Flashdance is fantastic. It wasn't originally on the list but when I realised that I had a lot more movies legally available to me I searched through the list of films to find one that was either on the blog list or was something that I had been wanting to watch and there I found Flashdance.
The dancing is sublime. The style and fashion in the film encouraged so many young dancers in the world to mix things up a bit, change their fashion and style of dancing and see what the world could offer them. Flashdance points out that the world is constantly changing and becoming more adaptive to different styles, cultures and interpretations. After all, dancing is about expression and interpretation. Some of the moves are actually breathtaking. I sat there at one point right at the very end of the film with my mouth open thinking 'NO WAY'! It was superb to watch. I watched Footloose a week ago and I said that I was impressed with the dancing and the plot but this was just better on every level.
A woman can work, not just in a bar using what she was given but also in the same job as men, can earn the same amount of respect and can chase after her dreams. Okay, she needed a bit of help to actually get the dancing audition but without that luck she would never have got the audition and never been able to showcase her talents. A lot of people get a job that is fantastic for them or achieve their dreams with a little help from their friends or someone that they know- that's life and although it was a big deal for the character, she took the favour and did good with it. Morals may have been hurt a little in the process but she was strong and showed that she had what it took to make it in the real world.
This has to be another one that makes it's way in to my every growing film collection and more importantly, it can sit alongside some of the greatest musicals ever in my musical section of the collection. Everyone should watch and own Flashdance!
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