The film is based on Shakespeare's classic "Romeo and Juliet", the story is set in the West Side of Manhattan in New York, and the characters are replaced by the street boy Taibao. Adapted from the musical of the same name. The filming technique of the film also imitates the form of a musical. The pre-opening overture and intermission (INTERMISSION) make people feel like watching a musical in a theater. There are also many musicals in Beijing, such as "Mamma Mia", "Hairspray", etc., but seeing the old musicals 50 years ago is really cordial: At that time, women still wore high-waisted pleated skirts and danced. It is the boggie woggie dance, and gay is more of a meaning of "happiness and joy".
The choreography is a classic. The 10 Oscars are: Best Actor, Best Director, Best Art Director Scene, Best Director, Best Photography, Best Costume, Best Post-Film, Best Image and Best Sound Effects. [1]
"Jets" and "Sharks" are two juvenile gangs that are at odds with each other on the streets of Manhattan. The "Jets" are the second generation of American immigrants, and the "Shark Gang" are Puerto Ricans who have just arrived on the North American continent. The members of the two gangs are all in their early twenties. Natalie Wood (Natalie Wood) and Richard Beymer (Richard Beymer) play the hero and the heroine is a pair of lovers who are not lucky. Tony, the friend of the leader of Jets, and Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks, fell in love at first sight at the prom.
Foreign reviews [2] praised Bernstein's soundtrack.
Personally, I really like the scene in which Anita and Bernardo argue about whether Bernardo’s sister Maria should be with Tony from the "Jets" gang. A sigh of the identity of Puerto Rican immigrants. Background music "America" (America). [3] "Once an immigrant, always an immigrant." The scenes are beautiful, the music is good, and the actor Rita Moreno's performance with a Puerto Rican accent is vibrant and full of Latin style.
Of course, I was most fascinated by the song "Somewhere" [4].
[1] List of other awards won by this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/awards
[2] Film review
"New York Times" Film review :
British Broadcasting Network (BBC):
http://www .bbc.co.uk/films/2005/08/16/west_side_story_2005_review.shtml
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF1739E774BC4152DFB667838A679EDE
Other comments:
http://www.imdb.com/title/ tt0055614/externalreviews
[3] "USA" composer: Bernstein
watch online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QS7wWzwak4
[4] Somewhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQMgCy-n6U
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