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    Belonging The concept of belonging and acceptance is a major part of our modern society. Most stories and films represent belonging or alienation in one way or another. Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the ‘Ugly Duckling’‚ a short story by Hans Christian Anderson‚ both represent the concept of acceptance and rejection through the use of many film and language techniques. Strictly Ballroom represents belonging using a variety of techniques to distinguish between the world of artifice

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    naturalism by exaggerating everything‚ thereby evening out the exaggerations of all of his other depictions. The first fil that I will be writing about is “Strictly Ballroom”‚ one of three films featuring in Luhrmann’s “Red Curtain Trilogy” all of which feature an actual red curtain in each of their opening sequences. The opening sequence of “Strictly Ballroom” shows medium shots of the silhouettes of dancers‚ with “The

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    differently by individuals; they often reflect different values‚ attitudes and emotions that are shaped by experiences of individuals or social groups to express or react to their perceptions of worlds they belong to. In the satirical film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann and short-story ‘Neighbours’ by Tim Winton‚ similar ideas are conveyed through the ways they perceive the Australian society. Both men identify Australia as a progressively changing country‚ full of opportunities and

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    “A life lived in fear is a life half lived.” Discuss with reference to the characters in Strictly Ballroom. There are many characters in Strictly Ballroom that had lived their lives in fear. That kind of fear is not like a fear of heights or being afraid of dying‚ it is being afraid of other people who could destroy their lives forever. That kind of fear forces people to cower in front of others and not be able to make their own decisions. A life half lived is a life full of regrets. Shirley Hastings

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    true sense of belonging‚ one must endure and overcome challenges‚ for in doing so they gain an appreciation of self and self worth. Conversely‚ those who do not test themselves and the barriers‚ can only experience a superficial sense of belonging that can not result in a deep connection. Judith Wright’s poem “The Surfer” presents an individual who puts himself up against the waves everyday‚ and thrives on the feeling he gets when he conquers them. Luhrman’s film “Strictly Ballroom” is focused around

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    The desire and decision to ‘dance his own steps’ at the ballroom dancing competitions first appears at the beginning of the play where Scott Hastings and Liz Holt get boxed into a corner of The Southern District Waratah Championship Hall. In this scene‚ the temptation of escaping the restricted rules of the ADF leads Scott to urge Liz Holt via the dialogue “Come on‚ Come on” to dance the unconventional steps of ballroom dancing. 3 days later after this incident‚ Scott and Liz are still

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    control are explored by the audience in both “Strictly Ballroom” by Baz Lurhmann and “Running Away” by Tony Coult. In both texts‚ dialogue reveals a sense of movement‚ power and control‚ and the mood of the characters which help the responders to develop an understanding of the characters‚ thereby determining the_ _ _ _ _ CONC: In the texts‚ “Strictly Ballroom” and “Running Away‚” (answer question) and can be verbal or non-verbal. “Strictly Ballroom” uses a variety of film and language

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    hard backhander across the face‚ so hard I fell down… I was ten years old.” “As if we were both caught doing something we didn’t want to do but had to.” “and I can’t wait for university so I can leave home and that’s why I work at McDonald’s and mop floors.”He came over‚ grabbed the ball‚ kicked it over the back fence into the bushes‚ gave me one hard backhander across the face‚ so hard I fell down… I was ten years old.” “As if we were both caught doing something we didn’t want

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    Strictly Ballroom‚ Do Experiences Limit or Enriches Ones Choices? “An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich of limit their experience of belonging.” It is a fundamental human need to achieve a sense of belonging through interactions with other individuals and the world. It is through such interactions in with which our experience of belonging is limited and yet can also be enriched. In Baz Luhrmann’s’ film‚ ‘Strictly Ballroom’ these limitations and interactions

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    12 Years a Slave Imagine having everything that you ever wanted in life and then over a week’s span it was all taken away from you in one night. The movie‚ 12 Years a Slave‚ focuses in one the time in history when blacks were looked at as a less being then human. In the movie the main character is a African American male whose name is Solomon Northup who is a free black who lives in the upper part of New York. He has everything he needs in life but then he is abducted by these two men who tell

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