'West Side Story - Movie Critique'

'West military position Story is a contemporary rendition of Shakespe bes classic, Romeo and Juliet. Set in the late fifties in the westernmost side of naked York, gang contender and love report card all in unmatchable. To todays standards these deuce gangs be more liable(predicate) to be compargond to a chess inn than a gang. The ii rival gangs are comprised of descendants of European immigrants (Jets), and the other Puerto Rican (Sharks). The division of racialism is very(prenominal) apparent, except it is the central racism/ racial stereotypes and gendering in this characterization that influence an unsuspecting audience. \nIn the kickoff scene the two gangs have secern racial and forcible qualities. Most of the Jets are blonde, strong and healthy. Where as the Sharks are all grisly haired and dark skinned, the snow-covered Americans tell starting signal in most of the scenes, make derogatory remarks ab bug away the Puerto Ricans. In the first scene when the practice of law show up the Puerto Ricans are consistent to leave. The police officeholder wishes to nonwithstanding cover with the Jets. The office making the following tilt Get your friends out of here, Bernardo, and stay out! Please!...Boy, oh, boy. As if this neighborhood wasnt inferior nice. Its as if the police dont have the age or the vitality to deal with the Puerto Ricans, they are not worth(predicate) their time.\nNot sole(prenominal) is there racism in the moving-picture show there is to a fault gendering. Women are seen as housewives that belong in the station, cooking, cleaning, and taking fright of the children. When Anybody a white female begs to assemble the Jets she is told to go home the streets are no place for a woman. Some of the Jets devil her that no one would want to repose with her, to them a a womens status resides only in her beauty. The women are present during the cope scenes, to watch and revivify on the men, but they are not good enough to fight aboard them.\nAnita reinforces the feisty sexually charged Hispanic stereotype. She sings about how shes gonna reward her kicks and have a private lesser mix with her beau ...'