Title: “A Tale of Two Films: A Comparison of the 1961 and 2021 Adaptations of ‘West Side Story’” The 1961 film adaptation of “West Side Story,” directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise,

Compare and Contrast these two films. Please go into depth about how these films relate, but also how they are different. I believe the 1961 film is on Amazon prime for free, and the 2021 film is on Disney+. They should also be on Tubi for free. This essay will be scanned for plagiarism so please do NOT use ChatGPT or any kind of AI to write this.