What really made the original “West Side Story” so eternal and compelling was its adherence to the true moral of it’s inspiration, “Romeo and Julliet”. The point of Shakespear’s play and Robert Wise’s film was that the honor disputes between the rival groups was a tragedy that destroyed the happiness of the young lovers. By trying to take sides for PC reasons, Spielburg steps on this important eternal message and destroys the real moral lesson of the story that makes it a classic.
You would think smart people like Spielburg would get this but they are blinded by their PC cult beliefs.
Exactly! So sad…