Oh my god, I've just seen the movie and I'm completely in love with it! I'm so starstruck, I want to learn to dance like that ASAP! I mean, the way they express the love through dance like that, it's just amazing! I'm very angry at myself though that I haven't seen that movie before even though I've heard of it. I thought it's another overrated typical American dancing movie with a cheesy plot, but I totally underrated it! This movie came to my mind since I needed a movie for this month that finally started with the correct letter and I said to myself that a night of some drooling over a hot guy wouldn't cause me any damage so I gave it a try and I'm very glad I did! I saw movie Footloose, too, and I also thought about including it in my chain of movie reviews but since a) I already have three movies reserved for that month (which is March) and b) it is very familiar with Dirty Dancing (even though the latter was made four years later). But even if I had to compare, Dirty Dancing is my ultimate favorite now, no excuses! And not only in the dancing movies, but also in the all-time movies of my collection. I know it is a very popular movie, but it really fascinated me.
I love the way how they started off as complete strangers and how Johnny at first didn't like her, but everybody knows that true love at first starts off as hate and that something really beautiful grows out of that in the end and they both realize they're actually the one for each other and of course I knew in advance that it is a love story so I kinda assumed they would eventually end up together. But it doesn't actually quite matter because the plot itself is so gripping you don't mind being taken away. You even forget remembering that you already know where it is all leading, you just go with the flow, really. I couldn't describe it better though. You just have to let yourself go in this movie, really feel the music and get into the situations and once you do the movie is really great. I guess that's the thing with every movie ever made, but here this part of observation is really crucial I could say, because it's all about passion and feeling it.
It takes you away like a soft summer breeze, you want to fly away and with a right partner by your side it feels like nothing's impossible. And I think we all agree on the fact that there couldn't be anyone more qualified for this part of Johnny than Patrick Swayze. I think they fit perfectly with Jennifer Grey or actually the part she's playing of Frances 'Baby' Houseman. How they look at each other the night they first met, how they danced, how they moved, how they spoke ... I think they had me at the first scene, really. I knew it would be a great movie since I kinda have faith in the 80's from the past experiences (for instance: The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Footloose, Sixteen Candles, ... ). Oh what I would give to live my life just once as a teen in the 80's, I forever envy my parents for that privilege. To dance like a lunatic to that crazy beat just once and let myself completely loose, just going with the beat. Meeting an extraordinary guy in a crazy night. But we can only fantasize about that time because we'll never really know, we can only help ourselves past the time and actually getting some of it through watching movies like that and I'm actually not even sorry. I'm happy that movies like Dirty Dancing and Footloose and many more were made so we can enjoy it, too, even if we can't just step into a time machine and go to a time we want. Even though we're a different generation.
Many elder people these days have prejudices on teenagers these days; and I don't blame them - just take a look in what kind of fucked up place we live in. What kind of people are famous these days - because of their ass or just because of some stupid TV show. I wish they'd stop making stupid people famous. But anyway, let the world be as fucked up as it wants to be - that doesn't give people the right to judge today's teenagers to be as well fucked up. I think that's very superficial and, well, idiotic. Only a person of a very closed mind would do such thing. And that's why I stand for myself for not maybe for a change always listening to popular music and dressing like some people would call it "in trend", but the way I want to. And I'll watch movies I like and listen to music I love and dress as I think it suits me. Every person is different, has different points of view and we cannot simply judge someone we've never met just because of what's going on in the world. Where a girl kills herself because she had sex with someone, in a world of a totally messed up music industry and shameful way of dressing ... But hey, like I said - that is completely my and only my opinion (I hope anyway many of you still agree with me) and as they have the right to dress and talk the way they do, I have the right to express my way of living life, my preferences and the things I like. I choose to be the way that I am and I am responsible for the things I do - no matter how other people understand my words or actions.
Anyway, again I fell to deep into the story and drifted away into the deeper meaning of the 80's in my opinion, through my eyes. But those times were really something, don't you think? I mean, I'm sure there were many heartbreaks, too, and many other things that appear today, but still. They were different. They looked differently at things and that is what I want to experience without getting ugly looks from other people. I know you can achieve quite much if you just have the will, but sometimes being unique and different and yourself kinda pushes you out of the circle of people you once found comfort in. And I don't think that's an easy pill to swallow. But then you have to realize what really means a lot to you in life; people you have to non-stop impress or do what you love and actually be happy on a long run. You end up being content and you get surrounded by the people that do like this stuff about you that also makes you proud of yourself that you chose that path. It makes you a better person.
And since came to the point of being a good person, I must say that when Baby offered herself to actually learn to dance and perform a very difficult dance in my opinion instead of Penny and handed her money was the most selfless thing anyone could do. They all actually thought she couldn't make it and even though she was completely new in this she threw herself into this wild adventure, knowing she'd be dead if any of her family would caught her. But she did it. She did it out of sense for fellow person, compassion and love, to be fair. It was a great opportunity for her to meet Johnny a bit more, but I don't think that was really the thing that was running in her mind when she offered herself to be Penny's replacement. It was more than sweet from her; she acted naturally I guess so it sounded even more normal from her because she did it totally out of heart and was ready to work hard for it to make someone's life brighter. Even if just for a shade, it was enough for her. And so it began. The preps. I had a feeling that at first nobody believed in her except herself. Maybe Penny because she taught her how to stand and search for Johnny's arms, but he didn't have as much patience as his dancing partner. But I think he really admired her courage and will. Like he said somewhere at the end of the movie, he never met someone like her (and I was surprised how non-cheesy it all sounded from his mouth) and that she makes him want to be a better person. I guess that "pick up line" is fairly used in today's world and I think it is completely overused, but the way he said it to her at that stage that night ... I saw it in his eyes how much this girl meant to him. Because she wasn't one of those rich women who would only hand him the key to their room at dance classes and use him. She made someone out of him. And the best part was that she didn't even realize that in my opinion - she was just being herself and that's what Johnny liked most about her; her simplicity and how she could make the best out of every thing. I saw that theory confirmed especially at the big night, the night they've been dancing all summer for before. She didn't at first jumped as they planned, as the choreography was made. But it was brilliant. The people were amused, they succeeded and he told her in the car later how proud of her he was during and after that show. My heart literally melt and I knew it was going to happen soon. They were meant to be.
Long story in short, this movie is one of the best romance classics you could ever wish to watch yourself or with a date. It has that charisma in it, something that attracts you no matter how you feel about dancing; it is just a bonus, because the whole movie is about situations that happen(ed) often in rich families - fighting for attention, afraid of being yourself, not telling parents things, always trapped in the feeling like if you do something opposite of what your parents expect of you that you're might using their trust. But she felt totally relaxed when with Johnny, overwhelmed, under his control. I think from now on, this movie had hit a high position on my list of my all-time favorites.
(C) Every artwork used is from Google and Tumblr
I love the way how they started off as complete strangers and how Johnny at first didn't like her, but everybody knows that true love at first starts off as hate and that something really beautiful grows out of that in the end and they both realize they're actually the one for each other and of course I knew in advance that it is a love story so I kinda assumed they would eventually end up together. But it doesn't actually quite matter because the plot itself is so gripping you don't mind being taken away. You even forget remembering that you already know where it is all leading, you just go with the flow, really. I couldn't describe it better though. You just have to let yourself go in this movie, really feel the music and get into the situations and once you do the movie is really great. I guess that's the thing with every movie ever made, but here this part of observation is really crucial I could say, because it's all about passion and feeling it.It takes you away like a soft summer breeze, you want to fly away and with a right partner by your side it feels like nothing's impossible. And I think we all agree on the fact that there couldn't be anyone more qualified for this part of Johnny than Patrick Swayze. I think they fit perfectly with Jennifer Grey or actually the part she's playing of Frances 'Baby' Houseman. How they look at each other the night they first met, how they danced, how they moved, how they spoke ... I think they had me at the first scene, really. I knew it would be a great movie since I kinda have faith in the 80's from the past experiences (for instance: The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Footloose, Sixteen Candles, ... ). Oh what I would give to live my life just once as a teen in the 80's, I forever envy my parents for that privilege. To dance like a lunatic to that crazy beat just once and let myself completely loose, just going with the beat. Meeting an extraordinary guy in a crazy night. But we can only fantasize about that time because we'll never really know, we can only help ourselves past the time and actually getting some of it through watching movies like that and I'm actually not even sorry. I'm happy that movies like Dirty Dancing and Footloose and many more were made so we can enjoy it, too, even if we can't just step into a time machine and go to a time we want. Even though we're a different generation.
Many elder people these days have prejudices on teenagers these days; and I don't blame them - just take a look in what kind of fucked up place we live in. What kind of people are famous these days - because of their ass or just because of some stupid TV show. I wish they'd stop making stupid people famous. But anyway, let the world be as fucked up as it wants to be - that doesn't give people the right to judge today's teenagers to be as well fucked up. I think that's very superficial and, well, idiotic. Only a person of a very closed mind would do such thing. And that's why I stand for myself for not maybe for a change always listening to popular music and dressing like some people would call it "in trend", but the way I want to. And I'll watch movies I like and listen to music I love and dress as I think it suits me. Every person is different, has different points of view and we cannot simply judge someone we've never met just because of what's going on in the world. Where a girl kills herself because she had sex with someone, in a world of a totally messed up music industry and shameful way of dressing ... But hey, like I said - that is completely my and only my opinion (I hope anyway many of you still agree with me) and as they have the right to dress and talk the way they do, I have the right to express my way of living life, my preferences and the things I like. I choose to be the way that I am and I am responsible for the things I do - no matter how other people understand my words or actions.
Anyway, again I fell to deep into the story and drifted away into the deeper meaning of the 80's in my opinion, through my eyes. But those times were really something, don't you think? I mean, I'm sure there were many heartbreaks, too, and many other things that appear today, but still. They were different. They looked differently at things and that is what I want to experience without getting ugly looks from other people. I know you can achieve quite much if you just have the will, but sometimes being unique and different and yourself kinda pushes you out of the circle of people you once found comfort in. And I don't think that's an easy pill to swallow. But then you have to realize what really means a lot to you in life; people you have to non-stop impress or do what you love and actually be happy on a long run. You end up being content and you get surrounded by the people that do like this stuff about you that also makes you proud of yourself that you chose that path. It makes you a better person.And since came to the point of being a good person, I must say that when Baby offered herself to actually learn to dance and perform a very difficult dance in my opinion instead of Penny and handed her money was the most selfless thing anyone could do. They all actually thought she couldn't make it and even though she was completely new in this she threw herself into this wild adventure, knowing she'd be dead if any of her family would caught her. But she did it. She did it out of sense for fellow person, compassion and love, to be fair. It was a great opportunity for her to meet Johnny a bit more, but I don't think that was really the thing that was running in her mind when she offered herself to be Penny's replacement. It was more than sweet from her; she acted naturally I guess so it sounded even more normal from her because she did it totally out of heart and was ready to work hard for it to make someone's life brighter. Even if just for a shade, it was enough for her. And so it began. The preps. I had a feeling that at first nobody believed in her except herself. Maybe Penny because she taught her how to stand and search for Johnny's arms, but he didn't have as much patience as his dancing partner. But I think he really admired her courage and will. Like he said somewhere at the end of the movie, he never met someone like her (and I was surprised how non-cheesy it all sounded from his mouth) and that she makes him want to be a better person. I guess that "pick up line" is fairly used in today's world and I think it is completely overused, but the way he said it to her at that stage that night ... I saw it in his eyes how much this girl meant to him. Because she wasn't one of those rich women who would only hand him the key to their room at dance classes and use him. She made someone out of him. And the best part was that she didn't even realize that in my opinion - she was just being herself and that's what Johnny liked most about her; her simplicity and how she could make the best out of every thing. I saw that theory confirmed especially at the big night, the night they've been dancing all summer for before. She didn't at first jumped as they planned, as the choreography was made. But it was brilliant. The people were amused, they succeeded and he told her in the car later how proud of her he was during and after that show. My heart literally melt and I knew it was going to happen soon. They were meant to be.
Long story in short, this movie is one of the best romance classics you could ever wish to watch yourself or with a date. It has that charisma in it, something that attracts you no matter how you feel about dancing; it is just a bonus, because the whole movie is about situations that happen(ed) often in rich families - fighting for attention, afraid of being yourself, not telling parents things, always trapped in the feeling like if you do something opposite of what your parents expect of you that you're might using their trust. But she felt totally relaxed when with Johnny, overwhelmed, under his control. I think from now on, this movie had hit a high position on my list of my all-time favorites.
(C) Every artwork used is from Google and Tumblr
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