0k. defying, you know, explanation is good sometimes. yeah. west side story. steven spielberg is still beavering away. this is a real passion project. are you a fan of the original? on stage. i've seen it on stage as a theatre goer. oh, isee. i've not seen it on stage. i've not seen the film because i think of it as a stage musical. yeah, well, i've never seen the stage production. so this is a new version, obviously was filmed in the �*605 by robert wise and jerome robbins. so this is a new version by steven spielberg, which on the one hand, it's a reimagining. there is centrally, in terms of the casting, it does away with a lot of the casting issues of the originalfilm. it has a couple of terrific performances. rachel zegler�*s terrific, ariana debose is really, really good. i'm not entirely convinced by ansel elgort, who i think is a kind of slightly weak male lead, but it doesn't matter because the film itself, and i don't mean this as a criticism, the film is really technically skilful, and when you are talking about a dance movie, technically skilful is a really important thing. it's ultra—widescreen, it's 239. the look of the film, you know,