Director Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, who is in charge of choreography, broke through the indoor limitations of traditional song and dance films, bringing the song and dance scenes to the streets, and emphasized the group dance design of large scenes. A series of dances have strong modern dance, fanaticism, Bright, unrestrained, full of vitality and full of rhythm characteristics, excellent visual effects.
The music of the film breaks through the style of traditional song and dance film, and is infused with the enthusiastic and wild characteristics of the modern young people. The combination with the dance scene is particularly subtle; many episodes in the film such as "Tonight" and "Maria" are all beautiful and beautiful. , And "Goodbye tonight" allows people to appreciate the energetic, wild and unrestrained emotions of young people.
From the beginning of the film, the rhythmic beauty and sense of flow of the camera are reflected. With the emergence of music, bizarre stains overlap, and the lens is flying in the air like a bird looking down. The panoramic view of New York City can be seen in full view, as it jumps. With rhythm, the camera swooped down and landed on the streets of New York City lightly and neatly. This freewheeling temperament also fully reflects the careful design of the choreographer Robbins. He makes full use of real space and limited props to expand the stylized ballet dance without leaving a trace, thus preserving the beauty of the stage. It also has a bright and clear narrative and lyrical style. Basketball courts, seesaws, warehouses and roads have become infinitely extending and handy art tools. The perfect combination of the two artistic qualities makes the film achieve a reasonable and complementary balance between the strong stage rendering power and realistic colors. point.
