West Side Story MOVIE REACTION
Added 2020-03-15 01:30:43 +0000 UTCThank you Heidi Marcum for sponsoring this wonderful film!
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PamRenea
2020-03-16 13:32:01 +0000 UTCIt's Rita Moreno :)
Julian
2020-03-16 13:24:14 +0000 UTCWatching this movie with you was hilarious. Also. Did you know the abuela in One Day at a Time was in this movie. It was Anita! She won the Oscar for her part and it's what led to her being a Egot winner. Rita Morales I believe is her name. Shes a legend. She was very young in this movie.
PamRenea
2020-03-16 03:05:23 +0000 UTCThank you so, so much for your reaction for this beautiful movie. I love West Side Story and I'm happy you enjoyed it too. I love how it is a modern day retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a musical classic, and how it tragically shows the sorrow and pain that hatred can cause no matter the circumstances. The music and the dancing is really what makes this movie what it is. I truly love the artistry shown through the music and dance among the story. Truly masterful and unique. My favorite songs... I love America sung by Anita, Bernardo, and the Sharks. I just love the dance performed throughout this song and the banter between the men and women. I also really love the Rumble Song sung by the entire cast... the Jets, the Sharks, Anita, Tony, and Maria, in a medley of a number of the songs throughout this beautiful film. And I also really love Tonight sung by Tony and Maria. It's just so beautiful, romantic, and emotional, as it shows how deeply these two are in love in spite of them just having met. Fun fact... The creators of this movie wanted more for Maria's singing voice, than what Natalie Wood could sing, even though she too has a beautiful voice. So, they found actress and singer, Marni Nixon to sing for Maria. Marni Nixon also is the actress chosen to sing for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady as well, as well as for a few more women in other classic musicals. It's unfortunate for Natalie that she just couldn't hit the really high notes like Marni Nixon could. However, I love, love, love Maria's singing voice. It's absolutely gorgeous. Also... I love Richard Beymer as Tony, Natalie Wood as Maria, and I love Rita Moreno as Anita. I love the entire cast, but these three actors and their characters stand out to me above the rest. As for the overall storyline... I love Tony's and Maria's love story and while this movie ends in tragedy just like Romeo and Juliet, it's powerful. Sadly, the hate between these two rivals spreads so far until this love between Tony and Maria is destroyed, causing Maria to feel true hate for the first time in her life when Tony dies in her arms thanks to Chino killing him. A bullet wasn't what kills him, but hatred and racism that sadly still exists in the world today like it did back then and through all of history. However, in spite of their differences and hatred of one another, such tragedy actually brings the Americans and Puerto Ricans together, however brief it was when they both step in to help carry Tony's body away out of respect upon feeling ashamed of all they've done and for causing two innocent people to suffer so greatly. As for Maria loving Tony in spite of him having unwittingly killed Bernardo... Maria chose to forgive him and showed understanding of his actions, even though they did result in the death of her brother. She dared to choose love over hate, when few people have the courage to do so. If more people were as brave as Maria and Tony, then our world would be a far better place. As for Tony killing Bernardo in retaliation after he killed Riff... it's really tragic, because Tony killed Maria's brother in a rage that distorted his senses. He didn't want to kill Bernardo. Not even after Bernardo killed Riff. Sadly... Riff was like a brother to him, and the shock of seeing Riff die overpowered all his senses. It's very sad. It was wrong, and yet I can also understand why Tony retaliated. Had everything not happened so fast, and if Bernardo survived the rumble after he killed Riff, Tony never would have hunted Bernardo down to kill him out of revenge like the Jets would have done. Tony is a good man and not a killer. Not in his heart. Bernardo's death came in the heat of the moment upon losing the person closest to him his whole life. So while most people might not be so forgiving of him, I appreciate that Maria could find it in her heart to forgive him, and that even Anita was able to put her own pain aside to be willing to help Maria and Tony so they could be together. Sadly, the Jets' cruelty and hatred of the Puerto Ricans changed everything, causing Anita to tell the lie that brought about Tony's death. I don't really blame her for what she did when she told the Jets that Chino had killed Maria. Yes... it too was wrong, but the Jets were attempting to gang rape her before Doc returned and stopped them. It's so tragic. And I feel so badly for Anita. It makes me hate the Jets. Both the Jets and the Sharks are in the wrong, because their hatred for the opposite sides shows the tragedy that hatred can cause. Overall... I absolutely love this musical. I love the music, the dancing, the cast and their characters, and I love the overall story told and its themes. Thank you so very much again for this fun reaction to such a beautiful movie! Until your next movie reactions... :)
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-03-15 06:24:01 +0000 UTC
