It is not uncommon for a film version of a staged production to go through edits

It is not uncommon for a film version of a staged production to go through edits and adjustments. Complete songs and scenes will be rewritten or changed all together. Something interesting happened in the 1961 film ofWest Side Story. The decision was made to switch the songs “Cool” and “Gee, Officer Krupke”. In the original stage version, “Cool” is sung in Act One by Riff to calm down the Jets, and “Gee, Officer Krupke” is sung in Act Two by Action and the Jets as a response to the chaos that has happened since Riff’s death.
The film version, however, switches these two songs. In your opinion, why do you think the creative team chose to switch these two very different songs? Also, which version do you think is more effective in telling the story?
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