1. Westside Story - Prejudice
The Westside Story is a love story that translates Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This musical classic is masterpiece whose soundtrack and theatricals have become a favorite in many video libraries. The story portrays the conflict between two rival gangs fighting for their turf in the New York streets. A young man falls in love with the sister of the rival gang leader. The drama carries into deadly feud which leads to the deaths of the gang leaders. As tension is extremely high the lover's want to escape the suffocating madness. A twist of fate comes arises when Tony is struck with the reality of Maria's death. He madly storms the streets looking for her murderer. To his surprise he finds Maria and they go to embrace one another when he is shot by the rival.
The Westside Story begins with a ballet that tells a story of how small gang fights between the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans) over a piece of territory on the neighborhood block which escalate to full fledge brawl. The ballet displays intense emotion in a artistic way. Officer Krumpke breaks up the brawl as he symbolizes authority and jurisdiction over the territory. The conflict carries over to the dance that is held later that evening where the Jets and the Sharks battle out their frustration in a high energy mambo competition. During the competition Tony (Jets) and Maria's eyes meet and the music stops, the background fades, while the lights dim and colorful stars illuminate in the background. This portrays an instance of love at first site while displaying a romantic connection between the two. The lights come on as Maria's brother Fernando (Sharks) breaks up the couple, making it clear to his sister that dating a Jet wasn't going to be accepted. The lights come on revealing the catastrophic conflict with the connection between these rival lovers. .
Tony meets with Maria on the fire escape of her run down New York apartment where they sing a duet about how them being together that night is all that matters.
Although the movie Westside story and the play Romeo and Juliet had the same theme; there are many different principles that led to the different endings. Since the movie Westside story took place in present time New York. The level of civility, the amount of individual freedom, the laws, the loyalty and friendship between the people made a big difference in how the story was performed and how it ended. In the movie Westside story the party was planned by the owner of the gym. ... The big difference between the two versions of the story was the ending. ...
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Through the many faces of Kane - the innocent little boy, the younger, happier Kane, the Kane who made shadowy figures with his fingers while with Susan Alexander, the Kane who chose his mistress over his marriage and son (and political career), and the Kane who kept millions amused, we see that "Rosebud" was only a tool to tell the story, which in the end explains nothing at all. ... "That's Charlie's story - how he lost it". ... A second separation issue with Kane and his mother is when he is on his way to the Westside warehouse to go through the family memorabilia. ...
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According to Kenneth Cole, author of "School Uniform Debate: Can students dress for success and safety," "In recent years, stories of Metro Detroit youths beaten up and even killed for their trendy apparel, particularly jackets and gym shoes, have become commonplace." Malchom X Academy, on Detroit's westside has a conventional school uniform policy. ...
