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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • In The Heights is in theaters and streaming exclusively on @HBOMax THIS THURSDAY. Get Tickets: www.hbomax.com...
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    The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to a cinematic event, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... “In the Heights.”
    Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
    “In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
    “In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos (“A Star is Born,” Broadway’s “Hamilton”), Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “BlacKkKlansman”), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV’s “Vida”), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s “In the Heights”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical”), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Dascha Polanco (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”) and Jimmy Smits (the “Star Wars” films).
    Chu directed the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes, based on the musical stage play, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and concept by Miranda. Miranda, Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs produced the film, with David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick serving as executive producers.
    Behind the camera, Chu reunited with his “Crazy Rich Asians” production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He also collaborated with director of photography Alice Brooks (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and costume designer Mitchell Travers (“Eighth Grade”). Original songs by Miranda. Alex Lacamoire (“Fosse/Verdon”) and Bill Sherman (“Sesame Street”) served as executive music producers. The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.”
    “In the Heights” was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights.
    Warner Bros. Pictures presents a 5000 Broadway / Barrio Grrrl! / Likely Story / SGS Pictures Production, A Jon M. Chu Film, “In the Heights.” Slated to open on June 10, 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from theatrical release.
    “In the Heights” is rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive references.
    www.intheheights-movie.com

Комментарии • 4,2 тыс.

  • @LebahG4nteng
    @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +11470

    Fun Fact : Most of the background dancers in the movie are the actual dancers from the original broadway show. This is a smart move when adapting musicals to a movie. Have EVERYONE in the original Broadway show to be involved in the movie!!

    • @isabela2220
      @isabela2220 3 года назад +315

      i know a few of them even were in a local production of in the heights in my city like they really took attention to detail

    • @lawrup
      @lawrup 3 года назад +50

      Fun fact I don't have a mustache also fun fact I have a Australian wife

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +106

      @@lawrup Fun Fact : I don't care, keep that "fun Fact" to yourself and that has nothing to do with the movie 😂

    • @Sleepy_boi206
      @Sleepy_boi206 3 года назад +8

      Smart.

    • @reidelio8345
      @reidelio8345 3 года назад +29

      why do i feel like this is throwing shade at the prom movie shdhfsdhfhsh

  • @likesunset03
    @likesunset03 3 года назад +2991

    Is this what it's like to watch a movie musical where people have been cast based on their triple-threat talents and not just on how famous they are? It's beautiful.

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад +17

      It’s a brilliant political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏿‍♂️👏🏽👦🏽 🏃🏿‍♂️🤱🏾🏃🏿‍♂️YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS!🤩. A lot of big 💰💰💰 and behind the message.

    • @ellemars1817
      @ellemars1817 3 года назад +111

      Yes! I loved loved that there were no huge mega celebrities forced in because of star power. Everyone was part of the cast because they 100% deserved to be there and you can tell from their performances and interviews how much it means to them. Beautiful to see.

    • @sylvias190
      @sylvias190 3 года назад +20

      Seriously! I forget what genuine talent looks like sometimes

    • @jediCaboose96
      @jediCaboose96 3 года назад +24

      You'd love The Producers then, if you haven't seen it! Most of the cast had experience on Broadway, including Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane who were in the show!

    • @sylvias190
      @sylvias190 3 года назад +4

      @@thisaccountexists5545 *sips tea* 🍵

  • @juliannnegron3808
    @juliannnegron3808 3 года назад +2315

    When Lin says "Como siempre, Señor Usnavi" at 0:50 it's as if he's passing the torch over to Anthony to take his place in the role... ugh I'm emotional

    • @blueelf217
      @blueelf217 3 года назад +100

      Awe...okay you made me tear up. I didn't know who Anthony was before this film, as I never saw Hamilton. I wish him luck, he's going to be a big star.

    • @jamiedewoolf2375
      @jamiedewoolf2375 3 года назад +53

      @@blueelf217 Anthony was John Laurens and Phillip Hamilton in Hamilton.

    • @marohoh
      @marohoh 3 года назад +21

      So sweet! Anthony played Usnavi at john f Kennedy Center** I think. Years ago.

    • @Kaylaisthatgirll
      @Kaylaisthatgirll 3 года назад +1

      Time stamp?

    • @girlyirish
      @girlyirish 3 года назад

      OMG I thought this too! 🥺❤️

  • @jordanmurphy2262
    @jordanmurphy2262 3 года назад +5842

    This movie was magical. Talking to my girlfriend afterwards about why it was so impactful made me realize that it’s one of the first times I can remember seeing this many black and brown people on screen for a solid two and a half hours where not a single storyline had to do with crime, prison, slavery, drug use, gangs, or segregation. No mention of any sort of criminal activity. No equating darker skin with malice or mischief. Just hardworking people of color trying to do their best to live their dreams. Revolutionary.

    • @hammyfan6060
      @hammyfan6060 3 года назад +107

      You are absolutely right! I loved this movie!! ❤️

    • @evamaria7918
      @evamaria7918 3 года назад +61

      Yes I felt the same way! I loved the movie

    • @Maddiec98
      @Maddiec98 3 года назад +204

      I totally agree, very relatable to our communities, however people still find something wrong with it, now they are complaining there were not enough black latinos represented, man! is impossible to keep people happy or at least satisfied

    • @GStampedeIII
      @GStampedeIII 3 года назад +25

      I didnt see anyone that looked like YOU sister. Brown to black skin.. 4C african textured hair

    • @jordanmurphy2262
      @jordanmurphy2262 3 года назад +298

      @@GStampedeIII So, because I’m black, I can’t be happy to see other people of color celebrated? It wasn’t my culture either, but that didn’t make me love it any less.

  • @avettcore
    @avettcore 3 года назад +5421

    Fun fact: Lin dressed like his grandfather when he was playing piragua guy!

    • @amandalynn4979
      @amandalynn4979 3 года назад +420

      Another fun fact: The movie was in danger of not being produced because Lin pulled the deal for The Weinstein Company for obvious reasons. To persuade Lin and Jon M. Chu, Warner Bros took one of their backlots and turned it into a barrio with a working piragua cart giving out the tasty treat. It was shown as a presentation to Lin and he accepted the deal.

    • @annalawtheatre
      @annalawtheatre 3 года назад +23

      IKKKK ITS SO CUTE

    • @hannahvance3798
      @hannahvance3798 3 года назад +6

      i knew this

    • @ThatGuyWithAComment
      @ThatGuyWithAComment 3 года назад +33

      He does dress like my friends Puerto Rican grandpa XD

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 года назад +33

      Ice cold Piragua Parcha China Cherry Strawberry and just for today I got Mamey!

  • @anniebananni
    @anniebananni 3 года назад +1449

    i could not stop smiling. THIS is how you do a movie adaption of a musical, from hiring broadway actors and dancers to the tiny changes in the lyrics it makes it feel so completely authentic and just?? perfect.

    • @Bella-lf3qg
      @Bella-lf3qg 3 года назад +12

      FR OMG

    • @flores14777
      @flores14777 3 года назад +17

      I know!! It’s PERFECTION ✨

    • @_p1ckle
      @_p1ckle 3 года назад +6

      it’s gives a musical movie vibe 1000000%

    • @_p1ckle
      @_p1ckle 3 года назад +1

      JUST PEFRCWT

    • @KalakoaKeanu
      @KalakoaKeanu 3 года назад +16

      I lost it at “Tiger Woods and I on the links and he’s my caddy”😂🤣

  • @Milmiskew
    @Milmiskew 3 года назад +2743

    This. This right here.
    This is art.
    I hope every single person involved, from the lead actors, to the costume designers, to the dancers in the far far back know how important they are in bringing Washington Heights come to life this way.
    This will live on.

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 года назад +13

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

    • @sleepynyxyt
      @sleepynyxyt 3 года назад +7

      @@darrenkhosasi1252 ICE COLD PILAQUA! Parucha, china, cherry strawberry and just for today; I got mamay!

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 года назад +1

      @@sleepynyxytOye, piragüero, ¿como estas?

    • @sleepynyxyt
      @sleepynyxyt 3 года назад +1

      @@darrenkhosasi1252 Como siempre, Señor Usnavi.​

    • @P0L4R1TY
      @P0L4R1TY 3 года назад +2

      @@sleepynyxyt i am Usnavi but you’ve probably never heard my name, reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated

  • @daniellen.mcculloughproduc6738
    @daniellen.mcculloughproduc6738 3 года назад +4125

    I worked as an extra during this opening scene and I was so happy to be booked to work it.

  • @napilopez
    @napilopez 3 года назад +3375

    I'm a Dominican person who spent so much of his life in Washington Heights and the DR -- now living in Brooklyn -- and this had me bawling. All the little touches that reminded me of things I didn't even know I remembered. Representation is about more than just scoring diversity points -- it's also about elevating the art by leveraging untapped connections with your audience.

    • @aisha02a
      @aisha02a 3 года назад +16

      !!!!!

    • @Hellothere23344
      @Hellothere23344 3 года назад +13

      Yes!!

    • @cyn341
      @cyn341 3 года назад +14

      THISSS

    • @azumarill964
      @azumarill964 3 года назад +4

      THIS

    • @julianrodriguez4776
      @julianrodriguez4776 3 года назад +11

      You're not looking hard enough, they threw Cubans and PRs in the mix like it's all good. Its not even close to being accurate

  • @LebahG4nteng
    @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +2170

    I'll always love Lin Manuel Miranda as Usnavi but Anthony Ramos managed to live up the spirit and energy of Lin's Usnavi!! Looks like Lin is passing the torch to Ramos!!

    • @piaest.6456
      @piaest.6456 3 года назад +10

      YES!!

    • @NickNSakai
      @NickNSakai 3 года назад +13

      @@piaest.6456 He makes cameo at 00:45

    • @vane4780
      @vane4780 3 года назад +59

      Plus, Anthony had already played Usnavy on Broadway. After Lin, I think. So who better than Anthony Ramos to make the movie? 😉

    • @annebarbaralee543
      @annebarbaralee543 3 года назад +126

      Lin on Anthony: Look at my son, pride is not the word I'm looking for...Wait, wrong musical :)

    • @elliyoung3050
      @elliyoung3050 3 года назад +9

      Father like son

  • @LebahG4nteng
    @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +836

    Let's give a praise to the editors of the movie who worked so hard on crafting this scene to make it so perfect!!!!

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 года назад +4

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

  • @TheStarFishy
    @TheStarFishy 3 года назад +1659

    I'm watching this for the 164th time right now.

    • @sawapablou
      @sawapablou 3 года назад +19

      wish I could see how many times ive seen this video hahaha

    • @anni0856
      @anni0856 3 года назад +3

      I'm going to see it for the second time tomorrow

    • @Chrisyupyeet
      @Chrisyupyeet 3 года назад +1

      Same XD

    • @klttorres1301
      @klttorres1301 3 года назад

      Same..

    • @cam_love8010
      @cam_love8010 3 года назад

      SAMEEE

  • @alex-kq6it
    @alex-kq6it 3 года назад +3931

    At this rate, Lin is going to show us the whole movie

    • @SaraSong-mw3zm
      @SaraSong-mw3zm 3 года назад +77

      please

    • @lissywashere6040
      @lissywashere6040 3 года назад +52

      Why not

    • @kiranakepakisan3260
      @kiranakepakisan3260 3 года назад +63

      I really hope he actually does 😂

    • @TravelwithTasha393
      @TravelwithTasha393 3 года назад +62

      It’s only 8 mins of a 2 hour movie. He is only showing the first song entitled in the heights

    • @alex-kq6it
      @alex-kq6it 3 года назад +19

      @@TravelwithTasha393 Yes but he has showed us other slight moments from the trailers. However you're right 🤣

  • @proudgemini5653
    @proudgemini5653 3 года назад +603

    Lin making cameos like the god dam stan lee and i'm living for it

    • @themoviecritic1092
      @themoviecritic1092 3 года назад +39

      Yea, except he's a full character in this so it's sooo much better 😌

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +14

      Pretty sure his scenes isn't just this one, I really hope he appears more in other scenes

    • @themoviecritic1092
      @themoviecritic1092 3 года назад +31

      @@LebahG4nteng He does, he plays the Piragua Guy. In the Stage Musical of In The Heights that Lin made back in 2008, his character was in a good amount of scenes

    • @Bumbleshepherd
      @Bumbleshepherd 3 года назад +9

      @@themoviecritic1092 true and the piragua guy has I think 2 songs?

    • @dragons50SH
      @dragons50SH 3 года назад +3

      @@Bumbleshepherd Yes, he has two songs, those are in the movie and also a few scenes more where he's in

  • @ltdowney
    @ltdowney 3 года назад +1595

    everybody gangsta until abuela starts belting

    • @neerjain9618
      @neerjain9618 3 года назад +38

      SRSLY THO

    • @greengremlin4261
      @greengremlin4261 3 года назад +75

      Oh god I'll never be ready for Patiencia y Fe 😰 I'm going to cry SO HARD in the theather

    • @laurenbrady7671
      @laurenbrady7671 3 года назад +19

      @@greengremlin4261 alabanza! 😭

    • @-piraguaperson-1770
      @-piraguaperson-1770 3 года назад +10

      @@greengremlin4261 they made her whisper the "calor"s :(

    • @greengremlin4261
      @greengremlin4261 3 года назад +3

      @@-piraguaperson-1770 really?? :(((

  • @sierranicole4868
    @sierranicole4868 3 года назад +237

    usnavi’s “ayo good morning” gets me every time bro i feel like hes flirting with me

    • @Peppertice
      @Peppertice 3 года назад +5

      Yesss I'm glad I'm not the only one

    • @angelaplays
      @angelaplays 2 года назад +2

      Same

    • @larrypoppins6273
      @larrypoppins6273 2 года назад +1

      Imagine in rise of the beats, when Anthony's character meets the autobots, he just goes "ayo, good morning".

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 3 года назад +1665

    Finally a movie musical that isn’t a COWARD about its musicalness. I expect this to be a good movie

    • @aimeea8404
      @aimeea8404 3 года назад +10

      It's amazing

    • @gluon8585
      @gluon8585 3 года назад +6

      really amazing

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 3 года назад +74

      @Q think of les mis, cats, etc. musical movies which suffered as movies because they were made by people who didnt understand musicals. but now tom hooper's reign of gritty cry-speak-singing is over and this movie is letting itself be a M U S I C A L

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 3 года назад +14

      @Q i would argue against a couple of those, but fine ok i will confess to exaggerating the scope of bad musical mvoies, what's my sentence your internet honour

    • @ninatheinkling5748
      @ninatheinkling5748 3 года назад

      So goood

  • @sunny9439
    @sunny9439 3 года назад +3017

    Honestly spent the whole movie crying. My mom works as a house keeper/handy man so when *spoiler alert?* abuela talks about how her mom’s hands were burned from the chemicals I understood what she meant. It’s small details that hit hard.

    • @hopper6094
      @hopper6094 3 года назад +24

      WOW

    • @cjvvallejos
      @cjvvallejos 3 года назад +16

      same. still do. many of these stories are similar to mine...

    • @bookworm270
      @bookworm270 3 года назад +16

      ofc i see the spoiler alert and keep reading

    • @pusheenqueen519
      @pusheenqueen519 3 года назад +69

      I work for a family cleaning and watching their children. Most of my jobs have been cleaning or doing yard work, things tough on your hands. I love to paint my nails but they never last more than a day. One day, I want to be able to afford a manicure, but even if I had the money or time it'd just go to waste. My hands have scars, calluses, they get dry and cracked, but I still paint them. Even days I clean, I wear comfy clothes I genuinely like and think make me look good. I wear lipstick. I heard that line about asserting your dignity in small ways and my heart just ached.

    • @foggyfrogy
      @foggyfrogy 3 года назад +11

      @@pusheenqueen519 my mum is the same. She will paint her nails on fridays and take it out again on sundays....

  • @yowaddup4129
    @yowaddup4129 3 года назад +820

    Never knew an 8-minute clip would cause intense goosebumps. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS FILM.

    • @everybodysayparty
      @everybodysayparty 3 года назад +2

      I know right!!! The WHOLE movie will be EPIC!!!

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад

      It’s also an EPIC way for a political party to use the “dreamers” to appeal to emotions of gen-XYZers. Billionaire funders behind this effort, hope gen-XYZ-ers will identify w/ the shows “dreamers”. Absolutely genius marketing! They can trigger this emotional response during media campaigns.

  • @cinemoni
    @cinemoni 3 года назад +2434

    "Cause I immigrated from the single greatest little place in the Caribbean: Dominican Republic! I love it!" * INSTANT TEARS *

    • @filmymela4638
      @filmymela4638 3 года назад +4

      This video gave me a headache. Geez, Easy pass. Thankyou Warner Bros. for this video 🙏

    • @Yoshizawa-san
      @Yoshizawa-san 3 года назад +12

      Jesus I’m jealous of it

    • @jollyroger9680
      @jollyroger9680 3 года назад +4

      Then why doesn’t he go back

    • @Yoshizawa-san
      @Yoshizawa-san 3 года назад +53

      @@jollyroger9680 lmao legit whole plot of the story

    • @madalyn7353
      @madalyn7353 3 года назад +4

      @@jollyroger9680 if you even just listen to the soundtrack, you know the story

  • @serendipitousone
    @serendipitousone 3 года назад +2891

    This is so emotional for me. As a kid growing up not far in the Bronx I was taught that there was nothing special about my community, my heritage, or my family’s native language. And I grew to resent those things that made me “different” from other kids. Being able to see these bodegas, our culture, the streets not just represented but CELEBRATED makes me tear up, man. It’s so beautiful. I might have to watch this by myself so I don’t end up crying the whole way through in front of my abuela 😂

    • @cora1334
      @cora1334 3 года назад +39

      LITERALLY SAME!!! I'm so proud to see my people and my city here

    • @amdelga31
      @amdelga31 3 года назад +18

      I also teared up through the movie. As a Puerto Rican, I grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn I know what it is to have your neighborhood completely flip. Its the go to place in Brooklyn now. I feel you guys.

    • @mrtuwnbr
      @mrtuwnbr 3 года назад +17

      Yees, as latinos watching a movie made by latinos that allow us to be the protagonists (intead of some secondary character as usual) it's so great :,)

    • @jonathanbenavidez201
      @jonathanbenavidez201 3 года назад +5

      Idk. I guess I just find this enjoyable and sweet. But, like, I was taught to find meaning in my self and culture even if I don’t see it everywhere or if someone is mean. I don’t see it as a movies job to teach me I matter, at least, not enough to break down in tears over it. I’m happy this movie is out and it’s touching. But yeah for what it’s worth, I’m glad something managed to teach you an entire culture actually matters. And I’m sorry to hear something managed to convince you otherwise...until this musical changed all that...

    • @serendipitousone
      @serendipitousone 3 года назад +24

      @@jonathanbenavidez201 Oof. Naaaah, man. My experience with myself and my culture goes WAY beyond the scope of one RUclips comment. I’m 31. I’ve had plenty of time to recover, heal, thrive, and reconnect with my heritage after my experiences as a child. This one film did not teach me I matter. It’s a step in a positive direction, however, for people who deserve to have their stories told.
      If I was moved to tears (not “broken down”) it is because Abuela Claudia’s story is so similar to my own grandmother’s. (And I’m sure many other Latino people’s) Seeing that depicted as beautifully as it was is powerful.
      What’s it like to be so much better than everyone?

  • @shutuphester
    @shutuphester 3 года назад +2078

    I hope Lin knows how proud I am of everything he's done.

    • @acasualfanboy
      @acasualfanboy 3 года назад +80

      History Has It's Eyes On Him, And He Delivered

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +61

      We must protect Lin Manuel Miranda at all cost. He's a legend already!!! I wish for Lin to get an Oscar for Best Picture as produced this movie

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 года назад +3

      @@LebahG4nteng same✨👏🏽

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 года назад +3

      Same😭😭

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +12

      @Deena Dallas From what I heard, Lin wrote new song specifically for this movie. So there is a chance he might be nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song and could win either of the nomination

  • @Cromartie
    @Cromartie 3 года назад +5300

    POV: You're singing every word because this is one of your top favorite musicals and you're happy to finally see it get a movie after all this time 😭💖

    • @CrisBleaux
      @CrisBleaux 3 года назад +25

      this.

    • @lillywastesyourtime24601
      @lillywastesyourtime24601 3 года назад +23

      im waiting to hear the sound track till the movie comes out ^^

    • @clarkcriss
      @clarkcriss 3 года назад +5

      @@lillywastesyourtime24601 same here!!!

    • @lillywastesyourtime24601
      @lillywastesyourtime24601 3 года назад +1

      @@clarkcriss :D

    • @CoolkidAJR24
      @CoolkidAJR24 3 года назад +33

      POV: You're singing every word because this is one of your top favorite musicals and then they THROW OUT CAMILA AND IT THROWS YOU OFF!

  • @juanguio5932
    @juanguio5932 3 года назад +185

    I am Latino and for some reason, the only thing that had me tearing up more than Paciencia y Fé was seeing Carnaval del Barrio. Seeing all those people just being so proud of their country and their “beautiful flag” made me so emotional I didn’t know what else to do but cry with a pride of my own home country.
    Anyone else feel this way?
    PS: Viva Colombia!! 🇨🇴
    💛💛💙❤️

    • @sync6804
      @sync6804 2 года назад +2

      i love colombia too

    • @Edkamilo
      @Edkamilo 2 года назад +1

      ¡Viva Colombia!

    • @Matheus-vf9sj
      @Matheus-vf9sj Год назад +4

      I understand you perfectly, that feeling of belonging in a place where you are excluded by your country. Hugs from Brasil! 🇧🇷♥️✨

  • @ScenicFights
    @ScenicFights 3 года назад +5991

    The style of this film is poetically beautiful. I cannot wait to watch this with my family! We are from NYC it's a must watch for us!

    • @billyrev
      @billyrev 3 года назад +23

      Brooklyn right here!!!

    • @woolyaveanewp123
      @woolyaveanewp123 3 года назад +6

      Yea!

    • @josuealopez3167
      @josuealopez3167 3 года назад +17

      Yea long island here can't wait to see this and to see some Latino representation 🇸🇻🇸🇻

    • @eczenarosa4396
      @eczenarosa4396 3 года назад +1

      Did not expect you guys here lol

    • @shirleygarrison3524
      @shirleygarrison3524 3 года назад +7

      I've heard about this for awhile now and I'm looking forward to watching this movie. It looks exciting.

  • @markwilken2492
    @markwilken2492 3 года назад +1796

    I saw this yesterday and was definitely not disappointed. As far as musicals go, this one has set the benchmark ridiculously high. A brilliant story, amazing music and the choreography was breathtaking. If you can see it in a cinema, do so. The music and bright colours will blow your head off! 10/10

    • @MM-ox5go
      @MM-ox5go 3 года назад +25

      i saw it today and it had me with my mouth wide open, just breathtaking. I hope people support it so we can get more musicals like this

    • @matthewallen445
      @matthewallen445 3 года назад +5

      I saw it on Friday night and it was awesome. I was excited for it ever since it was first announced, and it was worth the wait.

    • @skylergrunder926
      @skylergrunder926 3 года назад +4

      I saw it on the big screen today and it was absolutely amazing, I’m so glad I got to see it in theatres

    • @crustyfroonchfroo8542
      @crustyfroonchfroo8542 3 года назад +9

      My first movie in theatres in a year and a half. Well worth it :)

    • @catrionalegge7802
      @catrionalegge7802 3 года назад +5

      True Cinematic Masterpiece ❤️

  • @HooligansLovesBruno
    @HooligansLovesBruno 3 года назад +652

    When Lin said "como siempre señor usnavi" 😭😭😭😭😭😭 THE FEELS

    • @wiks6552
      @wiks6552 3 года назад +14

      es muy tierno, basta

    • @princesslisamarie7860
      @princesslisamarie7860 3 года назад +4

      Ummm...what does it mean?

    • @pseudonym517
      @pseudonym517 3 года назад +27

      @@princesslisamarie7860 "Just the same as always, Mr. Usnavi". Which, given his falling fortunes is rather bleak

    • @claireneville1070
      @claireneville1070 3 года назад +8

      “As always, mr. usnavi”

    • @CyanAnn
      @CyanAnn 3 года назад +24

      @@princesslisamarie7860 "same ol same ol, Usnavi sir" the meaning doesn't matter as much as the fact that Lin, the guy who wrote and originated Usnavi, is the one saying the line

  • @lizardgirl6
    @lizardgirl6 3 года назад +233

    This movie was actually amazing. I grew up in Washington Heights and they filmed at my childhood pool. Some of the background dancers are people from our actual block. The memories this musical brought make made me have so much nostalgia. They captured our WH perfectly.

    • @mlsoundart3509
      @mlsoundart3509 2 года назад +8

      That pool was epic, i specifically commented on it to my roomie. Was it actually that big or extended for the scene?

  • @andreas.4764
    @andreas.4764 3 года назад +1231

    Can’t believe I stumbled on this just in time.

    • @titanic6377
      @titanic6377 3 года назад +1

      I got a notification

    • @darrenkhosasi1252
      @darrenkhosasi1252 3 года назад +1

      Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
      I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
      Pop the grate at the crack of dawn
      Sing while I wipe down the awning
      Hey y'all, good morning

    • @elpintojr
      @elpintojr 3 года назад +1

      I came as soon a I heard!

  • @mariahzamora1662
    @mariahzamora1662 3 года назад +779

    Sometimes, I wish real life was just like a musical; where you could just burst out in song and dance at times and moments.

    • @badbitchmusic1605
      @badbitchmusic1605 3 года назад +39

      I mean you technically can but everyone will judge you

    • @mariahzamora1662
      @mariahzamora1662 3 года назад +31

      @@badbitchmusic1605 I mean without the judging and all that.

    • @badbitchmusic1605
      @badbitchmusic1605 3 года назад +10

      @@mariahzamora1662 oh then yeah I agree

    • @Angie-ji7be
      @Angie-ji7be 3 года назад +37

      If living in a musical world means me and everyone around me get to spontaneously dance as good as the dancers in 7:06, I would do it.

    • @mariahzamora1662
      @mariahzamora1662 3 года назад +14

      @@Angie-ji7be I wish I could sing and dance.

  • @kelvinpagan
    @kelvinpagan 3 года назад +201

    I'm happy to see my flag (🇵🇷) in movie scenes that are not about crimes. It is about community and dreams. Thank you piraguero (Lin Manuel) for always having us in your heart and Quiara Alegria for writing this play. Puerto Rico in the house!

  • @biblepark3461
    @biblepark3461 3 года назад +626

    I have a 8 month old baby. Tonight me and my husband went to our first movie night after the baby because I HAD TO WATCH THIS MOVIE IN THE THEATER, and it was so worth it!! 2007, I came to US as a international student from Korea, my first spring break I visited NY. I watched this musical by accident (My friend and I wanted to see Lion King but it was too expensive and sold out) and it became MY LIFE MUSICAL!!! Even though I didn’t understand what the actors saying due to my poor Eng then, I became a big fan. And 13 years later, the movie came out, for 2hr 23min my heart was overflowing and full with joy and tears. This time I understood most of the words and lyrics and realized it's not just about music, dance and love stories. It's about the immigrants who works so hard for their dream, but still discriminated against. It's such a story like my husband's parents and himself had been through. I raise my thumbs up with Respect to all the immigrants especially Latinos. I hope that many people will watch this movie and will have a same heart as I do. Rise Up, Voice Up! Since when are we scared of heat?? 🙌🇩🇴🇨🇺🇵🇷🇰🇷

    • @nesquixc8115
      @nesquixc8115 3 года назад +28

      this movie is truly beautiful and this story you gave to us is beautiful as well

    • @raysaac.7591
      @raysaac.7591 3 года назад +5

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @hinklefamily1831
      @hinklefamily1831 3 года назад +3

      God bless you and your family and community! Question, do you live in the US now or no?

    • @lucyalexandra.
      @lucyalexandra. 3 года назад +1

      beautiful 😍👏🏻

    • @ratbear7489
      @ratbear7489 3 года назад +3

      Beautiful story! I love how so many people are connected to In the Heights, congrats on your baby btw when they grow up you can def show them the musical and both bond together ❤

  • @lickmytears
    @lickmytears 3 года назад +354

    To all the Broadway fans tearing up watching this, I'm with you.

    • @flores14777
      @flores14777 3 года назад +5

      Right here waiting for the movie sobbing a lot 🤣🤧✨💕

    • @AnabelM0309
      @AnabelM0309 3 года назад +5

      I started crying when abuela appeared

    • @sayhijill
      @sayhijill 3 года назад +1

      "tearing" lmao I am absolutely BAWLING

    • @namee466
      @namee466 3 года назад

      The nostalgia

  • @keillyandraca2714
    @keillyandraca2714 3 года назад +340

    The way they made Daniela and Carla's relationship so subtle was just really beautiful to me. Can't wait to see how Daphne and Stephanie capture the roles ❤

    • @mai_hai2274
      @mai_hai2274 3 года назад +23

      Wait, Daniela and Carla are dating?! I didn't know that! So cool!!

    • @emilyglasgow552
      @emilyglasgow552 3 года назад +20

      Yes they are watch 2:30 !!

    • @emilyglasgow552
      @emilyglasgow552 3 года назад +25

      Oof no 2:28

    • @mai_hai2274
      @mai_hai2274 3 года назад +7

      @@emilyglasgow552
      Omg trueee!!!

    • @itzelgc4637
      @itzelgc4637 3 года назад +37

      No me diga!!!!!

  • @geekylara
    @geekylara 3 года назад +1315

    This isn't just a movie. It's a spiritual experience.

  • @Comedyking48
    @Comedyking48 3 года назад +363

    Just seen it.
    This was hands down the best movie adaptation of a broadway show ever adapted.

    • @Yuki-oq5yl
      @Yuki-oq5yl 3 года назад +3

      Couldn’t agree more

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +4

      Damn right, I love Mamma Mia movies, The Prom, Chicago, and West Side Story but this movie tops all of them

    • @rachell452
      @rachell452 3 года назад +1

      Better than Hamilton?

    • @Yuki-oq5yl
      @Yuki-oq5yl 3 года назад +9

      @@rachell452 I have to say yes, as the Hamilton movie was just a high quality screen play of the musical itself. I still absolutely love it, but this one is just more movie style for me. Though Dear Evan Hansen might swoop in to steal that best spot in my mind

    • @donyx0604
      @donyx0604 2 года назад +1

      For real, if any company want to adapt a musical into a movie, they should try and let the original songs maker be apart of the production.

  • @PatrickDougall
    @PatrickDougall 3 года назад +2779

    I'm obsessed! I'll just be watching this on repeat until I can see it this week!

    • @valeriasv9442
      @valeriasv9442 3 года назад +9

      Same!

    • @ryandavies4554
      @ryandavies4554 3 года назад +6

      well you got 3 if your not counting today 2 days till its out I'm going to be watching on HBO max but still counts

    • @AydenToudle2011
      @AydenToudle2011 3 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @genesisstanley8163
      @genesisstanley8163 3 года назад +1

      Same🤣

    • @keeganheehee
      @keeganheehee 3 года назад +3

      I'm going to try to let my mom get hbo max so I can watch it

  • @_xavier_rosas_
    @_xavier_rosas_ 3 года назад +302

    I played Usnavi in high school so this musical has a sweet spot in my heart! I’m so excited to see it on Saturday!!!

  • @zela6
    @zela6 3 года назад +276

    I was born and raised in Washington Heights along with my mother and my grandparents who immigrated from DR and I remember being so happy seeing Lin Manuel Miranda winning a Tony for this show. I remember being so excited seeing the trailers all over the Heights and knowing that the majority of the film takes place on the same street that I went to school. It makes me so happy again knowing that we're being recognized and this time on the big screen

    • @Prince19912
      @Prince19912 3 года назад +9

      I went to elementary school in PS 173 which they shot so close to given they filmed in J Hood Wright Park(literally across the street)

    • @dylansiobhan
      @dylansiobhan 3 года назад +2

      I live in the DR for 3 years and moved back last year. I have tons of Dominican friends and we were all so excited to see the beautiful country getting recognized :)

  • @STEEZY2BREEZY
    @STEEZY2BREEZY 3 года назад +571

    This movie is pretty good and relatable. My family is Dominican and actually lives in Washington heights. This was filmed near my house

    • @ChillyCucumber
      @ChillyCucumber 3 года назад +68

      @bocoy noiu Um...I know all of those words individually...but I haven’t the faintest idea what you’re trying to say by combining them.

    • @juicebloom
      @juicebloom 3 года назад +10

      @@ChillyCucumber bro same 😭

    • @jonassolivio5487
      @jonassolivio5487 3 года назад +22

      @@vg1024 oh god i thought i was having a stroke

    • @STEEZY2BREEZY
      @STEEZY2BREEZY 3 года назад +1

      @@vg1024 ?

    • @tahliabrooks7226
      @tahliabrooks7226 2 года назад

      @@jonassolivio5487 SAME DUDE 😭😭

  • @cristianbastoschris5739
    @cristianbastoschris5739 3 года назад +429

    I ALWAYS got chills when abuela claudia sings "everyday, paciencia y fe"

    • @ellasedits_
      @ellasedits_ 3 года назад +13

      Frrrr idk how I’m not gonna cry when I see it for real

  • @reketsomething
    @reketsomething 3 года назад +489

    Every time he steps outside i get a panic attack that someone is gonna rob the store blind 🤣 that trauma from growing up with a fam running corner liquor stores and gas stations lol

    • @jimmura100
      @jimmura100 3 года назад +31

      Sonny's still in there!

    • @supershifra
      @supershifra 3 года назад

      Especially in the heights high crime area

  • @lolapagan
    @lolapagan 3 года назад +266

    the extra with the blue and yellow shirt is my old hip hop teacher i’m so happy for him

    • @zoedurry2173
      @zoedurry2173 3 года назад

      The one next to the lady with the iPad???

    • @alexanderirigoyen6298
      @alexanderirigoyen6298 3 года назад

      I think she means guy in the last minute within the crowd.

    • @lolapagan
      @lolapagan 3 года назад +2

      @@alexanderirigoyen6298 next to the lady in a pansuit

    • @lolapagan
      @lolapagan 3 года назад +2

      @@zoedurry2173 next to the lady in the grey pansuit

    • @eviiriivera
      @eviiriivera 3 года назад +5

      @@zoedurry2173 he’s at 8:16 on the far right

  • @Coryny
    @Coryny 3 года назад +1740

    “I can’t survive without cafe”. That’s universal across all Latinos. As a flight attendant my white coworkers freak out when they see little kids drinking coffee. I just laugh. Don’t freak. Café con leche and tostada is just our version of cereal or eggs.

    • @gfoot9916
      @gfoot9916 3 года назад +37

      True but coffee is technically a drug lol

    • @just_pluto_
      @just_pluto_ 3 года назад +47

      what can i say? cafe keeps me the *stereotypical fiery latino guy with long flowing hair*

    • @just_pluto_
      @just_pluto_ 3 года назад +5

      @@jsweets7633 cup of milk with sugar in the morning? no? just me?

    • @Ricardo5911jakakak
      @Ricardo5911jakakak 3 года назад +21

      Tbh most people in Brazil run on some cofee and crackers until dinner time

    • @adagio8999
      @adagio8999 3 года назад +9

      @@gfoot9916 So is sugar. And kids are given that almost since day one.

  • @LB0206
    @LB0206 3 года назад +617

    So this is what Spanish class for three years in school helps me with: I can understand the occasional Spanish words in this

    • @malia7398
      @malia7398 3 года назад +17

      omg sameee i was so proud of myself in the theatre 😂

    • @goldstarsforall
      @goldstarsforall 3 года назад +23

      This musical was the reason I took Spanish over french. I was always going to fail but boy did I crash and burn

    • @LB0206
      @LB0206 3 года назад +2

      @@goldstarsforall 😅

    • @andii-
      @andii- 3 года назад +10

      lmao this musical (and now movie) taught me more spanish then eight frickin years of the class

    • @alyshapollard498
      @alyshapollard498 3 года назад +1

      My thoughts exactly finally putting it to use.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 3 года назад +2412

    This movie is a spiritual experience.

    • @leshawnkennedy9232
      @leshawnkennedy9232 3 года назад +5

      Who are you

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад +6

      It’s a giant political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏿‍♂️👏🏽👦🏽 🏃🏿‍♂️🤱🏾🏃🏿‍♂️YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS NOW!! 🤩

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад +2

      It’s brilliant!!!!

    • @emilie8151
      @emilie8151 3 года назад +1

      YESSSS

    • @putrindaayurembulanrembula3309
      @putrindaayurembulanrembula3309 3 года назад +1

      AMEN TO THIS

  • @euphoriaheaven3367
    @euphoriaheaven3367 3 года назад +352

    This movie is gold. And its only 8 minutes of the movie. Imagine how GOLD the official one is. Cant wait to watch it omg.

    • @BROOKLYNFIRSTSKY
      @BROOKLYNFIRSTSKY 3 года назад +1

      This Is Not A Movie But A Play (A Musical).

  • @vincedatinguinoo
    @vincedatinguinoo 3 года назад +457

    It's heartwarming to see that Anthony Ramos is continuing Lin-Manuel Miranda's legacy...

    • @k.s50
      @k.s50 3 года назад +48

      Legacy, legacy. What is a legacy?

    • @kinggroffsauce5344
      @kinggroffsauce5344 3 года назад +47

      @@k.s50 it’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see

    • @heyjude6680
      @heyjude6680 3 года назад +1

      @Rithvik Muthyalapati plz don't day the r word

    • @wholetmeonhere
      @wholetmeonhere 3 года назад +7

      @Rithvik Muthyalapati I mean, you have your reasons, but the r word is a pejorative term for those with disabilities. As someone who is friends with many people with these types of disabilities, it hurts me that you would say such things as an adjective.

    • @aliennug
      @aliennug 3 года назад +2

      @@heyjude6680 what’s the r word?

  • @WillowTitov
    @WillowTitov 3 года назад +356

    Lin: Look at my son! Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now!

  • @broadwaymike92
    @broadwaymike92 3 года назад +443

    Just came back from seeing a private advanced screening of the film...... WOW!!! Chills and I'm a mess. I saw it on Broadway 12 years ago with the original cast. This movie is so beautifully well well translated from stage to screen. The ultimate movie of the summer. Lin-Manuel Miranda's story is so powerful and very relevant to the time we're living in today. A celebration of community, love, life ,and home! DO NOT MISS IT!!!!
    P.S. I smell some Oscar buzz for the film & A BROADWAY REVIVAL!!!!!

    • @lalalachacha248
      @lalalachacha248 3 года назад +6

      I saw it a few weeks ago too! Loved all the little Easter eggs that Lin threw in there.

    • @melissagola3786
      @melissagola3786 3 года назад +3

      God I'm so jealous.
      Have they added a new song like they usually do in movie musicals? Just as a frantic Oscar grab?

    • @becsterbrisbane6275
      @becsterbrisbane6275 3 года назад +2

      How on earth did In the Heights only play on broadway for a couple of years? That's crazy talk!

    • @broadwaymike92
      @broadwaymike92 3 года назад +11

      @@melissagola3786 Yes. There is an original song that is played during the end credits called HOME ALL SUMMER. It's song by the full film cast along with Lin Manuel Miranda and Marc Anthony.

    • @kestrelhill
      @kestrelhill 3 года назад +2

      What songs did they cut? If it's Inutil I'm gonna cry...

  • @AULIONfilms
    @AULIONfilms 3 года назад +979

    WOW I'M OBSESSED!!!

    • @ilmanmufiydhaagustadia_1346
      @ilmanmufiydhaagustadia_1346 3 года назад

      KAAA AULIONNN TERNYATA DISINI JUGAA 😭😭😭

    • @Mimi-my2qw
      @Mimi-my2qw 3 года назад +5

      me too! and i still haven't even watched the actual movie yet!!!!! im exciteddd

    • @MzBreezy1990
      @MzBreezy1990 3 года назад +4

      I think I've seen this as much as I did the musical.....which is a lot 😆

    • @alifiakayyisa6287
      @alifiakayyisa6287 3 года назад

      AULION DO U LISTEN TO IN THE HEIGHTS

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад +1

      Me too! It’s an absolutely brilliant way to send a political message about “the dreamers” and mass US border crossings going on right now! 👏🏽👦🏽 YOUR DREAMS ARE OURS! 🤩. And a lot of big 💰💰💰 and power behind this message. It’s designed to appeal to gen-XyZ.

  • @jojijonass
    @jojijonass 3 года назад +166

    I saw this in theaters two days ago and I’m honestly still in shock. Seeing latino and Hispanic culture on screen is something I’m definitely not used to, and it managed to address a lot more than i expected, like the pressure of being the first in a family to go to college, money problems, being undocumented and having unconventional dreams. I did have to translate some background Spanish for a friend though lol

  • @yumikaliu
    @yumikaliu 3 года назад +511

    i’m like crying and it’s only for 8 minutes. bruh just imagine the tears FOR THE WHOLE MOVIE

    • @coolpato6060
      @coolpato6060 3 года назад +27

      PLZ I WATCHED THE WHOLE MOVIE AND I CRIED SO MUCH. THEY WERENT EVEN SAD PARTS I WAS JUST EMOTIONAL.

    • @roses1193
      @roses1193 3 года назад +15

      Yep! I was in tears like 80% of the movie if not more. Everything about this film is inspiring and beautiful. Nostalgic af for me 🙌🏽🙌🏽

    • @lancekuznitz5741
      @lancekuznitz5741 3 года назад +4

      Such a wonderful heart warming movie

    • @lu_re7198
      @lu_re7198 3 года назад +4

      😏 I also appreciate it’s stealth political message. The savvy billionaire backers funding this show, hope gen-XYZ-ers will emotionally identify w/ the shows “dreamers”....Absolutely genius marketing! A triggered emotional response will be elicited from later media campaigns.

    • @jordanmurphy2262
      @jordanmurphy2262 3 года назад +4

      This is the first scene and I cried watching it. Then I cried about six more times throughout the next two and a half hours too 😅

  • @yanaindica2567
    @yanaindica2567 3 года назад +112

    Lin’s singing at 7:56 and 8:08 really brings me back to the first time i watched the musical

  • @Greenyoshi72
    @Greenyoshi72 Год назад +25

    I always love the implication of the line “with Sonny writing checks to me.” Because it’s Usnavi saying he’ll be such an important figure that even his little cousin will write him checks but also implies that Sonny would be successful enough to be paying someone else’s paycheck.
    Also with Sonny being undocumented in this version, him even being able to legally write and use a check would be an accomplishment in of itself.

  • @slickl9608
    @slickl9608 3 года назад +829

    I'm completely struck by how the director is the same as the one from Crazy Rich Asians. He should only make movie musicals from now on because there is comparatively so much more energy here.

    • @mariadaniella07
      @mariadaniella07 3 года назад +146

      imo both movies had tons of energy! just different focuses. the director is really skilled at integrating and representing each movie's respective culture.

    • @tyandre
      @tyandre 3 года назад +49

      He also did the step up movies so that explains all the big choreography

    • @jeanneseo
      @jeanneseo 3 года назад +21

      I heard he's also working on the Wicked movie!

    • @parisknight1840
      @parisknight1840 3 года назад +42

      Well Crazy Rich Asians isn’t a musical so why would it have the same energy? Both movies are very well directed. And it’s good to have variety under your belt as a director.

    • @galacticbreadboi9796
      @galacticbreadboi9796 3 года назад +1

      @@jeanneseo cool! I hope it comes out well

  • @MW53516
    @MW53516 3 года назад +181

    Something about watching everyone at a bodega after Covid makes me really emotional

  • @blinkasto182
    @blinkasto182 3 года назад +114

    Yo when everyone starts dancing I just can’t stop repeating it over and over again everything is just so beautiful, and the way they are enjoying the music I just can’t. Props to the director for actually nailing the first song❤️

  • @takecinco
    @takecinco 3 года назад +273

    Usnavi, do not throw away your shot.

    • @JFtheLOLZOR
      @JFtheLOLZOR 3 года назад +15

      idk, I’d argue he’d be the type to blow us all away

    • @walruspotato4263
      @walruspotato4263 3 года назад +6

      @Angelina Dallas sell drugs to an undercover cop apparently

    • @SwagPizza
      @SwagPizza 2 года назад +3

      I actually started singing My Shot first time I watched because of the instrumental at 7:03

  • @user-uv385yusrtf
    @user-uv385yusrtf 3 года назад +419

    My favorite part is the song... "We are powerless" and it's not the meaning for electric is out but more as a people. We work hard to still be powerless. We need more fireworks in the sky. We need more women and men who are Hispanic that strive for our community. Because those people end up becoming fireworks. Celia Cruz Sonia Sotomayor etc are fireworks. But we need MORRRRREEEEE we are powerless to the youth to give them role models on how to become great men and women for the community. We all have a PART in this world and we need to play our part. The actress that played the grandmother ( Olga Merediz ) had me ballin in tears doe. She resembles every Abuela in our Hispanic community. And how we take care of our familia is demonstrated in this movie. Even from her painful walk and going up the steps... Dawg I felt her pain after a days work. Plantar fasciitis, yeah I felt that.

    • @trin873
      @trin873 3 года назад +5

      And the indigenous and Asian community

    • @piggybank4559
      @piggybank4559 3 года назад +1

      @@trin873 basically anyone not white

    • @HiddenHandMedia
      @HiddenHandMedia 3 года назад

      @@piggybank4559 who's gonna pay for all the welfare?

    • @YourOasis97
      @YourOasis97 3 года назад

      I sobbed like a baby the other day because my abuela was the same. She passed away in 2019. she was a mother to everyone in her community and helped to raise me. when she died, my heart broke in two. she was like my 2nd mom. p.s. we are NOT powerless. We are powerFULL, as Daniela would say. ;) we've survived so many wars, uprisings, slavery of every kind, and fascism of every kind in every country to known man. we are stronger than we think we are. time to rise up and raise up our flags! #takeyourpowerback #latinpride

    • @nickwooden5661
      @nickwooden5661 3 года назад +2

      it is double entendre. powerless in the sense of society and in reference to the frequent blackouts in the heights

  • @alexagomez111
    @alexagomez111 3 года назад +63

    I love how this is filled with easter eggs for latinos. Like on 4:32, he is holding VapoRub while singing "I got it", the most latino mom thing ever😂😂👌🏽

  • @AudienceReactions
    @AudienceReactions 3 года назад +497

    8:15 this scene here. Beautiful and makes me wanna dance like this!

  • @freedomm
    @freedomm 3 года назад +287

    I love the guy that plays Benny's fresh take on the singing instead of just copying Christopher Jackson's style.

    • @klltsun_2576
      @klltsun_2576 3 года назад +29

      Same! Seeing differences on how actors do their characters were a delight

    • @StoryMing
      @StoryMing 3 года назад +29

      Actually, vocally he reminded me very much of Chris Jackson- or maybe it was just the way the music is written? Anyway yes he did a great job.

    • @StefWriter
      @StefWriter 3 года назад +38

      Same! Anthony Ramos too. He doesn't deliver Usnavi the same way Lin did either.

    • @justjadethings9630
      @justjadethings9630 3 года назад +18

      @@StefWriter Anthony's singing feels more natural. The opening lyric sounds more like something a real person would say, Lin's sounds a bit choppy.

    • @Sunni_Io125
      @Sunni_Io125 2 года назад +2

      @Piano Experience He's a singer too, His voice is just unique

  • @sugarcookiecube
    @sugarcookiecube 3 года назад +557

    I hope this movie is a box office hit. Musicals are a tough sell when being released against action or horror films.

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 года назад +77

      Well the headlines today are complaining about this movie with a very diverse cast is “whitewashed” so people are now cheering for this movie to fail based on skin color. Wonderful movie. Disappointed in the misdirected outrage.

    • @sw-xy2so
      @sw-xy2so 3 года назад +7

      i think the greatest showman opened the door for hamilton which was a huge success. i think folks are more open to what they have learned what a musical is.

    • @michaelb9537
      @michaelb9537 3 года назад +40

      @@sw-xy2so Hamilton was a couple years before Greatest Showman. The original In the Heights was in 2005

    • @sw-xy2so
      @sw-xy2so 3 года назад +2

      @@michaelb9537 speaking to film vs. live theatre

    • @siem9329
      @siem9329 3 года назад

      And why I am now afraid to what will happen to DEH movie

  • @blinkl1
    @blinkl1 3 года назад +324

    Time to listen to this every hour until the movie release. sadd

    • @POSVO
      @POSVO 3 года назад +4

      It’s soo good. Already watched it!!

    • @blinkl1
      @blinkl1 3 года назад +2

      @@POSVO Can't wait!

  • @ChadMichaelSimon
    @ChadMichaelSimon 3 года назад +94

    At first I had this anxiety thinking about, "What will this be to someone who's never seen it? Is it comprehensible with the speed and editing?" but then I think of Hamilton and how nobody gets it all the first or even fifth time, and how helpful subtitles are for rapid lyrics.
    So, that would be my strongest recommendation for those unfamiliar with the show. Turn on the subtitles to catch the names, Spanish, and details.
    Then that anxiety slipped away. The whole package started sneaking up on me. I lost it at the push shot of Usnavi singing with the reflection of the dancers in the window - this is beautiful; this is brilliant. Look at that sea of lives, snapshots of everyday America. This is going to be killer.
    I can't wait to see the scene when Usnavi finally asks her out in "It Won’t Be Long Now."
    Oh snap! Who’s that? Don’t touch me, I’m too hot! Yes! Qué pasó? Here I go! So dope! Y tu lo sabes! No pare.
    Sigue sigue!
    Did you see me?
    Freaky freakit!
    What a way to begin the weekend. Sonny, anything you want is free, man!
    And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic I haven’t forgotten you! Gonna see this honey, make a little money, and one day I’ll hop Jet Blue!
    But until that fateful day, I’m grateful I got a destination.
    I’m runnin’ to make it home And home’s what Vanessa’s runnin’ away from.
    I’m runnin’ to make it home And home’s what Vanessa’s runnin’ away from.

  • @laurasarmiento2279
    @laurasarmiento2279 3 года назад +216

    They’re all so good but oh my god was Anthony the best choice he STOLE THE SHOW 😩😩

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +18

      Pretty sure Anthony played the main lead of the movie so he's technically not stealing the show as he owns the entire movie. I feel like Corey Hawkins' Benny will stole the show very much in the movie as the supporting character

    • @emakoo01
      @emakoo01 3 года назад +3

      @@LebahG4nteng could not agree more with everything you said. I knew Corey Hawkins was talented but damn, I am blown away, he is nailing Benny and making it his own, I hear Leslie Grace's Nina is also a scene stealer, so just looks like a phenom movie all around.

    • @maitesoto1953
      @maitesoto1953 3 года назад +4

      Honestly if he doesn't blow up after this I'll be both disappointed and surprised. He's crazy talented and has charisma and stage presence for days

    • @ezelfrancisco1349
      @ezelfrancisco1349 3 года назад +1

      If they must choose a lead for this show, it might as well be an alumnus of this show

    • @clartblart3266
      @clartblart3266 3 года назад

      He's amazing, though as a dominican and a person who hasn't seen the musical yet, the only question I have is if he is dominican american, why did they not cast a dominican american instead?

  • @blockbreaker8839
    @blockbreaker8839 3 года назад +144

    “I mean I dunno I guess I’ll go see it I haven’t seen a movie in a while-“
    *watching for the 8th time today*

  • @Burn143
    @Burn143 3 года назад +131

    The cinematography, the musicality, the storytelling, the characters, etc. You can tell this movie was made with authenticity and pure love. Byeeee the first 8 minutes were amazing. I’m definitely going to see the rest of the movie.💯

  • @avettcore
    @avettcore 3 года назад +129

    Fun fact 2: some scenes are of Washington Heights workers doing their actual jobs!

  • @pedrobarragan746
    @pedrobarragan746 3 года назад +110

    For years as a Latino, I've always saw myself isolated from the characters I've seen on screen. Watching this, I cried knowing I'm finally represented! Gracias Lin Manuel Miranda. Viva Latin America!

  • @tss3393
    @tss3393 3 года назад +141

    I know streaming makes it super convenient to watch, but PLEASE go see this movie in theaters!!! Opening weekend numbers were rough, and this movie is far too good for us to sleep on! Show up!!!

    • @andii-
      @andii- 3 года назад +9

      i did today, biggest not-regret of my life :D

    • @christinacope562
      @christinacope562 3 года назад +6

      I did my part, saw it in IMAX.

    • @reveluvly
      @reveluvly 3 года назад +4

      I’ve already seen it twice in theaters and once at home… I’m considering seeing it again in theaters

    • @christinacope562
      @christinacope562 3 года назад +1

      @Caitlyn Beadle I hope they open soon for you. Some movies are best seen and heard in theaters.

    • @PowerGlove79
      @PowerGlove79 4 месяца назад

      @@christinacope562Me too. I wouldn’t have watched it in anything less

  • @binx414
    @binx414 3 года назад +812

    “It’s all about the legacy” literally the plot of Hamilton

    • @monicaluna4384
      @monicaluna4384 3 года назад +104

      Yeah, Lin sure likes to write about orphan immigrants trying to build a legacy

    • @binx414
      @binx414 3 года назад +8

      @@monicaluna4384 facts

    • @aftereffectshelp2648
      @aftereffectshelp2648 3 года назад +5

      @@monicaluna4384 have u seen this before? Like the play or something

    • @monicaluna4384
      @monicaluna4384 3 года назад +28

      @@aftereffectshelp2648 just slime tutorials

    • @cortexntc7981
      @cortexntc7981 3 года назад +34

      I mean the day lin Manuel stops making musicals and movies about immigrants with legacys is the day that art stops existing

  • @meeriaaa
    @meeriaaa 3 года назад +201

    The most beautiful thing about this movie, and this scene in particular, is that if you’ve lived and walked these kind of barrios you KNOW these people. They dont look like actors. I can even smell the street food and sweat and dreams from these people through the screen. Truly amazing job and such a good representation for all latinos ✊🏽

    • @fayesouthall6604
      @fayesouthall6604 3 года назад +9

      That’s beautiful! Representation matters. The music is fantastic. I’m a white British woman and this is my groove. I’ve always loved Latino music!

  • @samanthasanchez9925
    @samanthasanchez9925 3 года назад +126

    this is going to be the first movie I will watch after a year of not being inside a movie theater

    • @vane4780
      @vane4780 3 года назад +2

      I think mine too and also my 5 years old daughter first movie in a movie theater.

    • @beatlechicksteph
      @beatlechicksteph 3 года назад +2

      SAME! My 8 yo and I have tickets for the first showing at our theater on Friday. We haven't been since March 2020

    • @katiechambers1319
      @katiechambers1319 3 года назад +1

      Same!

    • @broadwaybabywmh
      @broadwaybabywmh 3 года назад +1

      I got an early screening yesterday, and I gotta say it's the perfect choice!!!

    • @laurathornton1456
      @laurathornton1456 3 года назад +1

      Me too! I can't wait!

  • @camb546
    @camb546 3 года назад +196

    This is a classic. People will be referring to this movie decades from now. Amazing work.

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 года назад

      It's no West Side Story though...

    • @anlingitalia
      @anlingitalia 3 года назад +2

      Exactly. This is soooo much better

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 года назад

      @@anlingitalia Not musically... And from what I've heard, the story is a little corny... Good intentions rarely make good movies...

    • @anlingitalia
      @anlingitalia 3 года назад +2

      Agree to disagree. Bernstein was a genius, but his music was nothing revolutionary. IMHO, this adds much more to musical culture than WSS or other recent musicals like Wicked and so many others…. It’s not Shostakovich, but it definitely is innovative.
      I love all music that pushes boundaries but is not trying to hard to be weird (think Schoenberg). In the Heights mixes Buena Vista Social Club music with rap. The lyrics are right on, and the story, symbols are moving.
      Ok, the whole thing uses autotune, but what doesn’t these days? I don’t give many movies 10 stars, but this was one of them.
      Again, agree to disagree.

    • @spaceboy2095
      @spaceboy2095 3 года назад +1

      @@anlingitalia Maybe that's my main problem it's too much a product of our times, in the sense that the music production is at an all-time low nowadays, originality-wise and everything feels like a product. I love hip-hop, but the music in this movie is hip-pop. There's not a song I've actually liked a lot, except maybe the introduction. Everything is sugary, there's no tension. The ending is terribly happy and it's constantly selling us coca cola. (and I'll pass on the way it imitates La La Land constantly but never gets what is the beauty of it...)
      The only real hip hop musical has never been staged and it is A Prince Among Thieves, I highly advise you to listen to it and you'll see how different it is from the sugar and cheesiness of In The Heights (I've now watched the movie and my opinion is different from the one I had when simply watching this video...)

  • @millatalonhand9242
    @millatalonhand9242 3 года назад +232

    Alright, this looks absolutely incredible. Already loving the choreography!

  • @titanic6377
    @titanic6377 3 года назад +1196

    While Hollywood remakes west side story for no reason this looks like a breath of fresh air

    • @arafat9828
      @arafat9828 3 года назад +47

      True! I'm not that into musicals but I'm down to see this when this releases

    • @Johnny_Sobczak
      @Johnny_Sobczak 3 года назад +168

      I wouldn’t say it’s for no reason when the original film was loaded with brown face lol

    • @titanic6377
      @titanic6377 3 года назад +1

      @@Johnny_Sobczak that was the sharks the jets were white have you seen the movie lol

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +56

      True, but I'm sure the West Side Story remake will be fine since the movie have Steven Spielberg directing it. But still don't understand why they need a remake of West Side Story

    • @caitlinb35
      @caitlinb35 3 года назад +98

      @@titanic6377 I think Johnny means a lot of the main actors playing brown characters were played by white actors, putting on makeup to become a different ethnicity, so that's at least something the original needed "updating" for.

  • @kellyb4
    @kellyb4 3 года назад +78

    Anthony’s delivery of “hey ya’ll good morning”. I could hear that every day. 😅

  • @Laurabeck329
    @Laurabeck329 3 года назад +189

    It's kind of strange to see a large group dance number presented entirely unironically in a modern musical movie and it kind of works

    • @FiddlerBoy83
      @FiddlerBoy83 3 года назад +25

      kind of? it WERKS. full stop.

    • @alwayscommenting56
      @alwayscommenting56 3 года назад +41

      It always works as long as you’re not apologetic about it. Musicals shouldn’t apologize for being a musical

  • @jaxonellbelurin472
    @jaxonellbelurin472 3 года назад +67

    I may or may not have cried my eyes out during the abuela Claudia scenes the foreshadowing leading towards the moment was just… wow

    • @andii-
      @andii- 3 года назад

      yeah. when he said something about her doing something in the beginning it stabbed my heart :’)

  • @gpaderx6105
    @gpaderx6105 3 года назад +52

    I like how it doesn't felt like a Music video, even it's technically is, it sticks on the format to looks like it is still from a movie. Every lyric he says are always showing on the screen (you know what I mean), like you're imagining what's happening to the original broadway recordings when you're eyes are closed. It's exactly like that.. WOOH! Congratulations in advance

    • @pastelreniva
      @pastelreniva 3 года назад

      It's not a music video, it's directly from the movie.

    • @gpaderx6105
      @gpaderx6105 3 года назад

      @@pastelreniva of course, I know that this was from the movie.. that's why I said "technically" because we all know Music videos is a kind of visualization of what's in the song, and this is considered to be a Music video..
      Most of Movie musicals nowadays stick to one format, if it's in movie style or in music video style, and this song combines music video and movie style, and it's amazing

  • @AngelineP195
    @AngelineP195 3 года назад +63

    The “good Morning usNavi” part is🤌🏾

  • @sofiacarrillo9252
    @sofiacarrillo9252 3 года назад +477

    As a Bisexual Latina, little moments like 2:26, that go over other people's heads really stand out and mean the world to me. Representation MATTERS. and I am so incredibly happy to see that they layered Daniela and Carla's relationship into something romantic for the film. If I was a little girl watching this I would have felt so seen and accepted by this minute character change.

    • @marcoemilio6597
      @marcoemilio6597 3 года назад +23

      Nobody cares

    • @kamrynhofeling4273
      @kamrynhofeling4273 3 года назад +151

      @@marcoemilio6597 i care

    • @galacticbreadboi9796
      @galacticbreadboi9796 3 года назад +95

      @@marcoemilio6597 representation matters and i also care

    • @marcoemilio6597
      @marcoemilio6597 3 года назад +11

      @@galacticbreadboi9796 Nahh im sick of people always saying his sexuality like if its important. aS a BiSeXuAl i cAn ReLaTe, imagine if i said: As a guy who likes women i can relate to the protagonist, its just stupid, and im not homofobic, its just looking for attention in internet things like that

    • @spicedch4i
      @spicedch4i 3 года назад +151

      @@marcoemilio6597 there is straight representation EVERYWHERE. Bisexual representation is very rare. Obviously is someone is bisexual and hispanic, seeing someone who is like them on screen will make them feel good, because they don't see it a lot. Please educate yourself because you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

  • @notchuckproductions5029
    @notchuckproductions5029 3 года назад +135

    I love how this film is looking like embraces it’s a movie. I mean that in the since that it’s not trying be realistic and objective in its filmmaking(Like say other movie musicals like Les mes, Sound of music or West side story ) , and instead go for a more “surliest” (can’t think of a better term” techniques the non liner fast past editing, breaking the 4th wall, using a split screen ext. It’s type of filmmaking you rarely see, in big studio movies and it’s nice to see it for a change.

    • @tejaswoman
      @tejaswoman 3 года назад +3

      (surrealist?)

    • @notchuckproductions5029
      @notchuckproductions5029 3 года назад

      @@tejaswoman I can’t think of a better term. But the techniques being used are often used in more Surliest filmmaking. Like their is a elements of this clip kind of reminds remind me of godard film and ESPECIALLY movie musical style of late 70s -early 80s(what I dub The Acid musical)

    • @astrowiz3544
      @astrowiz3544 3 года назад +1

      @@notchuckproductions5029 surrealist???

  • @violinplayer101
    @violinplayer101 3 года назад +36

    Back when this musical was on Broadway, my choir did an arrangement of "When You're Home", so already this musical held a special place in my heart. It's not very often that I almost forget I'm in a movie theater while watching a movie, but this one totally did that for me.

  • @AEspera
    @AEspera 3 года назад +35

    8:15 can we talk ab how smooth this whole bit is

  • @moviefiend44
    @moviefiend44 3 года назад +11

    This is one of the best openings for a film musical I've ever seen. It's like an grand opera roaring to life in front of your eyes, bursting with ever more energy until its climax.
    This reminds me so much of the opening minutes of "Love Me Tonight" (a Paramount release from 1932). But I think this may have surpassed that in its grandeur.
    If the rest of the movie equals the quality of this, Warner Bros. has a runaway hit on its hands.

  • @321gametime5
    @321gametime5 3 года назад +66

    I've was able to catch an early screening of the movie yesterday and all I'm going to say is if you loved this, just wait until you see 96,000. That will blow your mind.

    • @natalieleon132
      @natalieleon132 3 года назад +5

      I saw the early screening in April and again this past Sunday. 96,000 lives in my head rent free! It’s so damn mesmerizing. And don’t get me started on Paciencia y Fe.

  • @aracelireyes3986
    @aracelireyes3986 3 года назад +73

    Seeing so many POC makes me so happy 😭

  • @Neoxon619
    @Neoxon619 3 года назад +126

    They're really confident in this movie, & they have every right to be. The original musical is amazing, & this looks just as fantastic.

  • @xox9760
    @xox9760 3 года назад +17

    Okay but Carla and Daniela waking up together 🤍. This movie has so much represention of everything, this has my heart!

  • @haroldisintrouble
    @haroldisintrouble 3 года назад +243

    Anthony rapping already feels like Hamilton

    • @heyitsnibbs9650
      @heyitsnibbs9650 3 года назад +51

      you mean Hamilton feels like In the Heights...

    • @FancyAlly
      @FancyAlly 3 года назад +19

      @@heyitsnibbs9650 exactly. In The Heights came first

    • @codex_jinora
      @codex_jinora 3 года назад +20

      To be fair, the musical buildup starting at 7:02 was copied directly into Hamilton in its opening number. It's a signature "Lin" kind of buildup that makes the two musicals sound so familiar at points. That, and both musicals have themes revolving around legacy and building a future, making some of the lyrics overlap as well. They are, after all is said and done, pretty similar.

    • @haroldisintrouble
      @haroldisintrouble 3 года назад +5

      @@heyitsnibbs9650 no I mean when he was rapping at 1:07 about the Caribbean Sea it made it feel like Hamilton because he was rapping so fast and it made me think of him in hamilton

    • @pnithyashree5263
      @pnithyashree5263 3 года назад +12

      @@codex_jinora I almost started sing - imma get scholarship to king's college after listening to that build up.
      Hamilton has a lot of "In The heights Hangover" in it and only people who have heard both albums diligently can indentify that.

  • @MoiraRussell
    @MoiraRussell 3 года назад +40

    JIMMY SMITS
    That shot of the dancers + his face from 7:09 on is wonderful.

  • @guenchi2666
    @guenchi2666 2 года назад +10

    I am not a Latina nor far from my hometown but this film literally had a huge impact on me. As someone from an Asian country that was colonized by Spain for 350 years, it is very hard to find a representation in musicals. The language, the constant "I want to leave here" of Vanessa. We also had a mini store before and I used to run it with my 2 older cousins. I also love the small details in the movie that has similarities in where I grew up, the piragua (I grew up buying shaved ice with syrup in our neighborhood, we also have halo-halo and iskrambol), the fiesta, we have lots of Daniela, Carla, and Cuca here (Yes, the salon ladies are the literal salon ladies here). The vapo rub haha, and lots moreee. I hope Lin makes more, Encanto also became a huge representation for both little kids and adults here, I remember my niece being so hyped because she looks like a disney character.

  • @enmanuelc2415
    @enmanuelc2415 3 года назад +21

    Alright, I admit shedding a few tears at 0:59 when my country's map was shown on screen. That brought so many beautiful memories from my infancy. Representation does matter--that's no cliche. And, if a movie can evoke so many different emotions in a person within less than a minute of the opening scene... it is a definite MUST-WATCH. I need to support this film and everyone whose hands touched it. Thank you from the heart of a Dominican-American and all of the family members I am dragging with me to see this at the theater! Exhilarating clip!

  • @sianbennett-rodgers
    @sianbennett-rodgers 3 года назад +109

    That little interaction with Lin and Anthony tho. Passing the baton

    • @LebahG4nteng
      @LebahG4nteng 3 года назад +5

      It's amazing to see that Anthony Ramos is such a talented person and he managed to live up the energy and spirit of Lin's Usnavi. Love Lin as Usnavi and Ramos will do a great job at playing Usnavi and I'm 100% sure Lin would been proud for him

    • @flores14777
      @flores14777 3 года назад +1

      Oww so beautiful🥺 the evolution

  • @SolBionico
    @SolBionico 3 года назад +94

    This movie looks amazing, “paciencia y fé”🙏🏻. It feels good to be a little part of it as a background actor- Futbol/soccer player⚽️

    • @avettcore
      @avettcore 3 года назад +5

      Hey, congrats for being in it and making it into it!

    • @SolBionico
      @SolBionico 3 года назад +1

      @@avettcore thank you👍🏼 There were a total of 8 of us. I hope they can come with part-2

    • @mirandabee2323
      @mirandabee2323 3 года назад +1

      I'll keep an eye out for you when I see it!

    • @SolBionico
      @SolBionico 3 года назад +3

      @@mirandabee2323 57:00 to 57:33

  • @shorttbone4193
    @shorttbone4193 3 года назад +506

    Shoutout to the people who complained there weren’t enough Afro-Latino representatives in this movie… you didn’t watch it did you? I was crying within the first 5 minutes BECAUSE this was the first time I’ve ever seen so many people who look like my DR Afro-Caribbean family, Ramos even said this was for a long time the ONLY opportunity for Latino and especially Afro-Latino actors to get a break on Broadway. Either you didn’t watch it, you have a VERY narrow and probably stereotypical view of what being Afro-Latino really means, you want people to prove their blackness which is messed up in 19 different ways, and lord the people who said LESLIE GRACE was “white passing” you need help. I’m so happy to see all the love in this comment section but I was annoyed when I heard that bs complaint this morning

    • @em939
      @em939 3 года назад +48

      Let the Latinos have their moment. Not everything has to be about race.

    • @jordy407
      @jordy407 3 года назад +15

      !!! Amen to all of this

    • @Fandomonium456
      @Fandomonium456 3 года назад +67

      Im Afro-Latina and I agree...I legit felt so seen in this opening scene. Leslie Grace also did an amazing job and I legit cried watching her

    • @shorttbone4193
      @shorttbone4193 3 года назад +12

      @@Fandomonium456 I’ve loved her for so long 😭 will you still love me tomorrow will play at my wedding

    • @laartwork
      @laartwork 3 года назад +25

      Fake outrage. One race traitor blogger trying to bring down successful latinos and the media says "people" are complaining.

  • @rro20
    @rro20 3 года назад +60

    I know a LOT of people are saying they cried while watching the movie, but I just couldn't help myself. To see Latinidad represented AND celebrated, to see our stories told with respect and dignity. Omg, I can't even describe what I felt. This film makes my heart so happy ❤️
    If you can watch it in the theater, please do. It's worth it!