Probably some of spielberg's most fluid camera movement. It allows for the already great dance choreography to flourish and add another level to its musical numbers which, I don't really love. I like them but I wouldn't really listen to them or remember them.
The cast is great but some characters feel underwritten in the end, especially mike faists character, i like that he dies because of his own actions but it leaves his character unsatisfying. There are other characters in this film that feel underwritten but the main leads are great.
West Side Story
A city divided. Their love will challenge everything.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
12/8/2021Runtime
156 minsOverview
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
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A sweeping musical retelling of Romeo and Juliet where the passion is as much about defiant love across racial and social divides as it is about the young couple at its heart. Spielberg's 2021 adaptation pulses with kinetic dance, visceral tension, and operatic emotion that builds toward inevitable tragedy.
Mood
RomanticTenseBittersweetDefiant
Themes
LoveRaceClassIdentityComing of age
Look
PainterlyStylized genreWidescreen epic
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Racial violenceGraphic violence
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