Watching *WEST SIDE STORY* (2021) Made Me Feel ALIVE Again! Actor Reacts!
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- WEST SIDE STORY (2021) Made Me Feel ALIVE Again! Actor Reacts! This is my Movie Commentary and Movie Reaction for West Side Story 2021 Remake!
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This movie made me really understand and feel for Anita in a way I never have. She looses the love of her life, has to identify his body, then is forced to give a police report with no time to process or grieve. Then, finally, when she is able to go home and be with someone who should understand what she’s going through, she finds Maria with Bernardo’s killer, gets (justifiably) upset and ends up being the one to comfort Maria! Then she gets blown off and disrespected by the detective, has to face the Jets at Maria’s behest and ultimately is assaulted. It’s no wonder she gave up at that point and told them Maria was dead. She wanted Tony to hurt and to protect Maria. She was probably also so emotionally spent and traumatized that it makes perfect sense why she said what she said. I know Tony and Maria are the main characters, but Anita went through the gauntlet that night.
Anita was always my favorite character in both original and the new one
Ya' think?!
I can’t believe this was Rachel Zegler’s first movie and she absolutely killed it as Maria🥺
YES. SHE WORKED.
Because she had previously performed the same rol in the theater.
seeing her on youtube and then transitioning on the big screen was the wildest thing ever. I feel like a proud mom even though she doesn't know I exist
@@Threeleebird as a school performance when she was 16. This is very different
Not Mike Faist getting the role and going ‘So… will I have to dance? 😟’ and Steven Spielberg going “😐 it’s west side story, Mike” 😂😂😂
Oh Mikey boy
I mean he wanted to dance so badly, he’s a dancer (he’s remarkable in newsies on broadway) but he got riff and riff isnt that much of a dancer so the question was wholesome
@@MelErcoli nah he really really didn’t want to dance, I’ve seen multiple interviews where he was whining about having to dance 😂 I think he might have felt a little shy around everyone, especially Spielberg, but he also has a low self esteem I think.
@@MelErcoli nope, he said 'do i have to dance?' because he didn't want to.
it was actually when he was calling his agent, he asked her, 'will i have to dance' and she said '...its west side story' hahaha
I love that Valentina was the one to sing "Somewhere". Rita Moreno IS west side story and that SS gave that song to her is so poignant and chilling. Gave the song a completely different meaning. Love it and love her.
Yesss
"How many can i kill and still have one bullet left for me" hits everytime oof
BIG oof
Ariana DeBose just got an acting award for ‘West Side Story’ and I’m so happy for her! 👏🏽
She's also nominated for an Oscar.
Ariana is pretty much a lock to win the Oscar... She won the Golden Globe AND the SAG awards, the only time a Supporting Actress contender lost the Oscar despite winning both of those was Lauren Bacall in 1997, and that was because her movie was nominated for only two awards so the voters might not have watched it. West Side Story is up for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, so yeah no way Ariana loses this now. It's the most locked-in acting category this year.
@@aameyadevansh4246 Judi Dench is her competition. We'll see.
she's got multiple awards rn
Once again Anita stole the show! Ariana’s portrayal of Anita and how she really made it her own and added layers to the character is just wonderful. The last scene between her and Valentina (Rita) just sent chills down my spine!! Her Oscar was well deserved!!!
I give her credit because l read somewhere she's a shy person. Putting that shyness aside and going for it, takes a lot of courage! They were all fortunate to have Rita Moreno there to support them and give them moral support. Especially that George Chairs and Russ Tamburlyn are still alive. It's sad most of them already passed. Especially so young.
This movie was so incredibly casted. Everyone is so talented. Mike is a god, Rachel is a goddess, Ariana is is perfection, and David is ethereal. I’m in shock in how talented these people are. SS is a genius
Also I’m not going to lie, the original lost my attention but this version kept my attention the whole time
How come no one is talking about the colour schemes in the movie! The colours for the Jets and the colours for the Sharks. I found the production and costume design to be super impressive!
All technical aspects and creative aspects were incredible for this film
I know! and something i've noticed: in most adaptations of romeo and juilette the montaigu have a blue color scheme and the capulet have a red color scheme.
And it shows here the jets seem to have a blueish color scheme and the sharks have more redish color scheme.
Yeah the blue vs the yellow 🥰 I noticed that they use the same colours in cobra kai show if you ever watched it. The use of these colours in the movie is very clever, even down to the costume design
The orange and blue are literally everywhere in this movie, it's really beautiful how the production design helps tell the story. They were robbed of the best PD Oscar.
Also maria is wearing a blue dress when she goes to run away with Tony signalling that she really is ready to give up her life for him
I'm sure someone already mentioned this but they filmed this a few blocks away from where they were filming In The Heights at the same time so the area was living out a full on theater experience all at once lol
It kills me that I didn't know this at the time to go and scope out where they were filming- I'm just in Harlem!! haha, that would have been unreal to get to see both West Side Story and In the Heights filming!
@@stephaniel2850 omg! Yes! You would’ve had an epic summer viewing. If I knew at the time as well I would’ve went over there often lol
I didn’t know that! That makes me so happy
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that we got this and Tick Tick Boom in the same year. Theatre kids are really eating.
We EATIN
And In the heights 😍
Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Mike Faist are incredible in this!! 🙌🏻
And Oooh, I’d love for you to react to Moulin Rouge on the channel. One of my favourite movie musicals of all time 💃😃
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Ugh. The Tango Roxanne. One of my favorite musical scenes of all time.
I second a Moulin Rouge reaction would eat!!
I loved this new adaptation so much! This is what happens when you cast Broadway actors in Movie Musicals, just pure awesomeness! This goes to show that you don't need such big mega A-list stars to make it sell. If you haven't already, make sure you go to a cinema & support this movie. I think it's really IMPORTANT to show the powers that be that when a traditional movie musical is released audiences are still interested in it & can still be financially successful.
THANK YOU!! I couldn’t agree more. I’ve said that all the time.
The camera work, choreography and costuming in this was BEAUTIFUL🤩 I was reading interviews of the costume designer and the amount of thought that went into the styling and color palette is amazing 🤩🤩
YESSS
If I remember, the territory where the drug store is was shot in a part of New Jersey. They converted an old parking lot that was being demolished into that neighbourhood. Almost everything else apart from the fire escape set was shoot in New York converted to look like the 50s
I know people say "oh what a coincidence " but dear god I just finished West Side and checked if you'd ever done it and here it is
I am so happy to have watched this movie in the theaters. The musical numbers, the choreography, the shots, the acting and direction, it was ALL MAGIC ON THE BIG SCREEN! No disrespect to the original, but I think I like this version better.
And that’s saying a lot, considering I don’t normally like remakes of old school classics.
The best part about this movie is hands down the cast. Mike Faist, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler all ATE. Even Ansel Elgort (still not ok what he did) was a lot better than I thought he’d be.
This is how you remake a classic. Absolutely wonderful. I love how they got Rita Moreno, the original Anita, to play the shop owner. Egort leaves me cold though. Nothing to do with the whole controversy, i just see him and i feel myself get drowsy.
I just watched it on HBO. I was very surprised by the sharks singing a PR revolutionary anthem. Also the music is so good
Music is a bop
West Side Story holds a special place in my heart. I’ve seen both the original in this version. I got to perform in the musical version with my late girlfriend. She was in the Shark Girls ensemble and I was Officer Krupke. One of the things I remembered from our performances was that in the dressing room the cast sign our names on the wall under The Cast West Side Story 2014. 🛩🦈❤️💙👩🏻❤️👨🏼
Ansel did all his own dancing lol
Rita Moreno who plays Valentina played Anita in 1961 version. And she is still absolutely gorgeous at 90 years old!😀
This had me ugly crying at the end
Me in the theater
I loved this movie so much! I didn't know that Ansel Elgort could sing and I'm really happy thst they kept him!
Steven Spielberg made this version of West Side Story so good.
Yes yes he did
To your question of what a Polack is, it is a derogatory slang term for someone who is of Polish descent.
I've never said this about a remake....but it's better than the original-hands down
Not really. They had Rita Moreno and she as Anita is insuperable and the movie is iconic for so many reasons. And if it wasn't for that version, this remake wouldn't even exist to begin with. It is not good to compare them, they are material of their times and they both shine in their own way, but the '61 version still shines even today
As a Latina, I keep the original version.
@@Threeleebird As a Latina i keep the version with more actual Latinas
Am I the only one who didn’t like it….i felt like the beginning of the movie was really really slow
it's not a remake :)
@@amandagrubbs3000 you can have your opinions. personally there are a lot of scenes in this one that blew my mind and made it better.
21:45 - I Feel Pretty is played there intentionally, because the audience is now ahead of Maria and Anita's story. It's intended to be an uneasy song, because we as the audience know what they're about to find out.
When I tell you I have a big ass crush on Mike Faist🥰❤️
Same
Great reaction! Your commentary was so insightful. Spielberg never goes out of style.
The dancing in west side Story as a kid. I was always like, hey that looks graceful and easy I could do that. Flash forward to me now: yea that little half flight of stairs into the cellar would just really wear me out. Lol
The choreography is so good
21:33 If anyone's curious, the $17.98 silk shawl would cost about $175 in 2022
Musicals are the best! I'm glad you'll be adding more!
Omg you’re a musical actor? That’s so cool! 👏🏽
Please do a movie watch/commentary of Newsies!!! Its one of my favorites
The one with the “orange bucket” is also in Newsies :) with lines and solos. So good. Love Ben Tyler Cook
Ohhh what a good idea. Love the newsies
I'm gonna go ahead and put my vote in for this one! I love Newsies! 👍
@@lizzieallen9661 this whole movie was a game of “spot the newsie” lol
Yes yes yes! I’d love for the commentary to be the stage show but that’s just me lmao
you should watch everybody's talking about jamie! its a movie musical on amazon prime and i think its severely underrated
Great reaction and commentary as always!
I agree with what you said about a best song award because i thought the music from Tick Tick Boom should have been nominated 😁
Yes. 30/90.. therapy.. snubbed
I also have a soft spot for Boho Days and Louder Then Words. And i must say you are the best reactor on youtube right now in my opinion 😁
This remake is based off the 1957 musical not the ‘61 movie. Absolutely loved this remake but for me the balletic quality of Jerome’s chorey from the original movie just pips the chorey, esp in the two big dance numbers (dance at the gym and America). For me the dancing is just more sublime than Justin Pecks. I adore both versions and will happily rewatch again and again. Mike Faist 🙌🏼 was the standout for me. Agree with all you said about the cinematography, lighting, sets. Spielberg and this version of WSS is perfection.
2:29 adding on to this, ben cook who is another jet was also in mean girls (one of the mathletes)
AND adding onto that
ben cook is one of the 8 newsies that are in this move YES 8 NEWSIES ARE IN WEST SIDE STORY
Can we have one musical where Mike Faist doesn’t die by the end? (I forget if he dies in Newsies but it wouldn’t surprise me)
True
4:25 the song is la borinqueña is a song written in 1867 for the independence movement. After the us took over puerto rico the song was banned along with the puerto rican flag. So they are singing the song in act of defiance
It was a good movie. Some of the new upcoming actors did a splendid job. I hope to see more of them. Its pleasant to see the right representation. However, maybe I'm mistaken, but it wasn't even mentioned that the majority of the shots were filmed in Paterson, NJ. They only mentioned NY. Maybe its because Patetson has a bad rep? The construction area was filmed in downtown Paterson. I know this because it was filmed around my block. It was pretty cool because you felt like you time traveled to the 50s.
Directed by Steven Spielberg in this new movie about a feud between two different families who hate each other. I was also a musical theater thespian for a long time
No disrespect to the original 1961 film adaptation whatsoever, it's remarkably crafted and performed, but this version left me in a romantic mood for the entire rest of December. I felt the main lead's chemistry and fast connection so damn well it hurt. Ansel Elgort plays "in love" so excruciatingly well, I believe every frame of it!
really? i kinda felt rachel carried the chemistry between them. Throughout the film to me he was just there to get paid (chemistry wise).
@idaf Yeah, I've heard others recently saying he's not a good actor, and I'm no acting expert at all, but I don't see it, and I adore his performance in "The Fault in Our Stars" (yeah, I'm a gooey romantic, sue me), which is the main reason I was so excited for this version and convinced my mother to come to the theater with me (as she's such an obsessed purist for the 1961 version). In fact, if I had any small complaints about the latest version, it's that in the older film I fully believe that both Maria and Tony loved each other equally, whereas in the new film it's clear that Tony loves her more, as that's just the way Elgort plays it. (Also I feel like Bernardo was written / portrayed a bit too aggressive to be very sympathetic, but that's a completely different discussion). I can believe he's over-the-moon in love with just one glance. Maybe some viewers feel that he lacks the range required for the grittier and more in-depth layers, but in the romance department, in my humble and limited opinion, he's one of the most convincing male leads I've ever seen.
@@Wawagirl17 i definitely respect your opinion. To me he's a good actor but in terms of the chemistry he had with Maria that part lacked a little bit. i don't know maybe it was because they met in the span of 2 days but he was lacking something in the "i saw you and the world went away" department that's if i compared it to Richard Beymer's performance (who for me did a little too much chemistry). Some of his best moments in the film as his character were surprisingly with the supporting actors like Riff in the basement or Valentina in the candy store.
The phrase "He doesn't know his ass from his elbow" comes from the fact that when you bend your elbow, the line between your forearm and upper arm look kind of like a butt crack
I know support for Elgort is not warranted for this review, but it is a fact that he is a years-long trained dancer, and did all his own dancing on "Cool"
I am in love with Rachel zegler. Every reaction I have seen of this movie they never talk about Rachel which is insane
I also keep forgetting your name is Evan. I assumed it was Movies. And you and your wife are Mr. And Mrs. Movies in Depth.
The Bernardo Hulk thing killed me. Lol
Omg yes I’ve been waiting for people to do reactions to this!!!
Also, I was like today years old when I put 2 and 2 together on the implications of a character named 'Anybody's' oof.
BIG oof
I watched the 2021 remake of West Side Story and I NEVER knew that the original Anita was in it at all.
Oh wow! I'm glad to see reactors reacting to the new version of West Side Story. I saw it in the theater. Not bad at all, and I don't even like musicals in general. Great reaction! 👍
I loved West Side Story ‘61, but West Side Story ‘21 is in my all-time Top 10. That’s how good it is.
I love both versions of this movie but it was even more fun watching it with my Puerto Rican boyfriend and getting anything said in Spanish by the Sharks translated for me. Fun Fact if I remember correctly the Sharks are not just singing but in fact are singing the Puerto Rican national anthem when in that scene with Officer Crumpt. Also Puta to put in youtube freindly terms means street corner lady if you know what I mean
The drug store and that street was filmed in NJ i believe, but apparently SS created a HUGE set IN NYC as well
I love that
The ending always breaks my heart
the guy who was in mean girls was also racetrack in newsies! both on the tour and the proshot :)
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I GOT WHEN I SAW YOUR NOTIFICATION ON MY PHONE! I DID THE WEIRDEST FREAKING HAPPY DANCE YOU COULD THINK OF LOL! but either way, omg! one of my all time FAVOURITE reactors, reacting to this musical AHHHH!
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@@MoviesinDepth idk if this would be a big question to ask, but i would love it if you could maybe put the whole reaction on your patreon? i know you've put your commentary on it, but it would be nice with the movie as well if that makes sense ^^
Such an underrated film! ☺️
I was soooo upset when I realized that was the end. But this movie was just 😘🤌🏾 my fav was anita? And their dresses.😍
Caught up on your reactions finally. You're really entertaining and some of your one-liners are like "Wow, that's a good point".
You would really like:
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Beauty and the Beast 2: The Enchanted Christmas
Sydney White (has Amanda Bynes)
Big Fat Liar (has Amanda Bynes; actually a Frankie Muniz film)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (better than the first one)
I have another list - including some other Disney films - of things you should see. But I won't post it unless you want me to. You can obviously copy and paste it and then delete the comment.
Probably the only movie remake that I'm willing to watch. IT was so well done and they didn't rush through any of the scenes for sake of runtime. They kept the length and kept the story and didn't try to change anything, except the fact that the female lead from 1961 wasn't Latino. I repect the hell out of that.
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Most of the original cast was not latino for the 61 film
16:54 mans with the falsetto was also Pinocchio and a puppeteer in Shrek
Honestly this cast is littered with cool recognizable ppl from broadway shows who aren't necessarily the stars or ppl we always think of when we think of broadway!
I would LOVE it if you reacted to Rocketman with Taron Egerton! 🥰
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13:46 It means he's Polish. His parents or his grandparents were immigrants from Poland, remember Tony stands for 'Anton'.
Remember when Shrank was talking to the Jets about caucasian immigrants that climbed out of the slums and those who stayed? The Jets are either all the children or grandchildren of immigrants from Poland, Ireland or Italy (some may also be jewish). They're born in America so to some they're Americans but to others they're not "real" Americans, and they're basically seen as 'scum' or 'trash' because of their background, and also because they live in the slums.
The difference is the the Sharks are seen as even 'scummier' because they're from Puerto Rico and have different skin tones and accents.
06:35 - 06:39 was my exact fucking reaction-regardless of the Ansel Elgort drama!
Wait what happened? I’ve been looking through the comments and no one is talking about it.
@@lucieili I suggest googling it if you want the full details but basically theres some SA allegations against him (when he was 20 and the girl was 17)
I would like to suggest sweeney todd with johny deep and rock of ages with tom cruise. I think it would be interesting to see your thoughs on them.
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Had to wait to watch this one until I could actually watch the movie first
AND WOAH!
Excited to finally catch up on this video!
Also you should react to Newsies!
Love, love, love, LOVE!!! I absolutely ADORE this remake.
(Now if we could only get Wicked
also watch into the woods and brandy norman cinderella movie w/ whitney houston and bernadette peters
I just noticed that the most time we see Maria, she’s accompanied by a shiny white light motif. Could that be symbolic? Possibly
Yeah, I had a strong feeling that Chino had a crush on Bernardo.
I do believe the scene you asked about was filmed at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn.
Steven Spielberg is a freakin’ genius
The channel Cinerama had a ton of AMAZING official behind the scene videos!
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Unfortunately Disney took them all down! I loved them. Do they live somewhere else?
Sondheim wanted to scrap the song. Here always hated it. He said that he was a young lyricist trying to show that he knows how to do complex rhymes, but it wasn't in character for a lovestruck teen.
Tony Kushner was determined to make Sondheim like "I feel pretty" by making it a parody of the snobby folk who shop at Gimbles. If that makes sense.
I am 3 minutes and 11 second in and he just say “ people ask me hey even why have you not done more of these movie on M.I.D” and before he even finished the line I paused and am like
“…….. your name is even?!!?”
Anyone else do this?
No? Just me?
Kay 😂🥺😭
I know you've reacted to the Disney live action Cinderella in the past, but I'd love to see you react to the 1997 Cinderella with Brandy! It's my favorite :)
As much as I hate the boys for hurting Anita like that, I am glad Velma and Graziella were trying to help Anita get out of there and away from the boys. It was a nice nod to the fact that no matter what their skin color, no girl wants to see another treated like that.
You ask at 13: 45 what a Polack is. "Polack' was a derogatory term for a Pole ie a person from Poland. See also the play A Streetcar Named Desire in one of Stanley Kowalski's speeches.
I saw it for the first time a few days ago and it was very good.
YEEEES BEEN WAITING FOR THISS
Ansel Elgort was really good in this film I kept saying this guy should voice a Disney Prince. He'd make a good Flynn Rider if there was a Tangled remake.
I knew he could sing as he had his own album. One of his most well known songs is Supernova. Rachel Zielger was really good in her first film role. She's a cross between Vanessa Hudgens and Camila Cabello but more like Vanessa Hudgens
It’s a shame that he is a groomer of young girls though
I read Jerome Robbins wanted to cast his female dance captain in his next show and Anybody’s was born.
In regards to how good a fighter Bernardo is, basically he's a better ring fighter than street fighter. He was bobbing and weaving and landing some good hits on Tony but Tony does have like 4 inches on him height wise and I'm not sure about weight so hypothetically Tony could have been in a higher weight class if he was a boxer. But also, Tony played by street rules and tackled him and with that size advantage got the opportunity to get some nasty hits in. Tbh. Bernardo should have fought dirty too against Tony.
I LOOOVE THIS MOVIE
musical first (1957) then movie (1961) which won 10 Academy Awards - thanks for this video and I will be behind you in line to sign up for the Rachel Zegler fan club (an angel)!! next up: Ariana (hopefully) wins Oscar for the same role that awarded Rita Moreno
I love Rita Moreno
"No murderers being harbored here." Oh, is that what the kids are calling it now? Harboring?
Hehe I'm pretty sure that comment was me. If Ariana is not handed that Oscar hands will be thrown
I’ll be right alongside you with them hands
14:01 Well, he did say he dreamt of them having six kids. Lol
Lmao
This is essentially the story of Romeo and Juliet
No shit
U should react to the original West Side Story just to compare the two versions. Also, Rita Moreno plays Anita in the original version
“Hamilton” Disney + Please
And “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” 1954 version, it’s got the boy that plays Riff in the 1961 version of “West Side Story”
Also “ Fiddler on the Roof” 1971 please!!!
You should do In the heights if you haven't already
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The most overrated movie ever.
You should watch the 1961 version. The choreography and direction was so much better.
I love the movie it’s awesome and the new one is awesome 👏🙂