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How is watching someone who was accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl sing romantically to underage girl the best shot? 🤢

@@crystalenergy7904 A shot is a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. Admiring a shot means to take notice of the great work of the director and cinematographer. It has nothing to do with the actors. That’s why I called it “the puddle shot”. Unless you have a problem with water because it has been accused of drowning people.

@@ddot9566 Nothing to do with the actor so why are you here watching ANSEL ELGORT interviews instead of commenting this on the shot itself? Comparing an alleged r@pist to water.. Give me a break

@@crystalenergy7904 One could ask the same question of you Crystal, but I will answer your rather impertinent question anyway. I am here because I enjoyed the movie and wanted to hear the all of the actor's thoughts on making it. I'm not going to stop watching cast interviews. I'm not going spread my opinions about Ansel Elgort's guilt or innocence on videos that were created to celebrate a movie that many people worked on and dedicated a lot of time and energy into making. The allegations came out months after shooting for WSS wrapped. I don't see the benefit of taking the spotlight off the movie to rail against one of the actors. There is a time and a place for dealing with your anger and frustration about what has happened. I choose to allow that to be decided in a court of law, not the court of public opinion. BTW, if you do find that shot on youtube, send me the link. I'd love to see it again.

@@ddot9566 The benefit of taking the spotlight off their "hard work" is that he gets held accountable for his actions and people dont just forget or sweep it under the rug because they enjoy a movie or some piece of meaningless entertainment. The whole cast support him and dont deserve it anyway. Everyone involved had a choice to not have him partake in press and do these little interviews like nothing happened and they chose to give him a platform. Its sad that anyone supports this movie or isnt grossed out by watching it.

same here! Damn...I cried at the end...

Yeah it takes their arcs soooo much further

i hope he doesnt and takes accountability for using private accs to hit up underage girls

I just could not get past the fact that unlike the original Tony who was extremely handsome, Ansel Elgort just looks like a little girl in comparrison

SAME!

@@llllllllll9495REALLY?! Wow, what little girls do you know that are hot like that?! LOL! I found him VERY Handsome and VERY believable as Tony!!

I've only seen it twice but I'm definitely going back for more. I noticed so many more things the second time, and expect to see more with each viewing. And yeah, I'm gonna cry every time.

She actually doesn’t have musical theatre knowledge and background.

I fell in love with him too!!! 🥰😍🥰

I’m still recovering as I’ve become TOTALLY OBSESSED with the movie! I listen to the beautiful soundtrack & rewatch cast interviews every single day!!! Going to see the movie again this weekend…🤗

ME TOO!! Ansel is just GORGEOUS and SUPER Talented in this Movie (and of course, EVERY Movie/Role he does); VERY easy to fall in Love with!! He gave SO much depth, heart, passion, soul and "life" to the Character of Tony!!

@@janebarry-fraundorf4623I love him ❤❤❤

Didn’t help Spider-Man came out around the same time 😭

The Latino community should open up their wallets and buy tickets for this. Steven risked his future career with his casting and they should reward him for this.

Even though it failed at the box office, the awards campaign is going great, giving awards and nominations to the movie, the production, Ariana, Rachel, so I'm glad that is happening cause they deserve every award.

@@gustavorubio3638 Agreed. I am very disappointed that people didn't buy tickets to watch incredibly talented Latino Broadway performers who didn't have celebrity names. The studio took a risk with casting them and it didn't pay off. I watched it twice. Rachel and Ansel had GREAT chemistry.

@@ElaineSamuelaABSOLUTELY!!!

Yeah, I don't want to be the "woke is bad" "going too woke" crowd, but people are being a little oversensitive even on that area. This is still at its core a story that was ahead of its time.

The original movie from 1961 was NOT in black & white.

Only on the surface and that's what the promotion is going with

Same here girl, Same.

he really isnt though... what reviews have you been looking at? lol ansels manager

Youre pleased someone with sexual assault allegations is succeeding? Really strange

Zanzibar66 ME TOO!! Ansel DESERVES those great reviews! Wish there were even MORE of them, though! He was PHENOMENAL in this Role of Tony!!

Well I say....GO SEE IT. It's BEAUTIFUL. Spielberg done good 👍

Their little boycott hasn';t really worked has it ?

You’re in for a treat, it’s a gorgeous film visually and has amazing acting and choreography.

idk about you. ive made mistakes but i definitely never sexually assaulted someone... thats a crime and not just a little "whoopsie" gosh u people need help!

@@bellasmith276 cry me a river

@@bellasmith276 Control thy emotions

sexual assault is much more than a mistake ...

@@watermelonlee4185 control thy hormones, they're the only reason you're not bothered by what he did.

lmao pretty violent are we

Yes! I'm not one for violence, but I needed Anita to slap Maria. Ariana DeBose acted the pants off those scenes when she had to identify Bernardo's body and then see Maria with his murderer. My heart was breaking right along with her.

Absolutely NOTHING has been proven about the sexual assault! Ansel is INNOCENT until proven GUILTY!! Whatever happened to that?! Plus, now it's starting to come out, that it sounds more and more like that girl Gabby just wanted to use him and tarnish his great reputation in the Industry and slander and burn him for his money and 10 seconds of Fame!! I believe HIM, NOT her!!

@@janebarry-fraundorf4623 Yeah sure. He's kept a extremely low profile since the accusation. The girl is not lying. He just has a lot more resources and fame. This story is as old as time.

WHAT receding hairline?! LOL! He still has GORGEOUS hair and lots OF it! If you took the time to look, they parted it in such a way it COULD have looked like that, but that was the way they wore their hair back then in the 50's, (according to pictures of that time period); I DEFINITELY wasn't even CLOSE to being born yet and wasn't actually there! LOL!

It's an old Broadway musical from 65 years ago. They are not going to change anything Just because you didn't like ir or agreed with some of the topics...jennifer lopez always ends up happy in most of her movies

Well, I mean the whole movie is about racism and inequality and poverty. The division doesn’t have to be addressed, the ending on its own is addressing it in a way. It’s not just the latin girl getting an unhappy ending, everyone has an unhappy ending. Their entire fight was pointless, since everyone lost someone important. That was their way of addressing it. Also, Maria does know that Tony is a murderer, and she even calls him one. But I guess she’s just very unhealthily attached to Tony 🤷‍♀️

The reason for the divide and unhappy ending is primarily the source material. Romeo and Juliet is about past prejudices which result in a devastating ending. There are no “good” characters in the end. Tony kills Bernardo (despite his initial intentions), Maria stays with the man who murdered her brother (not dissimilar to the death of Juliet’s cousin at Romeo’s hands), the two sides fight brutally, and Anita betrays her friend. A story made up of grey characters is deeply important when portraying reality. Tony isn’t a hero; he does terrible things. However, he is a victim (much like every member of the gangs) of the hatred they are subject to. Everyone is failed by the system so fundamentally that they eventually become part of the cycle. Tony tried to make a fresh start, but his loyalty brings him back into the conflict where he ultimately falls apart. This usually good trait, when applied to something bad, reveals the true issues; good kids can be drawn into trouble extremely easily. The ending does show unity, however, as both sides unite to remove Tony’s body. It shows a unity in mourning and loss, driven by Maria and Tony’s relationship. Everyone suffers in one way or another.

It's not the job of a movie to make a moral point. If you want answers to life's deep tragedies, go to church, talk to a pastor, study the Bible. etc. This world will not give you the resolution you are craving. Trust me.

@@biancacorrea1613 I am a Broadway performer and have performed WSS 5 times. This show is based off of Shakespeare and I am sorry that you are triggered and offended by the show. Your generation is uneducated and tend to get offended easily. The show is actually about coming together but this movie missed the key ending. Maria is supposed to be wearing a black shawl around her shoulders. As she is crying, a Shark places her shawl over her head as a symbol of shared grief and mutual understanding. When Tony’s body is lifted by the Jets, they stumble under his weight and the Sharks rush in to help and, together, they carry Tony. A symbol of forgiveness and unity

WILL YOU GET OVER IT? FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!

Accusation is Not guilt.

@@Nazaba09 What does that mean exactly?

@@gabrielleclennon6589 Im sure they can get over it but what about the people he hurt?

@@crystalenergy7904 Multiple? I think one girl accused him and as per the girl she used Ansel's public account first to contact him not the other way around. She was however 17 and he was 20 at the time which is legal in many countries. The manner and description of the events is kinda disturbing though but from the photographs she posted it looks like they were in a relationship which wouldn't make sense if your first encounter was something like that so I don't know...