The first is deconstruction. There is no doubt that in the process of deconstruction, there will be many obstacles. I think the success of the deconstruction in "Dancing Showdown" is that it takes a path of cognition-identification. Knowing each other is not an easy task. It is based on treating each other as equal. This is why there is a generation gap between parents and children, because the parents always appear with a rich experience, and the children always appear with the attitude of advancing with the times. Therefore, when the strong culture and the weak culture collide, it is very likely that the strong culture will erode or even swallow the weak culture. And the ballet and hip-hop in the movie are a kind of relationship with strong and weak advantages. Although the upper class of ballet has lost enthusiasm, the grassroots of hip-hop is full of vitality. Therefore, Helena, an authoritative and intelligent, and surpassing the director of the two dance troupes, was arranged in the movie. Of course, the establishment of this kind of cognitive environment is still reluctant, but the so-called martial arts in the world is always changing. The only difference is style. The advantage of cognition is that its degree will deepen over time. Therefore, I think what is deconstructed by cognition here is commonly known as mindset. Ballet deconstructs the anger of street dance, and street dance deconstructs the stand up straight of ballet. The origin of dance is to release inner feelings, so that the form expressed through feelings is fixed, and it is regarded as a shortcut to approach this feeling. But when this touchable form is enshrined, the feelings are lost instead.
After bumping into each other's cognition, the two parties gave up the initial mentality of attempting to defeat the other party with the form of dance, and instead began to achieve a certain identity through the experience of the original dance of oneself and the other. First of all, Carly is conveying the origin of street dance, which is a kind of physical and mental stretch and personality in the street in the bar. Then, under the leadership of Helena, Carly had an experience of watching a ballet performance even though he didn't quite understand it. Driven by this kind of tension and enthusiasm, the identity of the two dances is greatly strengthened.
What's interesting is that love drama is always indispensable in this type of film. It is correct to abuse the vulgarity, but it has to be said that love and this cultural fusion are also largely consistent. Not to mention that love is also the same process of fusion. At the same time, love acts as a catalyst to smooth the integration of the film. It may not be possible to find something more suitable.
Let's talk about the structure after deconstruction. The significance of this structure is to announce the existence of a new value to the outside world. In addition to the common ballet and street dance, there will also be new forms of expressing the connotation of dance. Just like the rise of Zen Buddhism after the spread of Indian Buddhism to China, it has become a form of correct self-expression. It cannot be said that their final dance is better than pure hip-hop or ballet, but that the new things after this cultural fusion must perform better than the original things in some respects. Although I think the final dance is quite ordinary, I think the solo in the ballet boy (forgot the name) in the dance studio is still very beautiful, with both the stretch of ballet and the strength of street dance.
This kind of mild cultural integration is actually improvement, which is the mode of change I most hope to see.
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