I have to admit; I have not wanted to see Steven Speilberg’s take on West Side Story because it is his take. However, after watching the latest trailer, I am thinking he probably was the right director to do it.
He knows what makes a blockbuster, so he knows what it means to make a musical larger than life. Something you can see he is doing here.
He is going to throw it back to when musicals were huge productions on the big screen, like in the ’50s and ’60s. And not cheesy version of the Broadway versions ever since.
Maybe he will change how they have been done over the last 50 years by bringing back old school. And for that, I applaud him.
Will it be enough to get me to see it on December 10th? I will wait to see a full number before I decide. That is the only way I can be convinced.
