I love it when Bernardo tries to convince Anita that all sucks in America, and she stops him by saying "You forget I'm in America". And he just smiles, like he's saying: "You have a point there." Those two were my favourite couple in the movie.
Movie theater owners were reporting that after this scene ended, entire audiences (packed houses) gave this scene a standing ovation --- something theater owners had never seen before or since when screening a movie.
I went to a screening in Hollywood for the 50th anniversary. After this number the audience stood and applauded the cast members in attendance. The theater had stop the film. The number virtually reaches out for your hand and pleads for you to dance along. Absolutely brilliant.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
fun fact: when Rita Moreno won an Oscar for this movie, she thought she had no chance of winning, so she didn’t even bother preparing an award speech. I’m so glad she did tho What an icon!!!
@@mohammedashian8094Fun fact. George first appeared in White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney. He and another guy were dancing while she sang in a nightclub towards the end of the movie, He was really good then and wonderful as Bernardo. And very handsome and what a good dancer!
As vibrant and perfect as any dance/music sequence every put on film. They're all brilliant, but Rita Moreno is simply phenomenal. This sequence is as fresh and electric as the day it was filmed. :)
Bernardo: "Everywhere crime in America" Anita: [SNAP] Bernardo: "Organized crime in America" Anita: [YAWN] Bernardo: "Terrible time in America" Anita: "You forget I'm in America." Rita Moreno is amazing.
Warren Flinn yes but you cannot say that MOST discrimination is towards Mexicans and Muslims when most minorities as a whole receive the same amount of discrimination in this country. Mexicans are not the only latino american race that have to come into America illegally. Central Americans cross through Mexico illegally into America as well, and face those same problems. Caribbean latinos sometimes come on illegal boats, swim, and stay with expired visas.
This is the best part of West Side Story. It has the best dance routine, clever lyrics. It's fun, political and still relevant. Plus I agree with both the points they're making. Anita is my favourite character, but I can't think of who her Shakespearean counterpart is....the nurse?
I guess the closest you can get to Anita's counterpart in Romeo and Juliet is the nurse. That's not as close as Riff / Mercutio and Bernardo / Tybalt, but at times Anita does act as a mother hen to Maria.
I was 14 years old when I went to see this movie in the theater. My 14-year-old cousin went with me. To this day, I vividly remember when an extreme close-up of George Chakiris first came on the screen -- I tell you THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE GAVE A LOUD GASP!!!!! He was just INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING! It was surreal! Me and my cousin were instantly smitten, LOLOL!
@@Jayfive276 Well the film won 10 Academy awards, was critically and commercially successful, is on multiple AFI lists and is regarded as one of the best movie musicals ever made so it’s more than just “what I like” maybe just stick to your little Minecraft videos and not post passive aggressive comments little guy.
@@MyFairOneThe 2021 version also had a lot of scenes changed for the worse, and many of the characters were very miscast and unlikable in the new verison compared to the original
According to Rita Moreno the very end part where the girls are sitting on the shoulders of the dancers she said there were at least over a hundred takes they had to do just to get that one shot.. but this is simply the greatest musical ever made!!
No argument there I saw a live performance in Chicago in 2003 performed by drama teenagers and there was NOT AN EMPTY seat to be had completely sold out- AND a play “Oklahoma “ was at the same time next door I’m afraid zero people went but they learned a lesson : DO NOT try to compete with West Side Story !!!!!!
What makes these dance numbers difficult are the time signatures used throughout Bernstein's music. Moreno said the music does not make dance sense. Dancers are trained to dance to beats in groups of 4 or 8. "America" 's compound meter is 6/8 3/4.
1:11 let's talk about Anita being so supportive when bernardo was dancing and being all "that's my man!" and when she is dancing bernardo was just appreciating her so much一
@@dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760 Same, You could see right after he killed Riff he regretted it. I never liked Tony or Maria, Bernardo will always be my favourite character.
@@marina2387 Natalie Wood and "Tony" weren't dancers and Wood wasn't a singer, only and actress. The others were the finest in the business. Sadly Russ Tamblin's (Riff) career didn't do well after WSS. Poor casting. My fav was Anita as a character and star.
The way the women are dancing in this scene twirling and grabbing their dresses is actually derived from a very old Puerto Rican dance Bomba plena,Its roots come from the Yoruban culture in West Africa brought to Puerto Rico during the slave trade.The dance style and music swept Puerto Rico and is apart of its history.Very clever for the choreography design
I first saw this film in a theatre when I was nine years old. I'm 64 now and this scene still thrills me, still blows me away. WSS remains an incomparable masterpiece as a whole but the planets really lined up for this number. Wow. Just... WOW.
Everybody.....i mean EVERYBODY in this clip is superb, just cannae take my eyes of Rita though. A woman who has aged so gracefully, i mean this is 55 years ago! Still stunning today, what a top lady.
Stop it ! 😂, immigrant song?, in the movie they were Puerto Rican’s, Puerto Rico became a colony of the USA in 1898! West Side Story was released in 1961! The writers should have done their homework & added “I like to live in New York City”. Not I like to live in America 🤔
This has to be THE best dance number in any musical I've ever seen. A timeless and beautiful synchronization of lyrics, music and movement. Thank you so much.
Props to the girl in the striped dress. Everyone else had a longer less tight dress that they could movie around while dancing and she didn’t yet she nailed the choreo!
...................."Everyone there will have moved here..................". For me this is the funniest line in the whole scene. It's more the was she said it than the fact that it's true.
I remember been a teenager growing up in PR and watching this movie on tv....this scene is my favorite from this movie, I can watch it more than once and not get tired of it. Rita Moreno is a national treasure.
This was made about 60 years ago. It's 2020 and some of the same societal problems in the song exist. Over-priced real estate, prejudice, an economy built on credit. These same issues will probably be with us in 2080.
Things are better, please don’t compare the injustice of that time to present day where you can go online or go to the police for that kind of conduct and ruin that person’s life forever, is just out of touch and insensitive towards minorities that lived at that time, a lot are still alive
This song is amazing. Beautiful rhyming and sad realities. Their singing is amazing as well. i was supposed to listen to this for a school assignment, but man I'm hooked. Maybe I should watch the whole West Side Story?
I kind of wished that the broadway version just stuck with this. It is more interesting in a comical way to see both sides argue about staying in America and not go back to Puerto Rico:)
From what I hear, this version of the song was originally planned for Broadway, but it didn't go through because there wouldn't be enough time for the guys to change costumes. And that's why only the women are singing in the Broadway version.
What a fantastic dance number. Brilliant choreography and insanely talented cast. No trick photography or computer generated imagery. This is just pure talent.
agreed. Robert Wise seemed to have the magic touch. Both of his Oscar winning movie musicals were better than the stage editions (SOUND OF MUSIC being the other)
Wanted to know: First, I really opposed a remake of this film, and said no thanks!! Of course, I'm curious because most critics hated it.. How does the new WSS compare to the best one? And is the new one really worth seeing on Blue Ray? I'm leaning toward no..
@@sandrasanders706 My sister loves this movie. She saw the new one, and the only thing she liked was the male lead. Watch this one, and ignore the remake. She's seems to be a fan of musicals. Which is odd as I was the one who was in them in high school.
koral vexler Whoa, I've always wanted to watch Moooovie Clips from "West Sideeee Storyyyy." If it was only available to 'watch here' then I would be disappointed, but I am so thankful it is available to 'waatch heeeere'!
Fell in love with George the first time I saw this film and still love him now. This is the best musical film of all time . I can watch it over and over and never get bored. Fantastic cast, great songs great costumes and wonderful acting.
Rita Moreno is still hot today as she was in 1961. She is an ICON! Saw this movie with my Mom and Dad at a drive-in theater in Ceres, Ca when I was 9 years old. One of the best musicals ever.
I love just about every frame in this movie, and "America" is definitely my favorite song, but it's Rita Moreno's "OOOMPH" at 2:34 that is the unquestioned highlight for me!
A landmark in the history of the American musical and movie.. Between Jerome Robbins choreography, Leonard Bernstein's music, and performances by the cast all add up to brilliance. The smiling lady on the billboard is a fascinating touch.. Timeless, genius work by all.
Whenever I watch the clip of 'America', I tend to miss much of the choreography since I find it impossible to avert my gaze from the delicious Rita Moreno.
And then when she's assaulted by the Jets at the store while the instrumental version of "America" plays, wow. It's like what she said in the song is being thrown back in her face as she realizes the actual struggle Bernardo went through in the streets. That strikes hard.
@@alessia-adams Yeah, i just watched the film for the first time today and i never would've guessed that Bernado would die if i didn't watch it myself(Although i knew that this was an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet). There are almost no comments talking about him dying!
They did the same in one number in Damn Yankees. The lead dancer wears a dress with a very big skirt like the one in this number that she uses to stand out from the other dancers.
The whole cast. This particular song from that musical has always been my favorite. Even though the whole musical was totally entertaining. Couldn't memorize those dance steps even if I actually had talent. Insanely good work by all. Thank you.
The best musical EVER. I saw it for the first time when I was 13, and have seen the movie at least 80 times. I am now 69 and I love it, the cast, the music, the dancing
Apart from how incredible this choreography is and how true the song is STILL NOW can we talk about how ‘Anita’ in this is also ‘Lydia’ in one day at a time, like wowee
1962; I was 9. I saw West Side at the theater and was so blown away I was so much in mourning over Riff’s death and the emotion-charged, action-packed stuff of the movie, I couldn’t concentrate in school and nearly failed 4 th grade! I still don’t regret seeing this masterpiece- and this scene was embedded in my memory! What directing and acting!
As good as the cinematography and the crazy camera movements in the new one are, I feel like this is still better, just pure uninterrupted dancing like if you are seeing a play, the acting and way lines are delivered works better than just being a song
This film is •so• much more exciting to watch than the new one. Spielberg and co. did not know how to set up or film the musical numbers properly, and many of them felt very flat IMO, even though the actors were excellent.
I love it when Bernardo tries to convince Anita that all sucks in America, and she stops him by saying "You forget I'm in America". And he just smiles, like he's saying: "You have a point there."
Those two were my favourite couple in the movie.
Even Bernardo knew a good thing when he say it
In that moment He totaly looks like a Hugh Jackman with that smile :)
uclmu2008 lol mine too
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True.
I don't think anybody realizes just how difficult that choreography is. They're moving on the off beats in a weird time signature... THAT'S HARD!!!
AND IN HEELS
Catherineee J
The girls might have been wearing character shoes.You can dance in them and they give rhe illusion of heels.
Ursine ComicGeek yes!!!
hopegirl518 Ashlynn trippy
True. They were amazing
Movie theater owners were reporting that after this scene ended, entire audiences (packed houses) gave this scene a standing ovation --- something theater owners had never seen before or since when screening a movie.
Epic!
I went to a screening in Hollywood for the 50th anniversary. After this number the audience stood and applauded the cast members in attendance. The theater had stop the film. The number virtually reaches out for your hand and pleads for you to dance along. Absolutely brilliant.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
The original much better than the remake! Long live Natalie Wood...
This movie did NOT need to be remade.@@marknewton6984
Well worth it!
fun fact: when Rita Moreno won an Oscar for this movie, she thought she had no chance of winning, so she didn’t even bother preparing an award speech. I’m so glad she did tho What an icon!!!
The Same thing with George chakiris
@@mohammedashian8094Fun fact. George first appeared in White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney. He and another guy were dancing while she sang in a nightclub towards the end of the movie, He was really good then and wonderful as Bernardo. And very handsome and what a good dancer!
@@rosemariekury9186 "Love, You Done Me Wrong."
rita and the whole cast were fantastic
As vibrant and perfect as any dance/music sequence every put on film. They're all brilliant, but Rita Moreno is simply phenomenal. This sequence is as fresh and electric as the day it was filmed. :)
YES
One could say that about the whole film. Notwithstanding clothes & cars, it could have been made THIS YEAR.
Except that Rita would be able to speak English as she usually does and not have to use the horrible, tacky accent!
I purchased the album, and went o the movies to see it over and over.
Love Rita Moreno.
I just hate it when I'm arguing with my girlfriend and then I start singing and doing interpretive dance.
Yetres That sounds fun, LOL.
That sounds like something my boyfreind will say in the future.
You should win the award for the best comment EVER about a UA-cam video. I love this!
lovely :)
Are you Puerto Rican?
nothing will ever be more iconic than anita's flowy purple dress
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Dorothy’s Ruby Red Slippers 👠
The only thing to give it a run for its money are those lilac pumps
love that dress
Bernardo and Anita's chemistry sizzles in this song! It's probably my favorite piece from the whole film.
Definitely agree.👌
Agreed . I’m obsessed with it
It is the best piece in the film.
Those two are great!
A well-deserved oscar for Rita Moreno. Her performance is so impressive.
Bernardo: "Everywhere crime in America"
Anita: [SNAP]
Bernardo: "Organized crime in America"
Anita: [YAWN]
Bernardo: "Terrible time in America"
Anita: "You forget I'm in America."
Rita Moreno is amazing.
She's incredible even now at almost 90. She's who I want to be when I'm her age. Absolutely love her.
'Everyone there will have moved here'. She steals this movie.
That oooohhh right after 😆
Love her so much... i think she was in the new one too as somebody?
She has a documentary about her on netflix its really interesting
You know, Natalie and Richard were good, but Rita and George were the real IT couple of West Side Story.
That's why they were nominated for and won Oscars.
yay, sharks really can dance.
Hes Greek
Shes Puerto Rican and married a Jewish man there still together
A Dr?
Natalie was awful. Thankfully, Rita, George, Russ and the others make up for her rotten performance.
Miss Wood was only fair and Richard was a bore. Warren Beatty would have been perfect.
you know this song is just relevant now as it was back then
That does include all the positives they bring up in the song
actually most discrimination is towards Mexicans, Muslims, and anyone who disagrees with the republican party.
+Warren Flinn Mexican and Latino Americans suffer the same things. Mexicans ARE latino americans like puerto ricans
Warren Flinn yes but you cannot say that MOST discrimination is towards Mexicans and Muslims when most minorities as a whole receive the same amount of discrimination in this country. Mexicans are not the only latino american race that have to come into America illegally. Central Americans cross through Mexico illegally into America as well, and face those same problems. Caribbean latinos sometimes come on illegal boats, swim, and stay with expired visas.
+Warren Flinn You forgot blacks also.
This is the best part of West Side Story. It has the best dance routine, clever lyrics. It's fun, political and still relevant. Plus I agree with both the points they're making. Anita is my favourite character, but I can't think of who her Shakespearean counterpart is....the nurse?
I think Gee, officer krupke is the best
I guess the closest you can get to Anita's counterpart in Romeo and Juliet is the nurse. That's not as close as Riff / Mercutio and Bernardo / Tybalt, but at times Anita does act as a mother hen to Maria.
For me, it's number two. Gee, Seargent Krupke is my number 1
I think she’s the nurse and messenger combined
IT"S STILL RELEVANT GODDAMIT!!!
One of the best scenes in the history of musical movies. George Chakiris and Rita Moreno are imortals.
Bravo
They were both a blast to watch!
Two of the Best!
Agreed!
I was 14 years old when I went to see this movie in the theater. My 14-year-old cousin went with me. To this day, I vividly remember when an extreme close-up of George Chakiris first came on the screen -- I tell you THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE GAVE A LOUD GASP!!!!! He was just INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING! It was surreal! Me and my cousin were instantly smitten, LOLOL!
I’m sorry but this version is just iconic. Nothing beats it.
I agree. It is very lively, well done and fun! Although the 2021 version was filmed well, it was kinda boring.
"iconic" doesn't mean "thing I like"
@@Jayfive276 Well the film won 10 Academy awards, was critically and commercially successful, is on multiple AFI lists and is regarded as one of the best movie musicals ever made so it’s more than just “what I like” maybe just stick to your little Minecraft videos and not post passive aggressive comments little guy.
I agree. Why did there need to be a remake?
@@MyFairOneThe 2021 version also had a lot of scenes changed for the worse, and many of the characters were very miscast and unlikable in the new verison compared to the original
According to Rita Moreno the very end part where the girls are sitting on the shoulders of the dancers she said there were at least over a hundred takes they had to do just to get that one shot.. but this is simply the greatest musical ever made!!
The gang fight scene is amazing too
Not the greatest but it’s pretty up there.
No argument there I saw a live performance in Chicago in 2003 performed by drama teenagers and there was NOT AN EMPTY seat to be had completely sold out- AND a play “Oklahoma “ was at the same time next door I’m afraid zero people went but they learned a lesson : DO NOT try to compete with West Side Story !!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!
Jerome Robbins was a tyrant. Russ Tamblyn said he worked the dancers to death.
"Everyone there will give big cheer!!"
"Everyone there will have moved here!"
She shot him down so quick🤣🤣
Thats still my favorite line
Stephen Sondheim's lyrics are excellent throughout. They're witty and do exactly what they're meant to do - progress the story.
3:02 OOOOH
Yesssss that’s my favorite line 😂
And Bernardo's face after 🤣🤣
They make the dancing look so effortless even though it's not and takes many years of practice to get to that point.
What makes these dance numbers difficult are the time signatures used throughout Bernstein's music. Moreno said the music does not make dance sense. Dancers are trained to dance to beats in groups of 4 or 8. "America" 's compound meter is 6/8 3/4.
To me that's the sign of an exceptional dancer. They make it look effortless.
True talented professionals have that ability, it's beautiful 💃
That first dance sequence with the guys, and the counter sequence with Anita is just STUNNING in their perfection. The lyrics and music are poetry.
曲の軽妙さ、ダンスの巧みさ、生き生きとした表情、その全てが素晴らしい。
そしてそれだけでなく、当時の"アメリカ"が持つ多面性を男性陣と女性陣の意識・捉え方の違いで露にさせるのも巧みで素晴らしい。
作中でも３本の指に入る、お気に入りの曲です。
1:11 let's talk about Anita being so supportive when bernardo was dancing and being all "that's my man!" and when she is dancing bernardo was just appreciating her so much一
Ooh I never noticed her doing that!
now i even sadder :(
@@dafnepaolarodriguezrojas2760 Same, You could see right after he killed Riff he regretted it. I never liked Tony or Maria, Bernardo will always be my favourite character.
I never noticed that before. Good catch
@@marina2387 Natalie Wood and "Tony" weren't dancers and Wood wasn't a singer, only and actress. The others were the finest in the business. Sadly Russ Tamblin's (Riff) career didn't do well after WSS. Poor casting. My fav was Anita as a character and star.
Rita Moreno kicked ass in this scene. This is perhaps one of the best dance scenes ever in a movie musical.
Perfection.
The way the women are dancing in this scene twirling and grabbing their dresses is actually derived from a very old Puerto Rican dance Bomba plena,Its roots come from the Yoruban culture in West Africa brought to Puerto Rico during the slave trade.The dance style and music swept Puerto Rico and is apart of its history.Very clever for the choreography design
Huh, neato
Hi handsome
Jerome Robbins
Is this what Puerto Ricans looked like in the 60s?
*Yoruba
To me this is one of the most impressive scenes from any musical. From every move to every chord!!!! ❤
This song, the dance routine puts a smile on my face and makes me want to dance! Oh and Rita Moreno as Anita, pure joy!
I first saw this film in a theatre when I was nine years old. I'm 64 now and this scene still thrills me, still blows me away. WSS remains an incomparable masterpiece as a whole but the planets really lined up for this number. Wow. Just... WOW.
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Im pleased to say there are teens here who will continue this movies legacy.My kids are seeing this movie.
Yes!!! And the technicolor film and dress colors are pure magic !!!!!
Hope every artist of whatever creed or colour can experience America!
It is crazy to think that there is now a remake, and now the original Anita plays Valentina.
Everybody.....i mean EVERYBODY in this clip is superb, just cannae take my eyes of Rita though. A woman who has aged so gracefully, i mean this is 55 years ago! Still stunning today, what a top lady.
*pros and cons about being a immigrant song*
Edit: lol I don't remember making this comment 😅
Danatown Smith Pros: it's one of Led Zeppelin's very best songs
Cons: ...
Yo sé que este verano te vas a enamorar palito ortega
Kalle Mattila This is a very underrated joke
There's no pros becuase you Only get your "rights" if u stay on your own side
Stop it ! 😂, immigrant song?, in the movie they were Puerto Rican’s, Puerto Rico became a colony of the USA in 1898! West Side Story was released in 1961! The writers should have done their homework & added “I like to live in New York City”. Not I like to live in America 🤔
This has to be THE best dance number in any musical I've ever seen. A timeless and beautiful synchronization of lyrics, music and movement. Thank you so much.
「ウエストサイド物語」の中ではこの「アメリカ」の歌と踊りが最高のマックスシーンだと思います。ＣＤも買いましたがこのシーンだけ見たいので今は殆どUA-camで何度も拝見してます。やっぱり凄い最高です！ジョージチャキリスさんは日本でジュエリー販売の仕事で来ていらっしゃって、大阪の某ホテルでお会いしました。もう年齢もいって凄く痩せてましたね。このミュジカル映画は歴史に残る素晴らしい作品です。
I want a dress that flowy...
Isagail
Me too
I'm a man and i want it too!
@@marcianito2020 - I just don't have the legs for it. Even if I shaved them. And like you, I'm also chromosomally challenged.
But it comes with so much power
I can watch this music and dance for another 50 years and not get tired of it. Bernardo and Anita... great
Andrew Wan - Bernardo and Anita were GOALS.
Agreed
Two lovely lovely, joyful, talented people. I never get tired of watching them.
Rita aka the girl who plays Anita is now in a show called one day at a time on Netflix she plays Lydia the grandma
Rita Moreno has been a major influence in film and tv. She may be an elder now, but wiki her, her career is amazing.
Oh my god I love her
Ur kidding 😍😍😍
Eatthatturtlle I KNEW SHE WOULD REMIND ME OF SOMEBODY AND ALWAYS THOUGHT ABIUT COULD IT BE LYDIA FROM THE SHOW?
AMAZING SHOW!
Props to the girl in the striped dress. Everyone else had a longer less tight dress that they could movie around while dancing and she didn’t yet she nailed the choreo!
Never get enough of this classic film. Charkiris and Moreno were well deserving of their Oscars.
its sad that they guys are saying these thing in 1960 but it still applies in 2017
m. s very
My Grandpa litterily made that point two days ago.
2018 & 2019
True. I’m pretty sure it will still apply in 2119 as well.
Robert Phillips whoa you from the future
...................."Everyone there will have moved here..................".
For me this is the funniest line in the whole scene. It's more the was she said it than the fact that it's true.
I remember been a teenager growing up in PR and watching this movie on tv....this scene is my favorite from this movie, I can watch it more than once and not get tired of it. Rita Moreno is a national treasure.
This was made about 60 years ago. It's 2020 and some of the same societal problems in the song exist. Over-priced real estate, prejudice, an economy built on credit. These same issues will probably be with us in 2080.
Things are better, please don’t compare the injustice of that time to present day where you can go online or go to the police for that kind of conduct and ruin that person’s life forever, is just out of touch and insensitive towards minorities that lived at that time, a lot are still alive
@@hrg8279 You have reading comprehension issues. I didn't make a judgement that things were better, worse or equal. I said the same issues exist.
no credit cards back then.
Wonder why people are trying so very hard to get to America if it’s so bad??? Things that make you go hum
@@kayfarquar2034fun fact…credit cards existed back then
This song is amazing. Beautiful rhyming and sad realities. Their singing is amazing as well.
i was supposed to listen to this for a school assignment, but man I'm hooked. Maybe I should watch the whole West Side Story?
Simply one of the greatest musical and dance numbers of all time.
Agreed lol
With out a doubt...historical and true 👍
In every possible way this is totally stunning
Rita Moreno stole that movie right away from Natalie Wood!
You said it! What a presence.
Debby R in my opinion Rita’s better
Debby R Well, Rita did win the Oscar lol
@@MultiCrimsonRain *Rita won the Oscar
Stéffany P what are you correcting, they said it right
What a true masterpiece, incredible dancing, acting, mesmerizing music. Timeless.
My all time favorite musical.
I kind of wished that the broadway version just stuck with this. It is more interesting in a comical way to see both sides argue about staying in America and not go back to Puerto Rico:)
From what I hear, this version of the song was originally planned for Broadway, but it didn't go through because there wouldn't be enough time for the guys to change costumes. And that's why only the women are singing in the Broadway version.
What a fantastic dance number. Brilliant choreography and insanely talented cast. No trick photography or computer generated imagery. This is just pure talent.
The movie was sooooo much better than on stage. unbelievable
agreed. Robert Wise seemed to have the magic touch. Both of his Oscar winning movie musicals were better than the stage editions (SOUND OF MUSIC being the other)
@@billfisher9238 To be fair - it's AWFULLY hard to compete with the actual Alps. But I hear ya...Sound of Music is a wonderful movie.
I missed Anita’s sass and fire in the new Film. Rita Moreno was the BOMB!
Wanted to know: First, I really opposed a remake of this film, and said no thanks!! Of course, I'm curious because most critics hated it.. How does the new WSS compare to the best one? And is the new one really worth seeing on Blue Ray? I'm leaning toward no..
@@sandrasanders706 My sister loves this movie. She saw the new one, and the only thing she liked was the male lead. Watch this one, and ignore the remake.
She's seems to be a fan of musicals. Which is odd as I was the one who was in them in high school.
The music and choreography in this number is just stunning!
Wow, I'm really impressed by the choreography!
hear hear all o yous. i am 80 now and still in luv with Rita Moreno and West Side Story.
leo simons you still alive my man?
@@sapujapu6323 hmmm.
Sapu Japu lmaooo
Sapu Japu it’s been 5 years oh no lmao
*The energy, dancing and choreography in this film is simply fantastic !*
Today we lost the man who gave us the lyrics for one of the greatest musicals ever made!
Thank you Mr Sondheim for everything 👏🏻💖
xxoxxoxo
And Yvonne Othon two days earlier who played one of Anita's friends.
Stephen Sondheim also brought us Sweeney Todd!
Watching this just leaves me speechless.
Lord have mercy...Rita Moreno is STUNNING!!!!!
Pure masterpiece
Loved the passionate chemistry between Bernardo & Anita!
George and Rita really rocked this song!
Now this is the West Side Story that I remembered😀😀😀
At 2:15 Anita did the dab
Jimmy Likes to Swimmy SHE DAAAAAABBED
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koral vexler Whoa, I've always wanted to watch Moooovie Clips from "West Sideeee Storyyyy." If it was only available to 'watch here' then I would be disappointed, but I am so thankful it is available to 'waatch heeeere'!
Brooke G. No
Stop
I'm never going to unsee that
Fell in love with George the first time I saw this film and still love him now. This is the best musical film of all time . I can watch it over and over and never get bored. Fantastic cast, great songs great costumes and wonderful acting.
Rita Moreno is still hot today as she was in 1961. She is an ICON! Saw this movie with my Mom and Dad at a drive-in theater in Ceres, Ca when I was 9 years old. One of the best musicals ever.
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This song/arrangement has a crescendo like I have never heard on another one before.... I love it..
The lyrics still have so much significance today. What a timeless and entertaining classic.
Now THIS is a dance number.
I love just about every frame in this movie, and "America" is definitely my favorite song, but it's Rita Moreno's "OOOMPH" at 2:34 that is the unquestioned highlight for me!
Still can't believe that there was only one REAL puertorican actress the rest are americans
that's why when they say something in spanish it sounds kind of weird.
Last time I checked, Puerto Ricans are also Americans citizens. But I agree they should of gotten more Puerto Ricans or Latino/Hispanic actors.
i agree
April Juliet Ziegler how am I a racist?
That's how the buisness goes...
im obsessed with this song and performance and how cute are bernardo and anita? the best couple!
A masterpiece ❤
oh my my I love this song so much.
I must have listened to this song more then 100 times.
What a choreography
Possibly my favourite movie scene ever! I could watch it over and over again!!!!!
A landmark in the history of the American musical and movie.. Between Jerome Robbins choreography, Leonard Bernstein's music, and performances by the cast all add up to brilliance. The smiling lady on the billboard is a fascinating touch.. Timeless, genius work by all.
Could never make a movie like this today, that's for sure!
Like what?
This choreography and their ability to perform it is incredible!
Whenever I watch the clip of 'America', I tend to miss much of the choreography since I find it impossible to avert my gaze from the delicious Rita Moreno.
The saddest thing is she only realized he was right when he died
And then when she's assaulted by the Jets at the store while the instrumental version of "America" plays, wow. It's like what she said in the song is being thrown back in her face as she realizes the actual struggle Bernardo went through in the streets. That strikes hard.
@@tatianamelendez490 yeah
@@alessia-adams Yeah, i just watched the film for the first time today and i never would've guessed that Bernado would die if i didn't watch it myself(Although i knew that this was an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet). There are almost no comments talking about him dying!
I know right. My heart broke for her.
God this scene makes me fall in the love with the costume design in this film even more. Anita's dress is so beautiful.
They did the same in one number in Damn Yankees. The lead dancer wears a dress with a very big skirt like the one in this number that she uses to stand out from the other dancers.
Not to mention the pants!
@@bilahn1198 bruh
One of the best musical moment of all times. George and Rita were awesome.
ICONIC AND FAVORITE SCENE EVER
Rita manages to shine in spite of all the other excellent dancers. Must be star quality.
Bernardo: “Organized crime in America,”
Me: Wait hold up you are in a g a n g
What are you complaining about?
I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!! LIKE
"You know you're not helping with that buddy-"
VileHarteBeest A gang to defend themselves?
“No no no, he’s got a point.”
I think he meant the big corporations!!
The sharks were more of a crew to watch each other's back than an actual steet gang, much less a organized crime syndicate. Huge difference.
Clever lyrics with sharp 'political digs
Lively music in this case and lovely ballads in the show.
Light entertainment of the highest calibre.
It's not so light towards the end.
+Peter Joy What I was just thinking. 😂
One of my all time favorite movie scenes.
Best musical ever
I love the wit in this song and their accents and voices omg.
Yeah, real wit; it's amazing how homosexuals, whether they're Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart or Stephen Sondheim always manage to have "real wit."
One of my very favourite movie scenes ever!
The whole cast. This particular song from that musical has always been my favorite. Even though the whole musical was totally entertaining. Couldn't memorize those dance steps even if I actually had talent. Insanely good work by all. Thank you.
Just amazing dancing. Jerome Robins was the man. Wow!
Perfection. Fluid in every angle.
Dancing is a MILLION times better than Strictly! George Chakiris is AMAZING and deservedly won an Oscar for this movie.
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wow! HIs "lines" are Perfection
My favourite song from my favourite musical EVER!! The energy of their dancing leaves me breathless! Absolutely mind blowing!
George and Rita are fantastic!
However, Rita Moreno is Outstanding in this movie! I have always loved her as an actress and performer. She is so talented.
The best musical EVER. I saw it for the first time when I was 13, and have seen the movie at least 80 times. I am now 69 and I love it, the cast, the music, the dancing
Apart from how incredible this choreography is and how true the song is STILL NOW can we talk about how ‘Anita’ in this is also ‘Lydia’ in one day at a time, like wowee
1962; I was 9. I saw West Side at the theater and was so blown away I was so much in mourning over Riff’s death and the emotion-charged, action-packed stuff of the movie, I couldn’t concentrate in school and nearly failed 4 th grade! I still don’t regret seeing this masterpiece- and this scene was embedded in my memory! What directing and acting!
Best musical dance scene ever!!
As good as the cinematography and the crazy camera movements in the new one are, I feel like this is still better, just pure uninterrupted dancing like if you are seeing a play, the acting and way lines are delivered works better than just being a song
Remakes never have the magic that the original ones create. Usually it is because they are trying to pander to something.
This film is •so• much more exciting to watch than the new one. Spielberg and co. did not know how to set up or film the musical numbers properly, and many of them felt very flat IMO, even though the actors were excellent.
Epic, as a kid my mom would always cry watching this movie.
same here, but only at the ending.