Barack Obama Releases His Favorite 2021 Movie List; ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Drive My Car’ are among them

The former president of the United States Barack Obama (2009-2017) published this Thursday a list of his favorite films of the year, among which the musical about Hispanic immigration stands out. West Side Story.

For some time, the ex-president has published lists with cultural recommendations, both for literature and for film and music, which They have become a year-end tradition because of how well received their choices are often.

Among his favorite films of 2021 is the new adaptation of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Rita Moreno, in which half of the cast is Latino and most of the dialogue is in Spanish.

There are no more Hispanic films among the recommendations of Obama, who has looked at films from other countries such as the Japanese Drive My Car, based on a tale by Haruki Murakami, or the norway The Worst Person in the World.

The rest of the list includes the documentary Summer of Soul, which recalls the festival of African American culture held in New York during the summer of 1969; the drama Passing, on racial segregation; Y Judas and the Black Messiah, which recalls the murder of one of the leaders of the Black Panthers.

The favorite for the Oscars The Power of the Dog, Pig, The Card Counter, Old Henry, The Last Duel, The Tragedy of Macbeth, C’Mon C’Mon Y Where are you going, Aida complete the selection.

Obama also chose his favorite books of the year – including Beautiful Country, from Qian Julie Wang, Y Harlem Shuffle, from Colson Whitehead, and promised that he will publish his list of songs in the coming days, which in other years included artists such as Rosalía and J Balvin. (I)