The story is based on the confrontation and hatred between two gangsters of gangsters. It is a drama and history full of extreme hatred and dissatisfaction with the society in the West Side of Manhattan. At the same time, stories of romantic but innocent love and tragic deaths are intertwined. With a simple but true love story, it reflects the entanglement of struggles between the bottom of society, exposing the chaos of Manhattan's West Side and the so-called senseless struggle of the so-called genre.
One is a white American, led by Riff, the Jets gang, and the other is a Puerto Rican, led by Bernardo, the Sharks gang. There are often provocative fights between the two factions, resulting in bloodshed. The love between Tony and maria of different genres contributed to the fuse of the decisive battle between the two factions, intensified the confrontation between the two teams, and further increased the hatred and disgust of both parties. Tony and Maria met at a dance. After the dance, both parties could not forget each other. The appearance of the other filled the lonely souls of both parties and filled the hearts of both parties who longed for true love. But due to the repeated obstruction of Maria's brother, the love path of the two is destined to be difficult. For the sake of love, Tony decides to stop this bloody war, but things don't turn out as expected, and instead exacerbates the tragedy. Tony's dissuasion made the already resentful Bernardo instantly furious. During the battle between the two sides, Bernardo mistakenly killed Riff, the leader of the Jets, and Tony, who regarded Riff as his own brother, lost his mind and killed Bernardo in anger. As a result, the two factions lost their leaders, causing chaos. Of course, Tony felt remorse for this situation and didn't cry, and Maria, who was also sad, forgave Tony after learning the story, and the two resolutely decided to run away. But Chino, who admires Maria by his brother's side, finds out and vows to avenge Bernardo. Maria asked Bernardo's girlfriend Anita to help her report to Tony. Anita, who was so angry, was extremely disgusted at first, but Maria's love for Tony eventually moved her brother's wife Anita. The gang was severely humiliated, and an angry Anita sent a false letter to Tony, saying that Maria had been killed by Chino. leave in anger! Tony went to look for Chino with grief. At this time, Maria showed up to Tony, but he was shot by Chino when he was unprepared, and finally fell into Maria's arms. Such an ending looks tragic, but it actually ends the battle of hatred. Both factions live and die from hatred. In addition to the love of Tony and Maria, Bernardo and Anita's love is also worth recalling. They are unwavering in love and sincerity in love, which also reflects from the side that loyal love never stops.
The formation of the two factions has already shown the mixed social atmosphere and phenomenon in the West Side of Manhattan. Both the background and the plot of the play show the despised and despised status of the immigrant racial group in the United States in the process of rapid growth in the United States. humble. It exposed the seriousness of a series of problems such as racial discrimination, juvenile delinquency, violence and cultural generation gap at that time. It is also full of infinite irony and meaning.
The singing and dancing throughout the play are also very hot, whether it is the low-key dance, the vigorous song "Tonight", or the yearning for a better future "Somewhere", which shows that the play breaks through the tradition and is critical. and reflective meaning.
The whole film staged a seemingly vigorous love story in the form of singing and dancing, but behind the vigor is a longing for quietness. The plain and simple love is interpreted with a unique effect. The techniques are quite superb, and the actual story is also beautiful.
April 13, 2014
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