Steven Spielberg reimages iconic musical ‘West Side Story,’ spotlights authenticity
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2021
- EGOT winner Rita Moreno, who was an original cast member of the 1961 film, joins Spielberg's film as a consultant and opens up about years of battling colorism in Hollywood.
Every high school student should see this play…movie… art changes people’s hearts…we can always wish for that !
You can still hear the passion in Steven's voice this man still loves making movies
I haven’t seen it yet, but one look at the sets, costumes, cinematography, and dancing tells me it’s going to be incredible.
I love the original! I am excited to see the new take on it by Steven Spielberg.
I was in WSS my junior year of high school back in 1973. I was Riff's partner in the dance-off. What an honor. A lot of dancing. I was co-choreographer. Wish I was in that shape today.
One of my favorite movies growing up! Thanks mom!
Hello beautiful 😍
The creators of WSS understood NYC very well, since they were born and raised there. It's literally the Anthem of NYC. Jerome Robbin's choreography is superb, first the Jets are walking, then segueing into dance, same for the Sharks, on the gritty streets of NYC, with tenements in the background. To turn a classic like Romeo and Juliet into a modern day love story, is nothing short of originality and insight. This film was, and still is, intense, compelling and thought-provoking.
60 Years of West Side Story (1961-2021).
Thank you Stephen, something to look forward to. 😊🌸
Westside Story impacted on me as a young child. I was cognizant and empathetic enough to know a lot of the Social issues with a desire for them to change. I sang for a couple of youthful decades all the songs to myself as they were well thought out. Glad to see Rita Moreno and the other gentleman in this interview. Great talk and Thoughtful Empathy of casting consciousness change by Steven Spielberg in 2021 versus the less Empathetic minds of the 50s. I hope it does well.
@6:12, wow!
If gets the seal of approval from Stephen Sondheim, that seals the deal for me about how good this adaptation is.
I loved ❤️❤️that musical, and shed a flow of tears at the end of the original movie. I was SOOOOOexcited when I got the soundtrack for my 12th birthday. I learned every word and note. I’m excited to see the new remake.!
Thank you Rita! Thank you Steven. Saw the original several times...Once on Broadway and then the movie... WOW!
Man I can’t wait to see this remake! Looks awesome!
Nice. If Spielberg makes it, it's good
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Puerto Rican Legend! 🇵🇷♥️
WSS has to be in the top three BEST musicals, period!
Told my 34 year old son Kris, what a musical! Beautiful story! Tony and ??? Natalia Wood?
I am sure that this will be good, but I still don't see how you can "re-imagine" something that has been epic since its inception. The lighting quality and such looks amazing. I just hope this is not some modernized version that feels the need to represent every label in society, like a gay, transvestite, one-legged Eskimo wishing to go to space. It does not need woke re-imagination.
I loved the original and watched it easily 50-100 times. I wore out the original album. I was anxious but nervous about watching this new movie, because I usually don’t care for change. I watched it yesterday in the afternoon with my wife, Wow!! I loved it, even with subtle changes, and some numbers sung in a different part of the movie. The story line flowed beautifully. Amazing.
I look forward t seeing this readaptatin. I remember hearing that for the original, filmed on the streets of NY, the word on the street was not vandalize the sets because "They are telling our story".
I am so glad they are casting Latinex actors in the Puerto Rican roles and I love that they were smart enough to grab Rita Moreno to give the show a whole lot of class.
Interesting
Latinex is like the N word. Latinos consider it a slur.
Now I want to see it!
Can’t wait to see the new version
I want to see now 😩
The actor who plays Tony, also played Carrie's prom date, where he died. Now as Tony he meets a similar fate. Maybe he should stay away from school dances.
I know!
Right?!
Poor guy! 😥😭
Okay, new film. Spielberg, great. Fine. Suddenly Sondheim has nothing good to say about the original movie. Well, his lyrics. If that’s how he feels, he’s entitled.
Will I go see it? Probably. I know there are things I won’t like. More violence, more swearing. I’d bet money on OBVIOUS sex. It’s 2021, not 1961.
Things are allowed.
But I was in a movie theater in 1968, WSS was rereleased. I was overtaken with the magic of the songs, the dancing, the acting, THE movie.
And THAT’S the perfect WEST SIDE STORY to me. I’ve seen it more times than I can count. I can do most of the dialogue as I watch the scenes.
I’ll love it passionately every day I have left. It will never be “not as good” to me.
I just got heartburn
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It's like right out of "Mulholland Drive": "This is the girl."
Should be based on the biggest divide... the political one.
That's great but today everything is about identity. Identity is narrow there is so much more to a human being ...
To remake West Side Story is just plain cheeky. Nothing can compete with - or replace - the original. And originality is something Spielberg apparently lacks.
Agree 100% nothing will compare to original.
Totally disagree. People like you believe they are in "possession of the truth". Why? Who are you? Why don't you give Spielberg a chance because your opinion is also cemented? Not that Spielberg needed to get a chance from you, but ... you know what I mean. Tony and Maria were way too old in the first movie. In Shakespeare they are around 15, 16. In terms of age and credibility, the modern version is more correct and better. AND: Rachel Zegler sings herself, HOW !!!! Natalie Wood did not sing herself, but was "dubbed". I do not understand why the lovers of the 1st film recognize this so little in their argument. That is a major shortcoming. And the "blackfacing" of the white actors - ok, that was what they did back then, but it damaged their credibility. I think the new version is much better. And it comes much closer to the original from Sondheim / Bernstein.
@@mathiassiebert1217 Tony didn’t sing either and some of Riffs singing was dubbed. Tony’s was dubbed by Jimmie Bryant. So you would of liked it better if they used a 15 year old Maria and a 16 year old Tony? I’m not saying this one can’t be good maybe even excellent but I love the original actors in their roles and am not going to like these more.also I saw it when it when it came out in 1961, so there is that.
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It would've been cool to see lin manuel miranda do some of the music for this, since he's Latino, and the film is obviously heavily Latino certainly more than even the original was. That would've been a great choice, maybe spielberg and lin can find another project to work on.
Please Lin Manuel Miranda does not need to be a part of every musical movie made. Sondheim’s and Bernstein’s lyrics are as close to perfect. they don’t need to add new things
@@Bwayswiftmac It's Bernstein's music and Sondheim's lyrics.
A new song will have to be written in order to qualify for an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination. No new song was created for the original 1961 motion picture. "Moon River" from _Breakfast at Tiffany's_ won that year.
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I’m Taiwanese, but please stay with the topic.
Sounds like Steven had to get his fingerprints on something else. West Side Story is a masterpiece, never should have been touched again
"Reimages" what
Tribalism, gangs of NYC, cultural self segregation.
There's something bland about Ansel Elgort; He doesn't register much for me in the clips that I've seen. Seems like they could've cast a leading man who's more charismatic and better looking.
Looking forward to seeing this version of WSS. It has about 95% tomatometer rating so far.
I have heard from people who have seen it the he is miscast and missed the mark
@@tbam73 I have seen itn twice and think Ansel Elgort as Tony is good. Fantastic singing voice and good chemistry. Looks are an opinion.
WOW! 🥺
I think he's GORGEOUS and PHENOMENAL as Tony!; but then everyone is entitled to their opinion......and that's mine!!
no subtitles?????????????. because understanding the dialog is racist.
Authenticity? Is that a joke? The original
had a gritty look. This one has a sanitized
Disney, cgi look. In any case , lookout!
BOMB! The original will be remembered.
How will anyone remember a movie they
have not seen? Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you, for your viewing pleasure.The original, the classic.
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Did they change it to suit diversity?
It wouldn't make a whole lotta sense seeing white actors in brownface in this day and age.
@@thehostofmmm they need a few trans.
@@TheWorldisSoDivided Well Anybodys is played by non-binary actor Iris Menas.
It's actually the opposite.
The 1961 version changed because of diversity.
No classic will be spared. Next remake: Singin in the Rain.
Yea, not all remakes are needed
Not a remake. It's a new adaptation of the same source.
Why not ?
This isn’t a remake. It’s a readaptation of the Broadway show.
I would love to see a gritty Gone With The Wind👍🏿
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I bet there is not even one Puertorican in this new movie.Only Rita Moreno.
All Puerto Rican roles were filled by Latinx actors. Ariana DeBose (Anita) is half Afro-Puerto Rican.
So creatively bankrupt.
“While the original movie has cemented its status as a classic over the years, it’s also come under fire for casting white actors in roles as Puerto Rican characters. This time around, Spielberg sought to prioritize representation.”
Prioritize the characters representation really? Maria is Colombian 🤨 ugh. Still wrong. #TheIronyOfHollywood #WhatEverWorks
Ariana DeBose who plays Anita is from an Afro-Puerto Rican father.
@@RaymondHng Great. And the rest of the cast? I thought this was a story about the Puerto Rican’s and The W’s
The cast should all be Puerto Ricans + are the W casts all white?
#Jobs #TheIronyOfHollywood #WhateverWorks
With a new name as well “Woke Side Story”
Oh yes because the original film version wasn’t woke.
What with its themes of racism, xenophobia, juvenile delinquency, gang violence, and police corruption! 🙄
what the hell is even woke with this? please y’all grasp at straws 💀
While the original dealt with racism and police corruption. Wow! Sure the 1961 version is by no means "woke" with lyrics like "All things are right in America. Only if you're all white in America." Sure... the original is somehow much less so.
@@abandonedfragmentofhope5415 How is the original less woke than the remake? It’s always been political.
Wow a remake of the same movie same 2 gangs and that's exciting?? NOT!!!! Now if you had a modern version say crips against the proud boys maybe you got something, but the old version remake into the same old version I don't think so....
How a great director like Spielberg, chose not to or just didn't think of basing the remake on the Palestine and Israeli conflict is a shame. He's obviously Jewish so I'm thinking he doesn't want to shed light on the horrible things that the Zionist Israel regime constantly commits in Gaza and the West Bank. It would be almost too perfect, he could called it "West Bank Story". One side has family in Hamas, the other has a family that took Palestine land and homes. Could've had a lot of potential and who knows, maybe this movie could bring peace between Palestinian and Israelis.... 😆🤣🤣😁 forget the last part.
New West Side Story:
1. Good idea to have Rita Marino inserted into the Steven Spielberg script of *West Side Story*
2. Best Actress role for Oscar nomination for Spielberg's version will be Maria (Rachel Zegler) and then Anita (Ariana DeBose) for supporting Oscar nomination. I think Rachel Zegler's acting for Maria, was better than Natalie Wood in Robert's Wise production.
3. Second choice for best supporting actress: Rita Marino. (yes again)
4. I did not like any of the character actors choice for either the Jets or Sharks in this Spielberg version.
5. I did not like the first act of the Spielberg version as much as the Robert Wise version, but the second act of Spielberg's version made up for the 1st act's shortcomings. Spielberg's first act of his movie was too, too, dark.
6. My choice for which movie was better would be the flawless *1st* West Side Story. Robert Wise was the better Director in this for the 1st Movie version of the play. However the second act of Spielberg's version made tears come from my eyes, but don't tell anybody as I don't want my manhood questioned.
7. In the first movie the Jet gang gave respect for the little girl playing on the ground and walked around her play area. In the Spielberg version the Jets ripped up the little girls artwork on the ground. I could not get behind the Jets after that.
8. The dance scenes in both versions were equally good.
9. Spielberg claimed he did not want to copy the first, Robert Wise version, however he did in the opening. In the first, Wise version, we have an aerial shot flying over Manhattan, in Spielberg's version we have an aerial shot flying over the demolished section of the gang area with same intro music.
10. Spielberg's version of West Side Story, should be nominated for *Best Picture* Oscar this year, however from the *WOKE* Hollywood, they might choose another low budget foreign movie made with no whites in it, that nobody will see, for diversity's sake. Then that will remind me of Marxist Korean movie (looked like a college student made film) winning Best Picture over "1917" a real professional movie. And like Spielberg's movie, "Saving Private Ryan" that didn't win Best Picture, which it should have, over that terrible love movie, again, that nobody saw.
11. Why couldn't Spielberg use any other race besides Puerto Rican? That was a racist decision on WOKE Spielberg. High class acting is art, that a great actor could pull it off. Spielberg now denies race to play any role unless they are the same race of the character portrayed? This is a slam in the face of all actors. Example, he could have used actors from any South American country as long as they looked Puerto Rican. Come on man! Spielberg trying to be WOKE is a racist to all other promising actors.
13. What was this freak dark character tranny character that used to be a tom boy girl in the Robert Wise motive? We could see in the Robert Wise movie that this was a tom boy girl. However in this movie, we don't know who this scary creature from hell was in Spielberg's version. Spielberg was again trying to be WOKE by picking a tranny freak character from this years 2021 to by making the LGBTQ people happy. That demonic freak character was a bust.