
The old 'West Side Story' got half the story wrong. Spielberg's new film tries to make it right
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Many Puerto Ricans felt insulted by the way characters from the island were portrayed in the 1961 version of "West Side Story." Here's how Steven Spielberg's remake responds to some of the missteps of the original film.
The original 1961 film won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. But for decades this retelling of "Romeo and Juliet" through the lens of White and Puerto Rican gangs in New York has been panned by Puerto Ricans who felt insulted by the way characters from the island were portrayed.
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