When promising dancer Scott Hastings (a devastatingly sexy Paul Mercurio) defies the ballroom dancing community and its rules, his shrieking stage mother (Pat Thomson) nearly disowns him and resorts to all manner of trickery to rein him back. Simultaneously, one of the mother's beginner dance student Fran (Tara Morice), develops a crush on Scott, a man seemingly far out of her league in every way. Defying odds and doubters, the two become a couple, both on and off the dance floor. Fast moving, romantic, funny, and full of wit, Strictly Ballroom is sterling escapist fare.
This movie has highlighted an important aspect and that will be the battle of individuality and conformity. The movie has shown both aspects clearly in the character Scott. Conformity presents when Scott has to obey all the rules and regulation of the dance which eventually acts as a blockage for freedom of expression. Individuality came about when Scott resist the rules and decides to express his own way of various dance moves without exemptions. His dad eventually became a role model for him in term of expressing ones passion via dancing in own ways.
We always has a choice between being conform to social rules or having passion of expressing talent in own way. Choosing the right path is crucial as it can make a difference. So, be conscious on what you are doing as realizing your needs and making the effort to grant one is definitely to road to success.
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