Sunday, February 8, 2015

West Side Story




Honestly, I was bored the first time I saw the musical film of West Side Story. But as the film rolling, I made to realize that it's a good film.

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The musical film represented the ethnic identity of the two groups of gangs who really hate each other. The rivals always make rumble to determine territory once for all in the streets of the west side of New York City. These rival groups are The Jets- which are the white gang members and The Sharks- the Puerto Rican gang.

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West Side Story also depicts the love between a teenage boy from the West Side of New York City and a young lady from Puerto Rico. Tony and Maria, the main characters of the film who fell in love at first sight. They met at a party where it was attended by the two rival gangs.

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In the film, men represented as a rugged features. Men wear loose pants, tucked-in shirts with matching thick cloth of jackets. On the other hand, women represented according to its tradition where they are gentle and the sex object.


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