Hello my lovelies, long time no SEE. I recorded this over a month ago, and I was halfway done with it when I went on my mental health break. But I hated that it was just sitting in my drafts for so long, so I decided to just finish it up! I've been feeling a lot better nowadays (although not completely 100% normal yet), so I'm gonna slowly start uploading videos again :) hope y'all didn't miss me too much!! Or you could've--that's okay too hehe

The reason the Spanish isn't translated was actually a decision from Spielberg, he didn't want to make English the default language and discredit the importance of Spanish. It's an interesting choice and it is unfortunate that many don't understand important parts of the movie because of it, but I think it does highlight the role Spanish plays in Latino communities and the US in general

The parallel of Anita singing "a boy who kills cannot love" when she loved Bernardo who killed Riff is so intriguing to me and shows we are blinded by both love and our own biases/relationships

The actress playing the shop owner, Rita Moreno, plays Anita is the 60s movie. She was the only actual Puerto Rican casted in the movie and was shut down and accused of being racist when she pointed out that the white actors didn't need to have their skinned darkened as there are light skinned Puerto Ricans. she also had her own skin darkened despite being Puerto Rican already

they're not teenagers they've all graduated or dropped out of high school, tony was at least 18 since he went to prison and not juvie, chino takes night class at uni, they're all new adults and the dance wasn't a school dance it was a community dance for the neighborhood

I've never been more uncomfortable sitting in a theater than at the SA scene. Like everyone was so disturbed that you could hear people breathing it was so quiet.

Fun fact most of the characters of the Jets were actually part of the original Broadway version of Newsies

i love how you said "okay, newsies" because a lot of newsies actors were in this film also how you called ariana "hot stuff" because it just reminded me of ariana singing hot stuff when she was in the donna summer musical

Ansel sounds good and his dancing is surprisingly good, but his acting left me wanting more. He’s just kinda dead behind the eyes. Rachel is amazing. Ariana is spectacular (well deserved oscar win) basically everyone but Ansel impressed me. Also I believe they intentionally left out subtitles for the Spanish. Which while I would have liked to know exactly what was said, but they trusted the audience to understand the situation even if they don’t get the words, which I respect.

On rewatch I noticed Anita says “eat your eggs, dead man,” 😳 to Bernardo when she’s giving him crap for fighting with the Jets. 😬

All I have to say is I’m a mike faist fangirl till I die and that he got really overlooked for how well he played riff and actually added depth to his character!

btw rachel and josh are dating so chino really got maria in the end lol

Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, but CODA, nominated for and won 3 took home Best Picture. CODA is short for Child Of Deaf Adults, as it's the first film with a predominantly deaf cast. Speilberg said he won't direct another musical film after this. Adriana DeBose is the first openly queer actress to win Best Supporting Actress.

It’s not a school dance, it’s a just a social function. These characters aren’t teenagers, they’re young adults 😂

honestly i fucking hated ansel’s performance lmao but the thing abt their romance that won me over is during the balcony scene when she kept calling him as he climbs down and HE KEEPS! CLIMBING! BACK UP! IMMEDIATELY!!! JUST TO BE WITH HER LONGER!!! AND SHE FEELS THE SAME WHEN SHE SAID “i forgot why i called you” (and then “i’ll wait til you remember”) AGH TONY KUSHNER PLEASE!!!!!!

“The can’t-make-it-Caucasians” that was the best in period roast of all time

Congrats to Ariana Debose (Anita) for winning the Oscar. She deserve it. “Stop I don’t know Spanish”: what I said the entire movie. I understood that Spielberg was giving power back to those who spoke the language, but when entire conversations are in Spanish, I would appreciate the Spanish subtitles at least. I am also hard of hearing and need subtitles for every language.

First: in a joking way, Rita Moreno would be very insulted by you calling her role a cameo. In all seriousness, I loved how cathartic this was for her. This movie redeemed so many things from the original. Second: Steven Spielberg dod the impossible. He made me love West Side Story. While I still don’t like Tony and Maria as a couple, i enjoyed seeing the dynamics between the Jets and the Sharks in a more nuanced way. In the original, it just seemed like the Jets were just there to hate on the Sharks. In this version, I saw both sides were outcasts and because they could not go after the real Goliath they were angry at, they took it out on each other. Third: i do not watch the suite life of Zack and cosy a lot, but that “floss” song gets in my head almost daily. “Can’t eat a lentil without dental floss”. What is wrong with me? Fourth: Rachel nailed Maria. Her voice was fantastic.

“She slept in her outside clothes, that’s disgusting!” 😂 😂 I always change my clothes before I get into bed cuz I would feel gross sitting on my bed after sitting in Ubers and in chairs that other people have sat in cuz who knows where other people have been 😂 glad I’m not the only one!

31:01 She wants Tony to hurt like she's hurting. She wants him to know what it feels like to hear that the person you're in love with is dead.

6:30 Something that blew my mind was that Rita Moreno is literally *90 years old!!!* The original West Side Story came out in 1961!! Watching her in this movie, she seems 20 years younger, no exaggeration. Good for her man good for her

I actually love that there aren’t any translations for the Spanish parts because you feel the emotion of the words and you understand what’s happening through those emotions even if you don’t understand the words.

maria's monologue was so good. people kill and hurt people cause they have hate. And maria is pretty much a child. She doesn't understand much things. so chino shooting tony was reality and maria now has hate because of that. so its so great how she explains that to them.

I am 100% with you when it comes to thinking Maria is nuts. WSS has some great music and dancing, but I’ve never been a Romeo and Juliet fan and I just can’t freaking deal with Maria banging the guy who murdered her brother like an hour after it happened (not to mention her reaction to TONY dying is to point the gun at Chino and threaten to kill him and herself… when she yelled at Tony for like 5 seconds then jumped into bed with him after he killed Bernardo. Wtf, girl?! 🤣) Also, as a fun side note (not sure if this got mentioned in another comment yet) in real life, Chino got the girl haha Rachel is dating the actor who played Chino IRL and even said that while they were filming, Steven Spielberg told her she was smiling too much at Chino and had to tone it down 🤣

The second time that I went to see this in theatres my friend commented that Riff (Mike Faist) looks just like John Mulaney and now I can't unsee it *edit* I've watched it three times, but I'm glad to watch it for the fourth time with you haha

the choreographer of this movie is Justin Peck. He also choreographed the 2018 broadway revival of Carosuel and is a resident choreographer at the new york city ballet!!!

I actually liked the lack of translation and think it was really intentional. You can still see the characters' expressions and emotions anyway. You still get the idea

I can't wait to see you tackle Tall Girl 1 & 2. Maaaan, the memories most of us had since those films were given harsh criticism. As for West Side Story (2021), I'm shocked on the film gaining love despite certain moments that could've been left on the cutting room floor. That or certain songs should've been left out or shortened from this flick.

this is rachel’s (maria) first gig ever and she did an amazing job

I don't know why streaming platforms don't translate when characters ocasionally speak Spanish or other languages. Because you really miss important stuff sometimes and for West Side Story that happens all the time. Like I understand Spanish because I speak Portuguese but not everyone does. When Maria tried the white dress on she said something like "This is the ugliest dress I've dressed in my life". Later, when she is in that church with Tony, they say "I want to be with you forever"

it always gives me goose bumps when they sing el himno revolucionario of Puerto Rico my abuela made me learn it by heart 😌

The fact that is was shot on film makes it so much better.

The best movie of 2021. No contest The cinematography, choreography, production design,acting, direction, and of course the timeless music is perfection.

I haven't seen the movie or the video but I already know it's a banger! 10/10!!! No notes!!! Sophia's done it again!!!

loved this commentary but GIRL WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK ABOUT TONY'S REACTION WHEN HE THOUGHT MARIA WAS KILLED. The look on his face when Valentina told him broke my FREAKING HEART I was crying my eyes out!

The finger snapping scene was iconic like the original one

rachel was really pulling all of the weight with tony and maria as a couple like 😭 i really think she’s the reason i could even stand ansel. she deserved her golden globe solely for that.

Hurray, welcome back! Hope you're doing well. I was lucky enough to actually see this in the cinemas, and it was truly a wonderful experience. Getting to watch all the wonderful dance choreography and powerful emotional performances on the big screen was absolutely magnificent. This was definitely one of my favourite films of the last few years, with its excellent direction, cinematography, and performances (I tell you, Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose will be going places). If it weren't for Ansel Elgort, I'd probably be calling this a near-perfect masterpiece

This movie reminded me of a Brazilian movie called "Orfeu" (1999) that is a reimagination of the Orpheus and Eurydice greek myth, set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, where Orfeu is a samba school composer that have trails of women wanting him, but he falls in love with the newly arrived Eurídice, but their romance is going to be put in jeopardy because the chief of the trafficking of the favela has his eyes on Eurídice as well. It's a remake of the multi-awarded "Orfeu Negro" (1959), both adapted the stage play "Orfeu da Conceição" written by Vinicius de Moraes.

yay omg I'm so excited that you uploaded something. I don't love the remake for some reason, really can't put my finger on it. As a native Spanish speaker tho I love Rachel, the accent she put on when she spoke English made me cringe but her acting and singing was beautiful. Ansel just gives me creepy vibes overall. My favourite by far was Adriana is SAVED this movie for me and also the directing and cinematography were gorgeous. I don't know, something about this movie made me feel like it dragged on for soooooo long and I've also only seen the original once but I didn't feel the dragging on that one. Either way I'm so glad to see you are back! I love your videos so much and your singing is soooooo good omg

Like 8 of the cast from Newsies on the national tour and Broadway are in this 6 are jets and 2 are sharks 🤩 List here: Jets: Mike Faist = Riff (Morris Delancey/Mike OG, Broadway cast) Jess LeProtto = A-Rab (Buttons, OG Broadway cast) Ben Cook = Mouthpiece (Race, tour and 2017 movie) Kyle Coffman = Ice (Henry, OG Broadway cast) Garett Hawe = Skink (Albert/Bill, OG Broadway cast) John Michael Fiumara = Big Deal (Specs, Broadway replacement cast) Sharks: David Guzman = Tino (Mush, Broadway replacement cast and Finch, tour and Ike, 2017 movie) Jacob Guzman = Junior (Sniper, Broadway replacement cast and Mike, 2017 movie)

Sophia-OMG!! Great singing voice and I have sung in choir for 20 years. Would love to hear you sing again.

I saw this film in the theater. I was pleasantly surprised because I've never been a fan of musicals. Steven Spielberg is the G.O.A.T. of directing. Great reaction! 👍🏿

"Why would you bring guns to a knife fight?" To win? 🤔 All jokes aside, I am a fan of a good knife fight, but I prefer a rumble with fists only (and maybe some snazzy dance moves 😉). Speaking of rumbles - have you seen the teen classic The Outsiders? Pretty delinquents abound...

I’m so happy that you’re back

I LOVE UR CONTENT SO MUCH SOPHIA!!! So ENTERTAINING!

The actors that play maria and chino are dating now and they’re so cute 🥰

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONEEE

I love that you said okay newsies because most of the jets were in the newsies musical

I was so excited to see this in my recommended videos! I purposefully rewatched the 1961 movie before going to see this one, and in comparison it's less intense and even light-hearted at times (the police presence is more understated, Tony was never in jail, he and Maria joke around in the bridal shop before "One Hand One Heart", the gangs aren't as openly aggressive at all times). Arguably, given the direction the story goes, this is an appropriate change. The main instance of this that I didn't like was the timing of "I Feel Pretty". I get that that's when it happens in the stage show and it's for dramatic irony that Maria's having these happy dreams while this horrible thing has happened, but...I dunno, I just like her having that chance to dream before it all goes wrong. As you say, it's good that they didn't just recreate the earlier film, and a lot of these sequences were really beautiful. That shot during "Maria" at 12:34! (and the fact that Tony wakes up a couple of other people before finding her window XD) I love the classic leads-singing-the-big-love-song-while-embracing, but Tony and Maria climbing all over the fire escape during "Tonight" and finally reaching each other as the song progresses is so visually interesting and creates a sort of mini-narrative within the song. The Jets playing with the gun really drives home how young they are and makes the fact that any of this is happening even sadder. "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" is the scene for which I definitely prefer the newer version to the older one (which felt a little melodramatic to me). Mike Faist is SO good and desperate and heart-breaking as Riff - he knew just what would happen if Tony took the knife out : ( And Ariana DeBose 100% deserved her Best Supporting Actress Oscar - MVPs of the movie. Thank you for posting and have a great day!

This is a very late comment, but better late than never. I really loved this movie, probably one of my favorites from last year (2021). I also really enjoy the original film for its own charm. But, this film just popped in all the right ways, like you said, the choreography, cinematography, editing, acting (for the most part), and of course how the music was adapted into this version. The orchestra POPPED big time. And I really appreciated how Spielberg and Tony Kushner (screenwriter) set this version apart from the original film or other stage versions of this musical, some of the small changes and developments made to the characters (like Chino, who was a non-character in the original) or plot, like how they introduced a gun into the story in a more organic way. So yeah, love this movie, and love your reaction as always. I hope you're doing better, Sophia, mental health breaks are always necessary. I feel it. I'm glad you're back.

Gosh you just radiate summer vibes with that shirt and the hair. Happy vibes 😌

SHES BACKKK!

OMG YAY I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE OF UR UPLOADS OMG YAY

The moral of the ending for this movie: There’s no such thing a happy ending

haven't watched you in awhile, but your hair looks amazing!!

I loved that you said new newsies because mike fist played riff and he was in newsies he played Morris Delancey

I love your hair!!😍

Hi Sophia welcome back so nice to see you again🥰

i was about to sleep but the notif for this video popped up and i've been waiting for your new video since it felt too long since your last upload. so, sleep who?

Another amazing video from Sophia! Also can you do Outer banks from Netflix??

The gender envy that baby john gave me was insane

I’ve seen this movie multiple times since it’s been on Disney+, also seeing it in theaters! The songs and dancing are fantastic! Also, me being a Latina and understanding the Spanish said in the movie made it one of my new favorites!

Hii Sophia, I've missed u !! Hope you're doing better after this break. Put your health always in first ♡ incredible react's choice, this movie is WONDERFUL !!! So happy for Ariana winning the oscar she was nominated for 🥰

*Unpopular Opinion* I hated Maria's character.. *reason* Just my opinion.. she didn't even grieve when Bernardo was killed.. instead she slept with the man who murdered her brother.. then she proceeds to gaslight Anita into not totally kicking her behind.. I even tolerated Riff.. but maria.. Maria.. Maria.. Hate her

ok I've been waiting for a video of yours for so long now but I HAVEN'T SEEN west side story yet so I'm going to now and will be back later save my seat

While nothing will replace the original this version was still very well done with only a few gripes!! I love a lot of the new changes they made and thankfully Stephen Sondheim worked very close with Spielberg on this AND got to see it before he passed

I loved how you said okay Newsies because Ben Cook and Mike Faist both were in Newsies

Like you, I've only seen the original once and I wasn't hugely impressed by it. However, this version blew me away. I'm obsessed with it, and with Ariana Debose.

I haven’t seen the original so I couldn’t compare the two but I enjoyed this a lot. But I didn’t enjoy Ansel’s acting 😅 he felt so stiff and awkward (his singing was good though!) So happy to see you post a video ☺️❤️

Omg I LOVED this movie!! Looking forward to watching your reaction to it

I love how she goes “Oop newsies” and Ben cook who plays Race in the Broadway movie of newsies is in this movie 😅

I can’t tell you how happy I was that I saw this video in my recommendations. Thank you for giving this movie love, and I hope you feel better soon 😊 ❤️ ❤️❤️

OK so I was holding out on watching this. Even before the video starts, it's now on my radar.

I mean, I get why they don't translate/dubbed it, 'cause latines speaking Spanish is important...but they could add subtitles for non-Spanish speakers to understand (even though not all of the dialogue is as important to the plot I feel like it's nice for people to understand what they're saing in Spanish not necessarily for plot reasons but to understand the importance of latines speaking their native language even for random stuff they say)

🎉🥳🥳 welcome back

thank you for this video I basically watched this 3 hour movie in 35 minutes

Im glad im not the only one who heard the correlation between the floss song and somethings coming

Somewhere has always been in every west side story it was just sang by Tony and Maria in the original but they decided to give Valentina the song cuz it would be a good emotional moment to have rita sing it(and she sang it live)

rewatching this for the 6th time over these 9 months

As a Puerto Rican I HATE this story. Family is EVERYTHING to us. But it's literally nothing to Maria.

21:09 - LOOL! I asked this a few seconds before you did 😂😂

17:57 that killed me. imagine some guy's nickname being "regular John". 😂😂

About the Spanish parts not being subtitled: I strongly disagree with Spielberg on this one. I'm Dutch and I watched the movie with Dutch subtitles. The English parts are subtitled, but the Spanish lines aren't, because of Spielberg's "creative choice" because English isn't the norm. I don't doubt his good intentions, but this has the opposite effect. It merely feels like nobody should care about what is being said in Spanish; English is the only language that seems to matter. I'm glad that Spielberg acknowledges that English isn't the default language, but this to me is just the silliest way to deal with it.

The way I LEAPED when I saw this notification AHAHAH

I laughed like a lot and I love it keep it up!

Omg when I heard Rita Moreno, I was like: LYDIAAA!!!

lmao it's so funny hearing officer krupkee not when I wake up cause its my alarm

finally someone who doesn’t like Lala Land omg it’s so overhyped 😭

i'm peruvian so i understood everything and i loved it but tbh i wished they put eng subtitles bc i want everyone to fully understand what's happening, jajajjs

🎶Sophia I’ve just met a girl named Sophia and suddenly I found how wonderful a sound can beeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Sophiaaaa🎶 💛

just incase people don't know. the love story in this film is a device for the end of the movie, so that's why they were rushing the love story.

this movie is so good i'm so excited to see what u think!!!

It's funny when you make a quick mention to Newsies because one of the Jets I recognized from the Broadway version Newsies, I may have seen Newsies a few or a hundred times. I also gotta say I normally don't say this about a remake but I like this better than the original, the original was great for it's time but myself I thought it was boring except for Rita Moreno, she was the only one worth watching in the original in my opinion.

I love how this & In The Heights were filmed at the same time literally a block away. Complete musical in NYC Summer of 2019 lol

There are a lot of things that could have been avoided and I felt that way of both the original and remake.... But boy if the music isn't fun and the dancing and acting wow. They sung amazing and you killed it too

My God, your hair! 😍

As someone who never saw the original west side story and knew almost nothing about the story, I loved this movie

18:18 Yeah I tried that excuse once when I was arrested, the sergeant at the precinct didn't buy it... So do we need reminders that racism is bad, by way of popular media? I mean when I was 7 I told a girl she couldn't play with my friends and I because she was Hispanic and my dad tanned my Hyde for that sh@t. He told me "different does not mean bad or good, just different". From there I built my own understanding of what it meant to appreciate people for what they are and to stop looking for things that separate us. It informed my ability to make friends, understand social inequities in my town and in other places around the world, gave me a standard by which to judge and/or accept what kind of behavior I would tolerate from other people. I find it difficult to hate ANYBODY for any legitimate reason, much less where they come from or how their skin looks compared to mine. So why isn't the message sinking in? I would argue that the USA has just as many issues with racial profiling, prejudice and persecution as it did 60 years ago, when the first film was made. This film perhaps highlights how garish and violent these prejudices can become, especially with the modern and vibrant filming techniques it utilizes. But the message is more or less the same. Even the ending is more or less identical, with Maria surviving Tony but remaining in a world where people will continue to rip each other to pieces over their differences (a departure from the Romeo and Juliet narrative). So WHY was this film remade? For the reminder that things really haven't changed since the 60s, they just take different forms? That gang violence is still relevant and causes needless death? That we would rather kill the 'different' and the 'not us' than learn or feel for them as we do for ourselves? That structured and encouraged hate is a systemic cancer that we will never cure? Don't get me wrong, the film is beautifully shot, the actors are selling their parts like crazy and the choreography is full of kick and energy...but why not take it a step further? Have Tony live and take Maria away, maybe? Hold a giant middle finger to the established normality of how the two gangs behave and say "To hell with you people and your hatred, we're going to make our own, better life, away from all this"? We've had two people die already, the tragedy is present and the Shakespearean parallels are there, do we need a final death to drive the point home? Or maybe Maria is so torn with guilt and loss that she fulfills the last part of the story and takes her own life, essentially saying "I'd rather die than live in place so screwed-up with hate and vengeance that it took the man I love away from me"? I wish this film had challenged something beyond what was established by the first one, versus repackaging it in something shiny and modern. As enjoyable and fun as some parts of this movie are, the heavy handed message is still HEAVY. Take the same 100 million dollars, the same actors and the same writing team and come up with something unique...Spielberg has the chops for that, Kushner's treatment of 'Fences' shows he knows the territory of subject matter pretty well and virtually every actor in this kicks ass. I'd love to see that original piece of work, even if it flops. This one certainly didn't kill at the box office...so why not take a risk? I'm glad you took a mental health break Sophia. I hope it helped. If you ever want to hear my version of 'Maria' using 'Sophia', I'd be happy to share. 😁Good review!

i don't mind that they didn't translate the spanish ik it was intentional, but when i watched it didn't have spanish subtitles for the spanish dialogue either, and the lack of accessibility is what's annoying