Should a movie that uses brownface get a pass because it’s trying to highlight the foolishness of racial anxiety and gang violence? Is it poignant, ironic or infuriating that the film was recorded in historic San Juan Hill right after 7,000 African-American and Puerto Rican families were evicted from the neighborhood using the law of eminent domain? And, most importantly, why did Doc let the Jets boss him around all the time?
On this episode of The Wright Perspective podcast, Siblings Aubrey, Genia and Brittany Wright ponder these questions and more as they recap and review West Side Story (1961) starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiri.
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