Zgodba Z Zahodne Strani

2021 • 156 minut

O tem filmu

Film ZGODBA Z ZAHODNE STRANI, ki ga je po scenariju scenarista in dramatika Tonyja Kushnerja produciral in režiral legendarni filmski ustvarjalec Steven Spielberg, pripoveduje klasično zgodbo o rivalstvu in mladi ljubezni. Dogaja se v New Yorku leta 1957. Nova generacija lahko doživi predelavo priljubljenega muzikala, ki ga je prvotno koreografiral Jerome Robbins po glasbi Leonarda Bernsteina, besedilu Stephena Sondheima in izvirni knjigi Arthurja Laurentsa. Ansel Elgort igra Tonyja, nekdanjega člana ulične tolpe Jets, Rachel Zegler pa Marío, mlado žensko, katere brat je vodja Sharksov, rivalske tolpe Jetsov. Tony in María se srečata in zaljubita, bližnji pa ju odvračajo od te zveze. Ob naraščanju rasne in ozemeljske napetosti med rivalskima tolpama se odvijejo dogodki, ki ogrozijo srečo mladih zaljubljencev. Poleg ikoničnih skladb film vsebuje osupljivo novo koreografijo Justina Pecka, glasbo priznanega dirigenta losangeleske filharmonije Gustava Dudamela, ki jo je aranžiral skladatelj in dirigent David Newman. V ZGODBI Z ZAHODNE STRANI igrajo tudi Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Ana Isabelle, Corey Stoll, Brian d'Arcy James in Rita Moreno, ki je nastopila v filmski različici iz leta 1961 in je tudi izvršna producentka. Ustvarjalna ekipa filma vključuje tudi Kushnerja kot izvršnega producenta, skupaj z Danielom Lupijem in Adamom Somnerjem, producenta pa sta še Kevin McCollum in Kristie Macosko Krieger. Brezčasna zgodba o ljubezni in socialnih nemirih vključuje tudi čudovito kinematografijo Janusza Kaminskega.

Ocene in mnenja

I've tried to watch this movie 3 times but always burst into laughter whenever the Jets start dancing. I could buy into the hokey dialog and dance styles in a 60's movie, but this not by todays standards of entertainment. Frankly you're better-off just googling the Norm McDonald parady and calling it a night 🌙

The bad reviews make me laugh! Complaints about forgettable songs, race and politics, etc. WATCH the original movie! The songs are classic, the race and politics storyline took place in the 1960's when the movie was made and race is the movies foundation. Spielberg did a spectacular job with the cinematography. While it's not the original, it's a fresh take on the classic. It can always be viewed on Disney+ or HBO/MAX first.

I got to say I like In The Heights more when it comes to 2021. West Side Story a defiently a crowning achievement for Spielberg however. The way he shot the fire escape scene was beautiful because that part looked like a 60s film. Rachel Ziggler and Ariana Debose absolutely nail it and the production design and even certain stunts and dances are just great cinematic achievements. West Side Story of 21 all in all is a delight of beauty and wonder.