Are We Living in a Global Culture?

West Side Story  is a 1961 American romantic musical tragedy film  directed by R obert Wise   and  Jerome Robbins . The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway  musical of the same name , which in turn was inspired by  William Shakespeare 's play  Romeo and Juliet . It stars  Natalie Wood ,  Richard Beymer ,  Russ Tamblyn ,  Rita Moreno , and  George Chakiris , and was photographed by  Daniel L. Fapp  in  Super Panavision 70 . Released on October 18, 1961, through  United Artists , the film received high praise from critics and viewers. How does this represent global culture? There are two gangs , Sharks and Jets ,  The Sharks belong to the second generation of emigrants from Puerto Rico. The Jets, young people of the white working class1, consider themselves the true Americans born in America. ·        What are the specific element...