The music sounds thin
The orchestration doesn't sound big and intense like the original. The whole production just isn't going to come anywhere close to the original. Why did Spielberg feel we needed this?
shareHi there, modica! I'm late to the party here, but you've brought up a good question, and a good point about the music soundtrack to Spielberg's film version of West Side Story: the music sounds rather tinny--and bombastic, as well and Spielberg's film version of West Side Story seems like it's a lot more violent than the original 1961 film version of iWSS, and too heavy, to boot.
I'll also add that both the Jets and the Sharks themselves look too much like the newsy boys, and their girls look far more like wealthy suburban prep school girls that are dressed to the nines for partying around town than like a bunch of gangster's girlfriends.
I saw something on TV last night denoting the comparisons of the old, original 1961 film version of West Side Story, and Spielberg's film version of West Side Story, and, no matter what anybody else says or thinks, I still prefer the old, original 1961 film version of West Side Story over Spielberg's film version of WSS.
Good to see you posting again, modica. Welcome back. :)
Speilberg is no Robert Wise, and Jerome Robbins's original choreography will never be matched. The current version will fade away within a couple of years and the 1961 film will continue to be the definitive one.
shareWell.....let's hope you're right about Spielberg's film version of West Side Story fading away in a couple of years, and the 1961 film version of West Side Story does continue to be the definitive one!
shareI concur. As much as I dislike brown facin, orig still ze best
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