dance in the dark

Justyn 2022-04-20 09:01:42

Her only hope was stolen by the cowardly landlord, she was desperate, and she was forced to kill
him. No one knows the truth, and the good Shama is accused of being a
thief, a slut and a murderer. And she did not defend herself and
refused to trade the money for her son's medical treatment for her own life. Finally, she walked to the gallows. Shama, who did not forget to sing before her death, collapsed before her execution - she was as afraid of death as we are. But, with a bang, the pads fell, the ropes tightened their throats, and the singing stopped abruptly—she was dead.
It is a world full of contradictions. The good and evil of human nature have had a very clear collision here, and the sharp collision between the extreme good and the extreme evil has led to the killing of the landlord and justice has been served. And the contradiction between law and morality is doomed to Shama's death. The line between the real and the unreal has become blurred, the lie has become the accepted fact, and the truth has been brutally dismembered with the death of Shama, and many things have been subverted here.
Shama loves fantasy and is often Small, rhythmic
sounds weave beautiful music, and imagine yourself
singing and dancing with those around you. There are two worlds here: reality
and fantasy. In the fantasy world, all gloom, monotony,
sin and hatred are gone, leaving only bright colors,
beauty and kindness. "All the icy faces burst into happy smiles --
all the rigid postures were replaced by smart dancing postures." In this world, factories, trains, courts, prisons have become people's stages, and dead landlords are also resurrected. , confide with Shama in singing, and forgive each other. Life is as simple as singing and dancing. Everything is turned upside down again, which is crazy. However, no matter how weird and wonderful this fantasy world is, it can't change Shama's destiny in reality. How can such a strong transformation and contrast between reality and imagination, repression and passion be shocking.
Shama, she is the elf dancing alone in the dark, the last light in the dark. She sings for the light and dances for all the good qualities of human nature

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  • Lonnie 2022-03-24 09:01:55

    Everything happened after killing Bill... I don't understand the necessity of a large song and dance scene, simplifying (or even completely deleting) the abrupt song and dance part has almost no impact on the film, and a few scenes are quite heavy and contradictory singing and dancing On the contrary, the drama dilutes the emotions that have been brewing from beginning to end. Although there can be various explanations to pull it out of the main plot, this approach is still puzzling. Of course, similar singing and dancing tragedies are not without precedent, beautiful and kind The drama where the protagonist is in deep trouble is not the only one. However, even if the classic Hollywood musical has created many difficulties for the protagonist, it is always a candy cannonball wrapped in a happy ending, and von Trier created this film. Obviously not here. Acting in musicals is the protagonist's hobby and spiritual sustenance. That's right. It's understandable to keep Bjork's normal singing and dancing parts intact. If we say that the singing and dancing in the factory can still be regarded as a magic pen to entertain oneself and others , then the singing and dancing in the court is really out of line with the style of the whole film, and because of this, it is incredible to see comments like "moving to the death".

  • Darrion 2022-03-24 09:01:55

    I have seen this film a long time ago. I always thought that Von Trier was an amazing director. His films made me horrified, because all the extremely ugly human nature in his films appeared with kindness and kindness. And the most terrifying thing is that this kind of face has never been torn apart. Let me ask, could it be that all despicableness has never been noticed by others, is this the case with all of us? I have never seen a director do such an extreme job before.

Dancer in the Dark quotes

  • Jeff: [referring to Gene] Why did you have him? You knew he would have the same disease as you.

    Selma: I just wanted to hold a little baby.

  • Selma: There's no more to see...