
      @emilie8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YESSSS

    • @putrindaayurembulanrembula3309
      @putrindaayurembulanrembula3309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AMEN TO THIS

  • @jietroraximoff2805
    @jietroraximoff2805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    6:31 The fact that Vanessa ignores "Usnavi ask her ooouuuut" "no waaayyy".😄

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That part was perfectly harmonized by the way.

  • @ryantaco5776
    @ryantaco5776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The thing I love about this is all the latino/hispanic representation and inclusion during the whole musical, specially caribbeans. ~fellow caribbean hispanic :)

  • @euphoriaheaven3367
    @euphoriaheaven3367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    This movie is gold. And its only 8 minutes of the movie. Imagine how GOLD the official one is. Cant wait to watch it omg.

    • @BROOKLYNFIRSTSKY
      @BROOKLYNFIRSTSKY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This Is Not A Movie But A Play (A Musical).

  • @MW53516
    @MW53516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Something about watching everyone at a bodega after Covid makes me really emotional

  • @shorttbone4193
    @shorttbone4193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +506

    Shoutout to the people who complained there weren’t enough Afro-Latino representatives in this movie… you didn’t watch it did you? I was crying within the first 5 minutes BECAUSE this was the first time I’ve ever seen so many people who look like my DR Afro-Caribbean family, Ramos even said this was for a long time the ONLY opportunity for Latino and especially Afro-Latino actors to get a break on Broadway. Either you didn’t watch it, you have a VERY narrow and probably stereotypical view of what being Afro-Latino really means, you want people to prove their blackness which is messed up in 19 different ways, and lord the people who said LESLIE GRACE was “white passing” you need help. I’m so happy to see all the love in this comment section but I was annoyed when I heard that bs complaint this morning

    • @em939
      @em939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Let the Latinos have their moment. Not everything has to be about race.

    • @jordy407
      @jordy407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      !!! Amen to all of this

    • @Fandomonium456
      @Fandomonium456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Im Afro-Latina and I agree...I legit felt so seen in this opening scene. Leslie Grace also did an amazing job and I legit cried watching her

    • @shorttbone4193
      @shorttbone4193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Fandomonium456 I’ve loved her for so long 😭 will you still love me tomorrow will play at my wedding

    • @laartwork
      @laartwork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Fake outrage. One race traitor blogger trying to bring down successful latinos and the media says "people" are complaining.

  • @ericb5328
    @ericb5328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    This is possibly the proudest I've ever been of a movie I've worked on

    • @tracark2255
      @tracark2255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You worked on this movie?

    • @EpicGamer-dk1tp
      @EpicGamer-dk1tp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can’t wait for people to go “yEAh SuRE”

    • @EpicGamer-dk1tp
      @EpicGamer-dk1tp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also if you don’t mind asking what did you work on

    • @MickVTM
      @MickVTM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats amazing man and you should be proud!!!

    • @ericb5328
      @ericb5328 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EpicGamer-dk1tp I was a set dresser on this summer 2019

  • @yanaindica2567
    @yanaindica2567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Lin’s singing at 7:56 and 8:08 really brings me back to the first time i watched the musical

  • @broadwaymike92
    @broadwaymike92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    Just came back from seeing a private advanced screening of the film...... WOW!!! Chills and I'm a mess. I saw it on Broadway 12 years ago with the original cast. This movie is so beautifully well well translated from stage to screen. The ultimate movie of the summer. Lin-Manuel Miranda's story is so powerful and very relevant to the time we're living in today. A celebration of community, love, life ,and home! DO NOT MISS IT!!!!
    P.S. I smell some Oscar buzz for the film & A BROADWAY REVIVAL!!!!!

    • @lalalachacha248
      @lalalachacha248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I saw it a few weeks ago too! Loved all the little Easter eggs that Lin threw in there.

    • @melissagola3786
      @melissagola3786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God I'm so jealous.
      Have they added a new song like they usually do in movie musicals? Just as a frantic Oscar grab?

    • @becsterbrisbane6275
      @becsterbrisbane6275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How on earth did In the Heights only play on broadway for a couple of years? That's crazy talk!

    • @broadwaymike92
      @broadwaymike92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@melissagola3786 Yes. There is an original song that is played during the end credits called HOME ALL SUMMER. It's song by the full film cast along with Lin Manuel Miranda and Marc Anthony.

    • @kestrelhill
      @kestrelhill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What songs did they cut? If it's Inutil I'm gonna cry...

  • @rro20
    @rro20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I know a LOT of people are saying they cried while watching the movie, but I just couldn't help myself. To see Latinidad represented AND celebrated, to see our stories told with respect and dignity. Omg, I can't even describe what I felt. This film makes my heart so happy ❤️
    If you can watch it in the theater, please do. It's worth it!

  • @sofiacarrillo9252
    @sofiacarrillo9252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    As a Bisexual Latina, little moments like 2:26, that go over other people's heads really stand out and mean the world to me. Representation MATTERS. and I am so incredibly happy to see that they layered Daniela and Carla's relationship into something romantic for the film. If I was a little girl watching this I would have felt so seen and accepted by this minute character change.

    • @marcoemilio6597
      @marcoemilio6597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Nobody cares

    • @kamrynhofeling4273
      @kamrynhofeling4273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @@marcoemilio6597 i care

    • @galacticbreadboi9796
      @galacticbreadboi9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@marcoemilio6597 representation matters and i also care

    • @marcoemilio6597
      @marcoemilio6597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@galacticbreadboi9796 Nahh im sick of people always saying his sexuality like if its important. aS a BiSeXuAl i cAn ReLaTe, imagine if i said: As a guy who likes women i can relate to the protagonist, its just stupid, and im not homofobic, its just looking for attention in internet things like that

    • @spicedch4i
      @spicedch4i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      @@marcoemilio6597 there is straight representation EVERYWHERE. Bisexual representation is very rare. Obviously is someone is bisexual and hispanic, seeing someone who is like them on screen will make them feel good, because they don't see it a lot. Please educate yourself because you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

  • @avettcore
    @avettcore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Fun fact 2: some scenes are of Washington Heights workers doing their actual jobs!

  • @WillowTitov
    @WillowTitov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Lin: Look at my son! Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now!

  • @TeamRemForever
    @TeamRemForever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THIS MASTERPIECE OF A FILM!!!!! In The Heights is one of the best movies I've seen all year!!! The songs were BEYOND CATCHY, the cast was amazing, basically the entire film was a absolute blast from start to finish!!! I HIGHLY recommend it!!! This has potential to get an Oscar Nomination for Best Picture

  • @angelikajoy5673
    @angelikajoy5673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +631

    incoming controversial statement: i’m glad they casted a young actor for the movie adaptation instead of pulling a dear evan hansen and casting the og broadway actor who is way too old

    • @breebiebreeb
      @breebiebreeb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Right??? I know what you mean

    • @SEGASister
      @SEGASister 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Even so, they still had Lin Manuel Miranda in the movie anyway, in such an entertaining role that definitely suits him!

    • @seineevee
      @seineevee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Irrelevant but I’d have loved to see Andrew Barth Feldman as Evan in the movie.

    • @angelikajoy5673
      @angelikajoy5673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@seineevee me too. i think he would have been great and he really deserved that role

    • @kyethepie1
      @kyethepie1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@SEGASister I loved Lin as the Piragua guy. Such a great role for him

  • @alexagomez111
    @alexagomez111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I love how this is filled with easter eggs for latinos. Like on 4:32, he is holding VapoRub while singing "I got it", the most latino mom thing ever😂😂👌🏽

  • @yumikaliu
    @yumikaliu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    i’m like crying and it’s only for 8 minutes. bruh just imagine the tears FOR THE WHOLE MOVIE

    • @coolpato6060
      @coolpato6060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      PLZ I WATCHED THE WHOLE MOVIE AND I CRIED SO MUCH. THEY WERENT EVEN SAD PARTS I WAS JUST EMOTIONAL.

    • @roses1193
      @roses1193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yep! I was in tears like 80% of the movie if not more. Everything about this film is inspiring and beautiful. Nostalgic af for me 🙌🏽🙌🏽

    • @lancekuznitz5741
      @lancekuznitz5741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Such a wonderful heart warming movie

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😏 I also appreciate it’s stealth political message. The savvy billionaire backers funding this show, hope gen-XYZ-ers will emotionally identify w/ the shows “dreamers”....Absolutely genius marketing! A triggered emotional response will be elicited from later media campaigns.

    • @jordanmurphy2262
      @jordanmurphy2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is the first scene and I cried watching it. Then I cried about six more times throughout the next two and a half hours too 😅

  • @enmanuelc2415
    @enmanuelc2415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Alright, I admit shedding a few tears at 0:59 when my country's map was shown on screen. That brought so many beautiful memories from my infancy. Representation does matter--that's no cliche. And, if a movie can evoke so many different emotions in a person within less than a minute of the opening scene... it is a definite MUST-WATCH. I need to support this film and everyone whose hands touched it. Thank you from the heart of a Dominican-American and all of the family members I am dragging with me to see this at the theater! Exhilarating clip!

  • @brittanybarba2234
    @brittanybarba2234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love how all of this cast looks like they could play multi ethnicities!!! Me and my boyfriend are both mixed kids and we both cried the whole film both times we watched it. So much heart was put into this writing

  • @blinkasto182
    @blinkasto182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Yo when everyone starts dancing I just can’t stop repeating it over and over again everything is just so beautiful, and the way they are enjoying the music I just can’t. Props to the director for actually nailing the first song❤️

  • @blinkl1
    @blinkl1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Time to listen to this every hour until the movie release. sadd

    • @POSVO
      @POSVO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s soo good. Already watched it!!

    • @blinkl1
      @blinkl1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@POSVO Can't wait!

  • @viicristina
    @viicristina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "i've never been north of 96th street" girl, i've never been north of the Equator line........

  • @ilikericepudding5575
    @ilikericepudding5575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Yesssss this is how you make an musical adaptation, i'm looking you cats 2019

    • @christinacope562
      @christinacope562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Forget that abomination, just erase it from memory.
      Loved In The Heights!

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh God, the nightmares are coming back.

    • @edwardboland4015
      @edwardboland4015 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larrypoppins6273 was it seriously that terrible

    • @BingQilin
      @BingQilin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edwardboland4015 a furry would have done it better that's all I'm gonna say

  • @laurasarmiento2279
    @laurasarmiento2279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    They’re all so good but oh my god was Anthony the best choice he STOLE THE SHOW 😩😩

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Pretty sure Anthony played the main lead of the movie so he's technically not stealing the show as he owns the entire movie. I feel like Corey Hawkins' Benny will stole the show very much in the movie as the supporting character

    • @emakoo01
      @emakoo01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Bjork4s could not agree more with everything you said. I knew Corey Hawkins was talented but damn, I am blown away, he is nailing Benny and making it his own, I hear Leslie Grace's Nina is also a scene stealer, so just looks like a phenom movie all around.

    • @maitesoto1953
      @maitesoto1953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Honestly if he doesn't blow up after this I'll be both disappointed and surprised. He's crazy talented and has charisma and stage presence for days

    • @ezelfrancisco1349
      @ezelfrancisco1349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they must choose a lead for this show, it might as well be an alumnus of this show

    • @clartblart3266
      @clartblart3266 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's amazing, though as a dominican and a person who hasn't seen the musical yet, the only question I have is if he is dominican american, why did they not cast a dominican american instead?

  • @Burn143
    @Burn143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    The cinematography, the musicality, the storytelling, the characters, etc. You can tell this movie was made with authenticity and pure love. Byeeee the first 8 minutes were amazing. I’m definitely going to see the rest of the movie.💯

  • @jonathan12349111
    @jonathan12349111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is one of the BEST movies I have ever seen! The entire cast did such an amazing job under the brilliant direction of Joh M. Chu, it was simply incredible.
    I can't wait to go see it again.... and again ............. and again.......

  • @zebrafish7267
    @zebrafish7267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I got freakin CHILLS watching this in theaters. And I might've even cried a little bit out excitement. It was my first time going to a movie theater since Tenet, and this was honestly the perfect movie to return to theaters for. It satisfied both my inner cinephile and my inner theatre kid.

  • @kellyb4
    @kellyb4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Anthony’s delivery of “hey ya’ll good morning”. I could hear that every day. 😅

  • @ChadMichaelSimon
    @ChadMichaelSimon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    At first I had this anxiety thinking about, "What will this be to someone who's never seen it? Is it comprehensible with the speed and editing?" but then I think of Hamilton and how nobody gets it all the first or even fifth time, and how helpful subtitles are for rapid lyrics.
    So, that would be my strongest recommendation for those unfamiliar with the show. Turn on the subtitles to catch the names, Spanish, and details.
    Then that anxiety slipped away. The whole package started sneaking up on me. I lost it at the push shot of Usnavi singing with the reflection of the dancers in the window - this is beautiful; this is brilliant. Look at that sea of lives, snapshots of everyday America. This is going to be killer.
    I can't wait to see the scene when Usnavi finally asks her out in "It Won’t Be Long Now."
    Oh snap! Who’s that? Don’t touch me, I’m too hot! Yes! Qué pasó? Here I go! So dope! Y tu lo sabes! No pare.
    Sigue sigue!
    Did you see me?
    Freaky freakit!
    What a way to begin the weekend. Sonny, anything you want is free, man!
    And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic I haven’t forgotten you! Gonna see this honey, make a little money, and one day I’ll hop Jet Blue!
    But until that fateful day, I’m grateful I got a destination.
    I’m runnin’ to make it home And home’s what Vanessa’s runnin’ away from.
    I’m runnin’ to make it home And home’s what Vanessa’s runnin’ away from.

    • @LisaLee__
      @LisaLee__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭🙌🏽

  • @Ez1DD
    @Ez1DD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I'm not into musicals, but this movie had me shooketh.. it's so good. 🤯

  • @bethanykwan
    @bethanykwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I watched this show earlier this week. I've never seen this musical before on Broadway, but this movie made me literally fall in love with this musical. The soundtrack is on repeat 24/7, and I'm watching so many clips of the Broadway musical! This was definitely 10/10 and has to be watched!!