West Side Story is one of the best movies ever produced. The songs, the dancing, the acting are stellar. What is so, so sad about this sixty year old film is how much it resonates with our world today. Hate ruled the lives of two groups of young people. Tony, a White boy and Maria, a Puerto Rican girl, could not be together, safely, in their world. They poignantly sang about finding "somewhere" to live, and to love. Some are still asking the question today. Violence and injustice are common in too many neighborhoods, too many cities, too many countries, snatching away too many lives.
I wish the message of this lovely movie was not so true today.
I wish the message of this lovely movie was not so true today.