West Side Story .

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West Side Story

Wait, *the* #Spielberg directed a remake of my (grand/)parents' favourite musical?! Be still my beating heart!

The great director updates some of the more, uh, fraught elements of the (still pretty legendary, just so, ya know, we acknowledge the, uh, fraught elements)original. 

At this point, we know all the songs, and here he switches them up cleverly, so it's not just a dutiful remake, making it his own. And, c'mon, who does kinetic cinema better than him?

Peck fills the *impossible* shoes of Jerome Robbins well with the updated choreography. The leads do their best to fill the, uh, leads, but keep an eye on Alvarez, Andres Rivera, and Menas, who fill in admirably for the originals. But, manohmanohman, how about Faist and DeBose, who steal the show; pretty impossible given who the originals were, man, let's hope this is only the beginning for them🤩!

But, dudes, hello?, Moreno, my g*ds, she just strolls in and takes command, and, boy, when Spielberg switches it up and gives her that song, well, my gosh, bad day to not have my allergy meds on hand. #Oscars for all four!

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Steven Spielberg Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim Janusz Kaminski (35mm film!) Tony Kushner Michael Kahn(still going strong🎞✂️💪! 
Rita Moreno Ariana DeBose Mike Faist David Alvarez Iris Menas Josh Andres Rivera Rachel Zegler Corey Stoll Brian d'Arcy James Ansel Elgort
@westsidestorymovie @amblin @stevenspielbergfans @20thcenturystudios 


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