Comment: Talk about dancing
in love xfare Published on 2006-08-28, I
have watched the Japanese version of "shall we dance" (talk about dancing in love), and I think it is really an interesting and moving movie. The movie is full of touching details, it is the kind of simple, simple, fresh and timeless movie~ :) I
recently watched the American version of "shall we dance", the plot is exactly the same as some typical details, just in dialogue Some treatments were made on the expressions of the actors and actresses to adapt to the American dialogue style.
The Japanese version is from 1996, so the actor's name is not very clear, but the actor is handsome and the dance teacher is graceful and melancholic, revealing indescribable beauty. The American lead actor is the famous Richard Gere, and the female lead dance teacher is Jennifer Lopez. The actors in both versions performed well.
However, I think the Japanese version of the movie is better on the whole. In other words, the story of "Talking about Love, Jumping and Dancing" happens in Japan with more tension~!
The reasons are:
1. The ballroom dance originated in Europe is a kind of foreign culture for Japanese visits. The theme of "ballroom dancing" has special significance in Japan; in the United States, it has no cultural shock.
Japanese culture emphasizes elegance, sentimentality, tranquility, and loneliness. Therefore, the Japanese dance "European ballroom dance" always has an undisclosed feeling. And the ballroom dance itself originated from France in the Sun King era, and is a product of the development of French culture towards exquisite fancy. Among them, France's pursuit of elegance in this era coincides with the "elegance" that has always been emphasized in Japanese aesthetics. It may be because of these implicit cultural clues that the story happened in Japan more interesting. ~~ Moreover, ballroom dance music is full of change and lively and happy rhythm, and the Japanese seemingly fast, but in fact, the slow pace of life, a harmonious contrast. And it makes the control of the entire rhythm of the Japanese version of the movie feel relaxed and relaxed, very beautiful. The rhythm of Western life cannot form such an interesting and beautiful contrast with the rhythm of ballroom dance.
2 Some plots, made by Japanese people, will have very good results. Because the behavior of the characters in the plot violates the general Japanese cultural norms. As we all know, the Japanese are a society that respects the collective, emphasizes responsibility, and is individualistic and oppressive. Therefore, the various behaviors in the play, such as the wig of a man with a wig, and why he can be on the dance floor. After wearing the wig, he can completely transform into another person; why the actor is afraid to tell his family that he is learning to dance; Fat Dance Academy All kinds of exaggerated performances; all have a small Japanese impact. Because they are having a slight contradiction with the "rigid Japanese social requirements" without endangering their own safety. Their behavior can only have a sense of humor-only conflicts when they are placed in the cultural norms of Japanese society. Many plots are placed in American life, but they are confusing because the United States tends to educate everyone to behave themselves. It is a world where individualism defeats collectivism. Therefore, in some scripts that were originally natural and typical details, the American version seems a bit inconsistent with cultural conventions.
3 Since the expressiveness of the plot and details in the US version has been weakened based on the analysis in 2, several supporting roles in the US version, such as wig male, fat/short, and fat female students, appear to be inferior to the three-dimensional and Japanese version. full. Because I don’t know why, as soon as the characters of those characters arrived in the United States, they felt that their behavior was not as peculiar and as individual as they were when they happened in Japan. Perhaps in the United States, learning ballroom dancing, or wearing fake ballroom dancing, is a personal and free matter, and it will not involve social role conflicts at all~!
It is worth mentioning that the American version of the old female teacher, portrayed as polite as the original, but also with American characteristics.
Attachment: Most of the Japanese version of the plot
As the head of the sales department of a company in Tokyo, Sugiyama is an office worker who leads a nine-to-five life every day. Although he has a successful career and has a loving wife and daughter, Sugiyama feels that his daily life is very empty.
One day after get off work, the tired Sugiyama accidentally saw the opposite side of the station through the window kiln. The figure of a beautiful woman appeared by the window of a building with the words "Kishikawa Dance School", watching the woman staring into the distance, Sugiyama She was deeply attracted by her lonely expression... On the way home for a few days, Sugiyama could not help but looked up at the window of the dance school. From time to time, she could see the dancing figure inside. The figure of a woman staring into the distance appeared in his mind from time to time. Finally one day, Sugiyama couldn't restrain his curiosity and got out of the car on the way home. Sugiyama, who had never skipped the national standard dance, walked into the "Kishan Dance" School".
As soon as I entered the gate, what appeared in front of Sugiyama was a standard dance studio with a wide hall and wooden floors. Several pairs of dancers were practicing attentively. "Is there anything going on?", a beautiful, well-proportioned woman walked towards her. It was her. The woman Sugiyama saw at the station. Sugiyama couldn't help but become nervous at this moment. "It's okay, because it says Welcome to visit. ", "Do you want to learn, sir", "Yes", "Is it the first time to learn dance?", "Yes", Sugiyama plucked up the courage to sign up and participated in the dance class every Wednesday night.
Mr. Tamura, an amiable old lady, came to teach the beginner class. At the beginning, Sugiyama, who knew nothing about dance, had a hard time learning, but after a period of hard work, Sugiyama has made great progress. I used to be more energetic, and I was also very active when I started work. During the study, Sugiyama gradually heard some news about her. Her name is Mai Kishiyama. Because she has not found a suitable partner to compete, she teaches here. During the study, Sugiyama met his colleague Aoki unexpectedly. It turned out that he also came here to learn dance, and he has been studying for five years, but because he couldn't find a permanent partner, he was very frustrated. In addition, the wife began to suspect that Sugiyama had an affair, so she hired a private investigator to investigate Sugiyama secretly.
One day due to a temporary business from Mr. Tamura, the beginner class was replaced by Awu. Sugiyama looked for an opportunity to invite Awu to dinner, but was rejected by Awu, "The classroom is not a ballroom, and you can’t have any thoughts about dancing." It hurt Sugiyama deeply... Several times, Sugiyama was about to give up, but looking at the window of the dance classroom, Sugiyama realized that he could not do without dancing. At this time, Sugiyama only had dance in his mind. When he went to work, he took the car. At that time, even on the platform waiting for the fake car, Shanshan practiced his dance steps assiduously. A Wu saw the changes in Shanshan in his eyes.
Mr. Tamura decided to let Sugiyama and another dance partner Toyoko participate in the dance competition after March. Awu also joined the training of fir and others, and Sugiyama also devoted himself to practice, whether it was during the day or at night. In the open air or in the room, sunny or rainy, Shanshan practiced hard. Sugiyama and Amai gradually deepened their understanding of each other during practice...
The day of the competition finally arrived-"Kanto Amateur Dance Competition". Sugiyama and his companions performed very well and entered the semi-finals smoothly. However, at this time, Sugiyama’s wife and daughter suddenly appeared on the stadium, feeling too nervous. Sugiyama made a mistake... The wife expressed confusion about her husband’s actions. Sugiyama decided to quit and no longer learn dance... On the following day’s holiday, Colleagues Aoki and Sugiyama’s former dance partner Toyoko appeared in front of Sugiyama’s home and invited Sugiyama to go back to continue dancing, and told him that Mai was going to the UK. Everyone decided to give her a holiday. At the same time, Sugiyama was invited to attend. Sugiyama declined the friend. Before leaving for our invitation, Toyoko gave Sugiyama a letter from Awu to him. When he returned home, Sugiyama silently opened the envelope. This was a thank you letter. In the letter, Wu talked about many things about her. It turned out that Wu and her previous dances.
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