West Side Story is a musical inspired by Romeo and Juliet. The story talks about two feuding gangs:
-The Jets: an American gang led by Tony and Ice, they think they are the true Americans and the other should go home.
- The Sharks: a Puerto Rican gang led by Bernado.
One afternoon, the Jets and the Sharks fight. Ice and the other members of the Jets are planning a challenge at the Gym's at 10:00.
The two gangs come at the dance. And Tony falls in love with Maria, Bernado's little sister. Both of them know this love is impossible, but they see each other in secret. A friend of Maria's discover her secret but she doesn't tell Bernado.
One night, Ice and Bernado fight and die. Maria is very sad when she knows what has happened, but she still loves Tony.
She sends her friend with a message to Tony. But this friend says that Maria was killed by a member of the Sharks because he discovered Tony loves Maria. Tony decides to die, he calls this member, who finds and kills him.
At the end of the film, Maria only wants no more fights between the two gangs and no more deaths.
I think this film was interesting, it is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet with the danse, the fight between Mercutio and Tibalt and between Bernado and Ice. Juliet was Tibalt's cousin and Maria is Bernado's sister... The film was a little long but the songs cut the film in many parts and create breaks during the story.
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