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sophia_sol) wrote2015-12-07 05:54 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2015-12-07 05:54 pm
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Swing Time
Yesterday I watched a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers picture - I don't think I've ever actually seen one of them before, though I've certainly watched clips of them dancing on youtube. The movie was called Swing Time and it was.....well, the dancing and singing was great.
I watched this movie with a friend who dances, and it was really cool to hear her rave over HOW GOOD Astaire and Rogers are. She knows enough about dancing to be able to see how hard they've worked to be really great at it, whereas I know nothing and am just like "yup, pretty" when I see their dancing. It rather makes me wish I knew more about dancing to be able to appreciate them the way they deserve!
The plot was rather less great. And there was surprise blackface urghhhhh. The character Astaire plays is a rather thorough asshole and I was really not a fan of him, and his friend Pop is even worse. Mabel Anderson was probably my fave character in the movie, except for how she kept on being randomly shoved together with Pop.
The one scene I genuinely enjoyed, other than the dancing/singing bits, was the one where Margaret and Lucky jilt each other and they both crack up laughing at how funny the whole situation is.
At any rate: would definitely watch more dancing movies!
I watched this movie with a friend who dances, and it was really cool to hear her rave over HOW GOOD Astaire and Rogers are. She knows enough about dancing to be able to see how hard they've worked to be really great at it, whereas I know nothing and am just like "yup, pretty" when I see their dancing. It rather makes me wish I knew more about dancing to be able to appreciate them the way they deserve!
The plot was rather less great. And there was surprise blackface urghhhhh. The character Astaire plays is a rather thorough asshole and I was really not a fan of him, and his friend Pop is even worse. Mabel Anderson was probably my fave character in the movie, except for how she kept on being randomly shoved together with Pop.
The one scene I genuinely enjoyed, other than the dancing/singing bits, was the one where Margaret and Lucky jilt each other and they both crack up laughing at how funny the whole situation is.
At any rate: would definitely watch more dancing movies!