The West Bank Story

This was definitely something new and refreshing for the class. Although short, the movie clip was very funny and, I think, able to get its point across. Like its maker said, it was not about presenting a solution; it was more about looking at things from a brighter perspective. Last semester, for my final essay I wrote about believing in the power of smiling. This, as well as a good sense of humor, can go a long way. Of course some people will be offended, but that's okay because that was not the movie's intention. Groggy people with a sour sense of humor will be the only ones not satisfied with this work of art. The movie definitely helped me become more familiar with inter text as it was just a different remaking of "The West Side Story" which further was just a remaking of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." I now realize that nothing is really brand new, but just based off of something that was already created in the past. It will be interesting to work with inter texts and creating something not new but different. Performing it makes it even better :)