Strictly Ballroom - effective scenes
Discuss the way in which at least two episodes, sections or events contributed effectively to "Strictly Ballroom"Strictly Ballroom directed by Baz Luhrman is the Story of Scott Hastings and is quest between conforming and individuality. The film is set in suburban Australia, in the harsh and competitive world of ballroom dancing. Scott Hastings is one of Australia's best ballroom dancers who is targeted for a number of championships, until he gives up the Dance federation's steps in favour of his own. To give up on his dream at the time he is most likely to win is a huge decision. Scott must conquer his fear of failure and ridicule as well as possible rejection. Two scenes in Strictly Ballroom were particularly effective and added to my overall opinion and understanding of the film. The opening scene in Strictly Ballroom was very effective, as it introduced the world of ballroom dancing and the "over the top" atmosphere in which the film would take place. The scene grabbed your attention and left you wondering weather anybody could every escape this tight knit circle of conformity. The scene opens with the couples dancing to the traditional Blue Dabube Walt - this is a classical and very famous
The moves in the Paso Doble reflect a traditional bullfight - we can also relate this dance to Barry and Scott's relationship. Again Luhrman has used soundtrack to tell an important part of the story, being the emotions and attitudes of the characters. The opening scene helped me to understand the central conflict in which Scott must face by choosing to dance his own steps. Scott is trying to challenge the bull (Barry) who because of his position in society has much more authority. Another scene which I thought greatly contributed to the film was the Toledo Milk Bar - this scene helped to add to the movie as it showed a different perspective on life and living. The two scenes contrasted greatly and showed us that there really are no benefits of conformity, I felt they increased my understanding of the film and the main characters. piece of music by Johann Strauss, it is light and rhythmic and from the very beginning Luhrman has established the "known" world of ballroom dancing. The Toledo Milk Bar scene showed us Fran's side of the family and taught us that in order to dance the Paso Doble, Scott must dance from his heart and really feel the rhythm. Fran and Scott were introduced to the traditional Spanish Paso Doble - this greatly contrasted with the world of Ballroom dancing where the dancing inspiration came from Barry Fyfe the dictator, rather than the heart. Scene one introduces the main characters to us and we are shown that they take Ballroom dancing very seriously and it is a big part of their world. Our opinion on the very delicate and pretty world quickly changes as we hear Shirley shrill voice yelling out "come on 100" this quickly alerts us to the fact that behind the glitter and face smiles, ballroom dancing is a competitive sport where winning is very important. Scott is absolutely elated at the way he has been welcomed into Fran's family and his sense of joy and freedom is reflected in the growing pace as of the music and him spinning around and around. Yaya tells Scott that the dancing should come from inside his heart and stomach she tells him it should be part of him and "not to be scarred". The costumes are traditional, sparkly and colourful and we see the supposed "elegant" side of ballroom dancing. Most importantly this scene showed us the struggle and different stages Fran and Scott went through in order to be able to express themselves and show their individuality through dance.
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