| re: Chino (re: I had a similar thought (Spoilers) Tracking the gun | |
| Posted by: toros 03:28 pm EST 12/29/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Chino (re: I had a similar thought (Spoilers) - theatreguy40 03:09 pm EST 12/29/21 | |
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| I agree that it's worth thinking about the "improvements," but it's important to think about them carefully. For example, you say that "the long dull sequence of Riff getting the gun - just so it can be justified how Chino ends up with the gun at the end." It's much more interesting than that. Following the purchase of the gun is "Cool," which is reimagined completely as a scene where Tony gets hold of the gun that Riff just bought. The choreography is all about gaining conrol of the gun. Not only that, but the lyric, "got a rocket in your pocket" refers to the gun directly, as Tony references it when he sings that line. Tracking the path of the gun from its purchase by Riff, to Tony getting hold of it in Cool, to the Jets getting it back during the song, to Chino picking it up after Riff and Bernardo are killed, to Maria taking it from him, and finally, to Valentina picking it up and holding it as she's arm and arm with Chino in the movie's final image is very thoughtfully articulated in the film. | |
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