The expressionistic film “Strictly Ballroom” composed by Baz Luhrmann is about the spectacle of ballroom dancing. Tough not always in a literal sense‚ the film is not strictly about ball room dancing but also a “microcosm of society”. Moreover the contradictory forces within the society and the use of image to mediate social relations. This piece also fits in very well with Guy Debord’s “the society of the spectacle”. Debord’s work is a critique of modern capitalism. But more specifically for our
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What constitutes a well-lived life? Defining the meaning of life and the conditions‚ traits and features of a well-lived life is a question that throughout history engrossed theologians‚ philosophers‚ artists and‚ more recently‚ positive psychologists. This essay outlines findings from a selection of the literature and research to answer this question with the aim of identifying whether happiness is the true sign and the ultimate goal and marker of a well-lived life. This review of the literature
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STRICTLY BALLROOM Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Australia’s own Baz Luhrmann‚ is one of the most successful movies of all time. The characteristics of this film‚ which have led to its worldwide success‚ are the editing and the style of directing that Baz Luhrmann present’s to the audience‚ as well as the characters and the storyline of the film. The flamboyant style of directing is best shown in the opening scene of the movie. The first thing we see is the red curtain and “Strictly Ballroom” written
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Life Lived "Happily Ever After" A Twist in Endings Once upon a time‚ in a faraway kingdom‚ there lived a widowed gentleman and his lovely daughter‚ Ella. Ella was a beautiful girl. She had golden hair‚ and her eyes were as blue as forget-me-nots. The gentleman was a kind and devoted father‚ and he gave Ella everything her heart desired. But he felt she needed a mother. So he married again‚ choosing for his wife a woman who had two daughters. The gentleman soon died. Then the stepmother’s true
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imbedded in our nature to seek both attachment and independence. Scott Hastings‚ the protagonist in Baz Lurhmann’s 1992 flamboyant and stylised film Strictly Ballroom often struggles to belong to the insular‚ claustrophobic and gaudy ballroom dancing world because he only wants to belong on his own terms. perceive this in Baz luhrman’s ‘strictly ballroom’ and the short film ‘ Paris Je t’ aime’ . (Barry Fife‚ president of the Dance Federation‚ and therefore a symbol of the barrier that Scott has to
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complexity of belonging is explored in Baz Lurhmann’s film Strictly Ballroom through the need to conform in order to belong and how an individual can affect ones sense of belonging. This is evident with the main characters of the film‚ Scott Hastings and Fran. The film is set in the arcane world of ballroom dancing‚ which only emphasizes the strain between individuality and strict conformity‚ which together pose as barriers to belonging. Strictly Ballroom starts with the silhouettes of the dancers accompanied
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century in America was poor living conditions in tenements during immigration. During immigration‚ immigrants from Europe to America for a better life. Once they’ve arrived ‚ they went sent to live in tenements. Tenements were dirty ‚ unsanitary housing that were placed in run down neighborhoods. Tenements were designed by wealthy Americans that lived for greed and luxury. Tenements were an exhibit of how the rich took advantage of the poor. After numerous reports of immigrants becoming ill‚ a man
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Luhrmann’s film‚ Strictly Ballroom (1993) and the 1939 poem “Refugee Blues” by W.H Auden both convey distinct concepts concerning the subject of belonging and not belonging. Both texts emphasise the positive power of a sense of belonging has for an individual and the negative effects created by a sense of isolation or alienation. Strictly Ballroom is a postmodern pastiche‚ a hybridised genre of fairy tail romance which focuses its attention on the gaudy‚ fantastical world of ballroom dancing and the
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The sequence depends on sudden and unexpected appearances for its effect. When Liz pushes through the doors‚ screaming‚ the shot cuts suddenly to her in the doorway and the music stops suddenly. Fran’s doorway slam also happens very suddenly‚ and the film cuts to Ken’s entrance to the studio even before Pam’s car has stopped rolling. The rolling car itself is non-realistic and by using this technique any sympathy we might have otherwise have felt for Pam is gone. This accident is just another piece
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through image and shape meaning. Through the exploration of image in the film “Strictly ballroom” directed by “Baz Lurhmann” and “Stupid Girls” a music video by “Pink” are the themes of individuality versus conformity‚ the importance of appearance‚ and the resistance to change effectively portrayed. “Baz Lurhmann” and “Pink” use image to portray the ideas of individuality versus conformity. In “Strictly ballroom”‚ “Baz Lurhmann uses juxtaposition of Scott’s appearance/costume of his gold sequined
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