WEST SIDE STORY | Scene At The Academy 

i feel like this movie didn't get the appreciation and attention it deserved. it's so unfair.

This movie was absolutely fantastic. Steven Spielberg is the Master of Cinema.

This could have felt so fluffy, dated and corny- but man they knocked it out of the park. Every musical number, every dance move, every set and costume, every shot- it all took my breath away. This is classical Hollywood filmmaking magic like only a master could pull off

My favourite director of all times, directing my favourite musical of all time, directing the best movie of the year! Even think it's one of Spielberg's best movies ever! It was a triumph in every sense..

I love the energy put into both sequences. I finally was able to watch the movie on Sunday on Disney Plus. This new telling had few elements that were enough to justify it's existence after 6 decades since WSS was first brought to the screen. The new dance vocabulary will take adjusting since I'm more used to seeing the original work done by Jerome Robbins. If there is one of the 7 nominations this movie should win for, it's Ariana DeBose as Anita. West Side Story is even more powerful than ever and slightly gritty.

An absolute masterpiece, a work of art. The entire ensemble was perfectly cast, and the Latin representation, yess! From the cinematography, directing, design, culture, music, sound, and choreography; so much synchronicity.

The first time I saw the 2021 dance at the gym, I had a huge smile on my face. Everything about it was perfect. No hate to the 1961 production, but the 2021 dance scene blew the 1961 dance scene out of the water

Spielberg is a master. Ariana n Rachel stole the show. Superb musical.

I loved it. Rita Moreno and David Alvarez deserved nominations.

Bravo! Best movie of the year. Made me fall back in love with film. Don't miss it!

That this didn't win Best Picture is a travesty. Just look at how magnificent it is. Superb film making.

Hope it wins Best Picture. West Side Story is Spielberg's most vibrant, joyous, colorful, entertaining, brilliant and violent movie in years. It looks like a musical from the 50's and a Disney musical. I prefer the 1961 original but absolutely loved this reimagination. The last Spielberg movie to win Best Picture was Schindler's List almost 30 years ago. Is about time to add to the list of Best Picture winners another movie from one of our most celebrated and prolific directors. Also, the last musical to win in the category was Chicago 20 years ago. I mean, The Power of the Dog was amazing but we had Moonlight winning recently with the same message. And Westerns, so many of them already won Best Picture. Especially today in this generation in a time when musicals are not getting any respect from directors, a movie like this is a gift and truly a school class to every filmmaker on how to do a really good musical. Also, let's face it: West Side Story legacy is huge, an American classic and in my opinion a world classic. It speaks so much to everyone anywhere. Loved the spanish dialogues in this version. I'm ok with Jane Campion winning Best Achievement in Directing but West Side is an instant classic. Hope Academy voters get it right and award the true best motion picture of 2021

If you were to tell me that they’re making a remake to one of the best musicals of all time, after 60 years. And that it was great I would’ve eaten my hat

Steven gives me grandpa/ papa professor captivating hanging on his words with the vests and everything ♥️

I should’ve known Paul Tazewell did costume design on this, I should’ve freaking known. Every work I’ve seen where he designs tells such a story through clothing and it’s so unique to him but just SO GOOD.

This movie deserves best Picture 🖼️

I saw this movie twice in a theater. I want to see it again in the theater with strangers again and again.

I hope he will win Best Director.

Amazing movie deserved more Oscar wins

Thanks for making this beautiful movie ❤️

There's just something amazing about seeing Steven Spielberg, recording on a tiny phone, while sitting on a wheelie chair as it is being pulled back to get a zoom out effect! haha.

I’ve watched it and while I think it is absolutely magnificent on a technical standpoint (set, costumes, filming choreography etc…) I couldn’t really get into the story but I’ve never really like the musical to much anyway. But I’m glad that it’s getting so much praise and people are enjoying it! 😄

Thanks steven for this wonderful movie.

I actually loved this version even more than the original 1961 classic. Spielberg really should direct some more musicals in his career, he knows how to stage the musical numbers to perfection!

I am from Slovakia🇸🇰I love the movie ❤️❤️❤️

but yall couldnt nominate the best supporting actor of the year, mike faist...

masterpiece

This is the promotional video the movie needed a month and a half ago when voters were casting their voters for nominees. A little too late. :(

Amazing is right. So perfect!

West side story MUST win Best picture. It’s far better than the Power of the Dogzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Love this movie💗

The best !

Rita Moreno! beloved star!! Im proud of her aliving till now from original

Rita Moreno is correct. At this time, this story, its depiction of life with mankind's prejudices is paramount now. More so than yesterday's, it seems. 😔

Looks like a cool movie

I like The direction cor Steven spielberg

My two fave scenes in the movie that I was so unsure of not needing to be remade. Now I find it hard to watch the original.

I'm convinced Spielberg made this movie to slap Rob Marshall and Tom Hooper and say "No, you morons! This is how you fucking do it!"

Did anyone notice maddie ziegler there? Woww such an amazing coreography

Are y’all posting the Oscar luncheon

Hollywood Amazing.

Yes Ariana!!

Gimme oscar

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We need a Spencer Scene at the academy please!

It's the final film of the 9 Best Picture noms this year that I'm yet to see. Will rectify that soon. The original is a great film & I'm not a big fan of musicals either.

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Madie Ziegler 0:13

Interesting how all the Jets girls' dresses are Handmaids Tale Wives' blue, eh?

Can anyone help me with my class assignment qtn; Discussing about how effectively the music and dance was used in this film to advance themes. Please anyone 😊

I wish "Kashmir Files" a true story about what happened in Kashmir will be nominated for the Oscar 🤞👍

Also, Academy, PLEASE, invite Glenn Close to present Best Picture at this years ceremony. She's a screen legend and a Hollywood icon and we need a living legend like Glenn to present the biggest award. Especially after she broke the internet last year with her Da Butt moment. Thank you

We remember what you did last year, hiding comments on certain video's. Censorship is evil.

Ansel Elgort should have got nominated

I mean... ARIANA DEBOSE

Kdk

Firsts ones here

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Don't get me wrong, the remake was great, but what's the next remake? The Sound of Music?

Cool. Perhaps Amy Schumer will break out one of her racist Mexican jokes during the broadcast. She's an edgy comedian, right? Racism jokes are fine if you are a "comedian"?

We need sardar udham singh movie in Oscar, if this film not going to be nominated, the whole Oscar is just a lie it's a piece of shit

I’m sorry but I couldn’t understand those people’s language… 😏

It's a great film but not better than original of course, come to your senses people. Congrats to Ariana DeBose for oscar cause it is locked.

I love Spielberg but I don't understand why this remake. If he wanted to modernized it, make it different, he should have move the plot to present time America. The songs are ageless, it'd have caught more viewers from this millennium. The changes he did while keeping the 50s setting were just details. The original is iconic in its context. Good to know he said he'd never make another musical remake. I was fearing "The sound of music" revamped 🤣

This movie bombed at the box office. They went woke and now their broke.

Shame on Spielberg for ruining a classic movie. Only reason it received nominatuons is because its Spielberg. 👎

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