Let’s take a look at the plot first: John, played by Richard Gere, is an ordinary middle-aged man who writes obituaries for the newspaper and has a wife who loves and cares about him, and at least warms dinner and prepares birthday gifts for him. Make cakes by hand, an adult son and a slightly younger daughter. The wife is a little busy, the son has moved out, the daughter is just at the stage of knocking on the door of the adult world, and there are countless secrets that I only want to share with friends. On an accidental impulse, he went to a dance class. There he met a hormonal man who came to learn dancing in order to pick up girls, a fat boy who lied about dancing at his fiancee's order to lose weight but didn't have the courage to propose marriage, an unabashed middle-aged woman with fat buttocks, a little An elderly female teacher with depressive symptoms who relies on drinking to keep her spirits up. She is the founder of this dance class. There is also a beautiful and unhappy female teacher who is frustrated by both career and love. Later, she joined John's colleagues. He has always concealed that he learned dancing since he was a child because he was afraid of being called a bitch, and in order to mingle with the people in the office, he pretended to be interested in football. Yes, looks like a bunch of embarrassed unhappy people. But unexpectedly, this group of unhappy people was very happy when they danced together. They also participated in a dance competition together. Although unexpectedly did not win an award, this shared experience more or less changed their lives.
At the beginning of the story, it seems to imply that John, who has suffered a mid-life crisis, will have something to do with this beautiful female teacher, such as the exchange of eyes and the hot dance. But this possibility was justified by the female teacher's warning to John, "If you come to dance because of my idea, don't dance early. This is a dance studio, not a disco, and dancing is something to be taken seriously." After it disintegrated, the female teacher turned her head and left after speaking. John didn't have a chance to argue, maybe he had a little feeling for the female teacher at the time, but he still went to class later and practiced more diligently. In the dance studio, every beginner is awkward and clumsy, but no one cares, you can express yourself as much as you want, and exaggeration is common. Several people in the dance class gradually became familiar with each other. They got to know each other better and became a loving team.
Then in the middle of the story, it seems to be developing in the direction of inspirational films. It turns out that the bold girl has been silently earning money to support her family and practicing dancing until she is tired and sick. Her dream is to participate in a competition. John reluctantly became her partner. After a period of training, their progress and tacit understanding also attracted the attention of the audience at the competition site, but in the end, John's mistake caused by distraction not only made them miss the ranking, but also made the bold girl embarrassed. So it's also not a story of how to earn credit through hard work.
At the beginning of the film, John's wife Beverly said, "John, I don't know what to give you for your birthday. You seem to be lacking everything." Yes, I also agree that people without desires are actually the hardest to please. But as a viewer, I can see that John's day-to-day life is not bright, what he lacks is the enthusiasm for life, but he seems to feel that he has no reason to be unhappy. When Beverly asked John why he was going to dance without telling her, John later explained that he was afraid that he would hurt the loved ones around him by saying that he was unhappy after having so much of himself. Beverly forgave him, she said I finally know what to get you for your birthday. She gave him a pair of dancing shoes. At the end of the film, John appeared in front of Beverly who was working with a rose, and he said, can you dance with me? She said, I can't dance, John. He said, you will, we've all been dancing together for 19 years, come on. She said, but I don't know the dance steps. John put his arms around her and played a song in the mall. This part is very moving.
As for the hormonal man, he wanted to learn to dance to please the girl, but in the end he found that he had never dared to face his sexuality. What he really liked was the same sex; the fat boy was actually very cute, and he finally set foot on the dance floor with his righteous fiancee; Colleague John, who has been covering his baldness with a wig, finally took off his wig and danced his style confidently on the field. Although he was still not recognized by his colleagues in the office, he was a bit counter-attacking in the face of ridicule. She confessed that she loves dancing; and the female teacher, who was hit by the disappointment of the previous dance failure, finally ignited the courage to challenge again.
What a bright ending. I really enjoy watching movies with dancing themes. I think a person who is ordinary or even a little disgraced in his daily state is full of energy. Standing under the light, you look at him and find that he is full of energy, proud and confident, affectionate, powerful, beautiful and moving. This is from the inside. The person who shines outside may be someone who has nothing to do with you. At this time, he seems to be trying to express something. At this time, you are in the same rhythm, and you can feel what he conveyed, vague but deeply moving. Your stuff, isn't this the most amazing magic. What's more, it's a very, very, very cool thing in my opinion to put aside all concerns and show myself completely. I've often been moved beyond words by such episodes. Plus there's great music. Writing this, I found that I didn't want to write what the gist of the film was at all.
I just thought it was a good story worth telling. In the beginning, I took people with various purposes to learn to dance, and later they found that they really liked dancing, so everyone began to really enjoy dancing itself, the initial purpose became unimportant, in short, you can see that they have Be happier and braver. The reason why I say brave is because dancing is a charming thing that requires courage to show oneself. More importantly, they like to dance, which is a starting point for them to know themselves. It's nice to have one or two things that make you happy and let you let go of your worries and express yourself.
There are many versions of the ending song "sway", the pussycat dolls are used in the movie, which has a hot and unrestrained feeling.
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