#BLA watches 1961

[bernardolovesanita]

Starting a petition for the next major West Side Story adaption to cast a short king as Tony

He's always at least a foot taller than Maria 😭

[izzythehutt]

YES! That scene scared me so much. I felt like it being in black and white made it even more terrifying

Good luck sleeping after watching this shit

[the-only-mainstream]

Mood Tyrant 22a

'IV. Canzona’ from ‘Secret Gardens’ (2001) by Kati Agócs performed by Steve Cowen, ‘En el espíritu popular colombiano’ (1978) by Blas Emilio Atehortúa performed by Natalia Butraigo, and ‘Invocación y Danza’ (1961) by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Judicael Perroy.

19 min 9 sec

http://the-only-mainstream.tumblr.com/post/124478842755/iv-canzona-from-secret-gardens-2001-by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhw9JwH1EFo http://the-only-mainstream.tumblr.com/post/55250462360/en-el-esp%C3%ADritu-popular-colombiano-1978-by-blas http://the-only-mainstream.tumblr.com/post/32134109848/invocaci%C3%B3n-y-danza-by-joaqu%C3%ADn-rodrigo-performed http://the-only-mainstream.tumblr.com/post/73197399753/mood-tyrant-22b

Mood Tyrant

[bernardolovesanita]

Tony looking like he's gonna throw up after Doc tells him Maria's dead is such a subtle but powerful acting choice 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

Rosalia and Indio get off on making each other jealous is the only HC I'll accept for them

[bernardolovesanita]

BernardoLovesAnita Watches 1961 - Commentary Highlights

As a kid I never appreciated the overture at the top of the movie and would always fast forward but Mr. Bernstein's music is so *chef's kiss*

I love the overhead shots of the city. New York City, my beloved. I miss you 😭

Ice (also known as Diesel) is the hottest Jet in this movie with Action close second.

I just love how everyone is scared of these white boys who just start fucking ballet dancing in the middle of the street. NOW that's not to say dancers can't kick ass. It's just funny as hell.

INTRODUCTION OF BERNARDO, MY BELOVED 🥰 Do I appreciate George Chakiris' brown face? Of course not. Would I still make passionate love to his Bernardo? YES! That red shirt. The hair. THE RED BRICK!

The fact that Loco can spit that far and accurately is a fucking SKILL

Action calling for the Jets was a bitch move though.

Baby John is the only Jet I will ever have a soft spot for besides Anybodys BUT GODDAMN HE DESERVED TO GET HIS ASS KICKED

The huge fight at the park barely looks like a fight. It's like these guys are just performers who never got into a fight in their lives 😭

BUT WHY IT SOUNDS LIKE SCHRANK CALLS THEM COCKSUCKERS????? I know that can't be what he actually says because it's 1961 BUT DAMN it's in character for him

The Jets and Sharks hated each other but they hated the cops even more. West Side Story said ACAB first.

The ONLY flaw with George Chakiris' portrayal of Bernardo (besides not being Latino) was the brown face. Because the accent was accurate. His performance was just so fucking good. HIS FUCKING SASS AS BERNARDO IS STILL UNMATCHED! "Would you mind translating that into Spanish?" THE FUCKING AUDACITY His Bernardo was solid. I don't give a shit.

The pause before "friends" YOU KNOW Schrank wanted to say some stupid shit like a slur. FUCK LT. SCHRANK! THIS IS A SCHRANK SLANDER BLOG!

Anybodys really didn't deserve the treatment they received. Whether they were Trans or just a tomboy the treatment was trash and they deserved so much better.

Baby John is like "I don't want to die so let's just leave them alone" Bless you, you confused little man. 😭

The Jets are definitely younger in this film than the remake. I always saw them as high school drop outs. Anywhere from 16-22.

So Tucker Smith plays Ice but he also sings for himself and for Riff. And BOYYY it is so clear that it's Ice's voice coming out of Riff especially when Riff leaves and Ice starts singing. He's got a good voice though so I'm not even bothered by it.

Richard Beymer gets an award for being the prettiest Tony.

Riff jinxed everything when he said the thing Tony is looking for might be at the dance. RIFF YOU BITCH!

The lip syncing in this movie is so good. Still could fool me if I didn't already know about Richard and Natalie.

RITA MORENO'S ANITA WILL FOREVER BE THE BEST ANITA OF ALL TIME

Maria: "What happens when you look at Bernardo?"

Anita: "Its when I don't look at him that it happens."

I see you, Anita.

Maria: "I think I will tell mama and papa about you and 'Nardo in the balcony at the movies."

BROOOOO THE FUCKING DRAMAAAAA! Because I doubt Bernardo and Maria's parents would have given a shit. BUT ANITA'S FAMILY! THE SHAME! Men were allowed to be mischievous and sexual. They were allowed to bring a pregnant girl home. BUT GOD FORBID A WOMAN HAS CONSENSUAL SEX THEN SHE'S BRINGING SHAME ON HER FAMILY! My mom and I were talking about this happening in our own family.

Maria talking all that shit about the dress as if Anita doesn't know what's she's doing.

Bernardo and Anita are so in love my heart can't take it 😭

Chino: "but it is a lady's shop"

Anita: "we won't bite until we know you better"

I would die for that woman.

THAT TRANSITION FROM MARIA DANCING TO THE GYM IS STILL.OME OFY FAVORITE FILM TRANSITIONS OF ALL TIME

Maybe it's because I'm biased but the Puerto Ricans dances in the gym are so much better.

The editing of this film for it being a '61 film is PHENOMENAL! Like the tunnel vision camera work or whatever it was when Tony and Maria see each other.

Tony is mumbling some nonsense and Maria is all "You're prettier when you don't talk MY HANDS ARE COLD"

There is a soft dumbness to Natalie Wood's portrayal of Maria that I always loved.

Bernardo coming in like a bat outta hell "GET YOUR HANDS OFF AMERICAN! STAY AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" YOU TELL HIM "There's only one thing they want from a Puerto Rican girl." THE SAD TRUTH BEHIND THAT STATEMEMT

I'm sorry but Tony's bitch ass going "don't listen to him" I KNOW YOU HAD GOOD INTENTIONS BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO DO OT DUMMY

Bernardo is RIGHTFULLY protecting his sister. WE KNOW Tony doesn't have ill intent towards her but Bernardo doesn't know that. He just knows that Tony hangs out with the assholes. Which I'm sorry but by association makes Tony an asshole.

Since Riff says to meet for the War Council at Doc's store and Bernardo agrees does that mean Doc's store is meant to be the nuetral ground? Because I ALWAYS viewed Doc's store as solely the Jets hangout.

Anita telling Maria "he's the old married woman" after Bernardo goes off on her is such SIL solidarity. Anita and Maria's relationship is so 🥺

Anita: "Sometimes, I don't know what is thicker? Your skull or your accent."

I would die for Anita.

Pepe: "You came with your mouth OPEN"

PEPE WAS WRONG FOR THAT 😭

1961's "America" is so fucking good! And again I can't stress enough how much the rebuttals are STILL so accurate.

Anita's purple dress is my favorite piece of costuming of ALL TIME.

Speaking about the shots in this film, putting Bernardo and Anita in shadow is *chef's kiss*

They call It the balcony scene, but it should really be the fire escape scene

Why is Tony always atleast foot taller than Maria? I WANT A PRODUCTION WITH SHORT KING TONY

1961 "Gee Officer Krupke" has unmatched energy. It's chaotic and amazing.  And it does bring up a good point about how youth are treated within the system.

Casting Ben Cook as Mouthpiece in the remake was the wisest choice but they really missed a lot of opportunities with him.

Action got so much anger for such a short man. But like bitch me toooo 😭

Anybodys grabs Indio and his face is just like "wtf did I do?" 🤣

I know "w*p" is a slur for Italians but why my monkey brain went like Cardi B WAP???? But I mean if someone called anyone a wet ass pussy that could also be seen as an insult

Schrank is such a fucking CUNT! He makes my blood boil. Like Schrank talking so disrespectful to Doc. DON'T DISRESPECT DOC! NOT IN MY FUCKING HOUSE!

Poor doc. He's just in his store having to put up with the chaos of these poor bastards.

Anita: "After a fight like that, that brother of yours is so healthy."

Anita is thirsty AF for Bernardo but so am I 😭

Maria telling Tony to stop the fight is the biggest ask and the WORST decision. Because if Tony never showed up it would be JUST a fist fight. No one would have died. PLUS he promises her, but he doesn’t stop the fight and therefore breaks his promise.

The bridal shop wedding scene makes so much more sense than that remake's museum scene.

When Riff loses his knife and goes against the fence he literally yells "KEEP OUTTA THIS" before the Jets try going for Bernardo. WHY? Because it's a fair fight.

The way Bernardo looks down at the blade in his hand 😭 He didn't want it to go this way. And one of the Sharks telling Bernardo to run before Tony gets up. THEY KNEW NO MATTER WHAT IT WASNT GONNA END WELL FOR BERNARDO How could it? He was a brown man who just killed a white man. The law wasn't gonna treat him fairly.

Tony realizing what he'd done, turning over Bernardo's body and then screaming "MARIA!" hurts so badly.

Maria blissfully dancing on the roof before finding out the bullshit that just occurred. She's just in love and happy. Has no idea what Chino is about to tell her 😭

The fact that Maria asks about Tony before wondering ABOUT HER FUCKING BROTHER gets me heated. Chino says "’Nardo and a knife" AND ALL YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IS THE BOY YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN FOR A DAY????

The scene when Maria beats on his chest yelling "KILLER KILLER KILLER" has broken me everytime I've watched as an adult. But I'm still bitter how quick she gets over that he MURDERED Bernardo. She's all "Oh? He killed Riff? That's fine then" LIKE BITCH THAT WAS YOUR BROTHER

Ice is like "if any of you bitches don't calm down we're all going to jail"

I NEVER REALIZED ANITA BRINGS HOME BERNARDO'S JACKET 😭 Wtf? So that means even in the original film she must have been the person who had to identify his body. WHAT THE FUCK?????

ANITA'S FEELINGS ARE VALID! She is a broken woman. She just lost the love of her life. And yes, she is looking out for Maria's best interest. This is the hill I will die on.

Schrank really walked in like he owns the place FUCK THAT DUDE

The scene in Doc's store between Anita and the Jets always had me fucked up even when I was a kid and didn't understand what exactly was going on. It's even more disgusting and heartbreaking knowing the context as an adult.

Tony's death scene in '61 is so much better staged and written than '21's version.

When Maria drops the gun and just breaks down 😭

I love the way they did the credits. Written on graffitied walls. Perfectly fits the films's aesthetic.

Anyway 1961 West Side Story is still a masterpiece.

[bernardolovesanita]

Doc, I love you 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

Maria being unable to look Anita in the eyes because she fucking KNOWS she is wrong

[bernardolovesanita]

"Go wear a skirt"

"Ah, I got scabby knees"

Anybodys, I would die for you

[bernardolovesanita]

Tucker Smith as Ice could get it

That's it. That's the post.

[bernardolovesanita]

Graziella's "RIFF I WANT RIFF!" Hurts more than it should 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

Maria beating on Tony's chest screaming "KILLER! KILLER! KILLER!" always makes me fucking CRY 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

1961 Chino doesn't have the chokehold that JAR's Chino has on me but I still have a soft spot for him

Because he was so rightfully upset when this b was concerned for a man she barely knew instead of her own fucking brother 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

Maria dancing without a care in the world moments before Chino tells her Bernardo died is always heartbreaking 😭

[bernardolovesanita]

George Chakiris just laying on the ground playing dead while Richard Beymer is running back and forth behind him 🤣

To have been on that set that day

[bernardolovesanita]

When Tony rolls Bernardo over and screams "MARIAAAAAAA"

BITCH YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU KILLED HIM 😭