+8
I love West Side Story. I saw it a couple years ago and was impressed by how well it held up. The acting, visuals, music, and dancing impressed me a great deal. Happy to see it here. With that being said, the 1968 Romeo and Juliet is my favorite adaptation of the play. I tend to prefer Shakespeare adaptations which don't modernize the plays as, in my experiences, doing this can often lead to awkward moments which feel unnatural when set in modern or more recent time periods. The 1968 version though is not only right up my alley, but also a strong film in that regard.
I remember liking American Beauty quite a bit when I first watched it, but it has declined somewhat for me over the years. While it didn't seem like the film was defending Lester's actions, it did appear to be making a case for them, with how he found peace by being a perverted creep to those around him and that didn't sit right with me. I did like some of the performances, but overall, I think it's kind of overrated.
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