Continuity mistake: When Tony is below Maria's fire escape, there's a shot of her back with her fingers grabbing the platform. Shot changes to Tony's POV where she moves her hand and changes her grip. Then shot goes back to the previous angle of her still with the same grip.
West Side Story (2021)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler
Continuity mistake: When Tony lies dead, his head is facing right or left between shots, no continuity whatsoever despite Maria not touching him.
Continuity mistake: When Riff tosses cans at Tony, Tony's right arm is raised. A shot later it's lowered.
Tony: All my life, it's like I'm always just about to fall off the edge of the world's tallest building. I stopped falling the second I saw you.
Diesel: Hey, I'm depraved on account of I'm deprived.
Bernardo Vasquez: You keep away from him, as long as you're in my house.
Maria Vasquez: I'm a grown-up now, Bernardo. I'm gonna think for myself.
Question: Does Maria die at the end of West Side Story?
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Answer: No, she doesn't, but Tony is shot and killed.