Another style of Vanity Fair

Dovie 2022-01-02 08:01:32

This is a song and dance film showing the extravagant and luxurious nude dance performances in the United States. The main plot of the film is based on the old Oscar-winning work "Comet Beauty", but the time is changed to the present, and the stage is changed to the go-go theater in Las Vegas.
The young showgirl Nomi came to Las Vegas to look for development opportunities. She was cheated of all her luggage as soon as she got out of the car. Fortunately, she met a kind go-go make-up artist, and the two began a deep friendship. The ambitious Nuomi wanted to become famous in the dance world, but his strong inferiority complex developed into extremely sensitive self-esteem, coupled with the ambiguity of moral concepts, made Nuomi want to escape the identity of "man's plaything" on the one hand, and on the other hand. Unscrupulously or even unconsciously sell the flesh to gain success. When she replaced the original go-go star Christie as she wished, she discovered that the true social identity of the go-go dancer can only be a "man's plaything". Neither the superstar nor the pawn can escape. At most, the way is different, and the essence remains unchanged.
Nomi's moral values ​​represent the personal ideas of screenwriters and directors, and ambiguity is their characteristic. On the one hand, the film criticizes the prostitution nature of the so-called "entertainment industry", but at the same time it relishes the extravagant performances, luxurious stage layouts and sexy bodies of actresses. The traditional male perspective and hedonistic attitude towards life obscured the film's moral judgment and sense of social responsibility, and the film fell into a crisis of expressing its position.
When Nomi finally visited Christie in the hospital, what Christie said was the main theme, "I know, there are always people who are younger, more ambitious, and want this position. I understand."

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Showgirls quotes

  • Tony Moss: Okay ladies, I'm Tony Moss. I produce this show. Some of you have probably heard that I'm a prick - I am a prick. I got one interest here, and that's the show. I don't care whether you live or die. I want to see you dance and I want to see you smile. I can't use you if you can't smile, I can't use you if you can't show, I can't use you if you can't sell.

  • [repeated line]

    Nomi Malone: It doesn't suck.