West Side Story 2021
Jan 28, 2022 1:54:21 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Jan 28, 2022 1:54:21 GMT -5
West Side Story 2021
Despite all the accolades, I find this film seriously flawed. Why? Simple, because it proceeds on the premise that the original was negligent in presenting Puerto Ricans as they truly are, via downplaying the Puerto Rican West African heritage.
Please note that there is absolutely no evidence in the original that this was the case. In fact, the original made certain that all actors representing Puerto Ricans were generously dabbed with darkening makeup and that significant percentage of the actors who represented Puerto Ricans be clearly of West African lineage. So why all this frenetic effort to make extra sure in this remake, that Puerto Ricans be perceived in that way?
I mean, if we Puerto Ricans were ALL claiming to be white, then I could understand the constant Anglo and Afro concern and the frenetic effort to rectify things.. But such is not the case. All we claim is that there is variety among us. Yet these seemingly obsessed filmmakers again went out of their way to get their racist stereotypical message across by making absolutely sure that their bigoted idea is transmitted. To me that is a major flaw that a renders this remake as not worth seeing.
BTW , I definitely do appreciate exactly why Rita looks so sad and my heart goes out to her. As a Puerto Rican, her life has been one of being forced to tolerate and to go along with all this racist BS in order to succeed.
Please note that there is absolutely no evidence in the original that this was the case. In fact, the original made certain that all actors representing Puerto Ricans were generously dabbed with darkening makeup and that significant percentage of the actors who represented Puerto Ricans be clearly of West African lineage. So why all this frenetic effort to make extra sure in this remake, that Puerto Ricans be perceived in that way?
I mean, if we Puerto Ricans were ALL claiming to be white, then I could understand the constant Anglo and Afro concern and the frenetic effort to rectify things.. But such is not the case. All we claim is that there is variety among us. Yet these seemingly obsessed filmmakers again went out of their way to get their racist stereotypical message across by making absolutely sure that their bigoted idea is transmitted. To me that is a major flaw that a renders this remake as not worth seeing.
BTW , I definitely do appreciate exactly why Rita looks so sad and my heart goes out to her. As a Puerto Rican, her life has been one of being forced to tolerate and to go along with all this racist BS in order to succeed.
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