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Term Paper Title	Literary Essay [500 Words]
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Literary Essay [500 words]

Luhrmann takes many oppurtunities to juxta-oppose the world of Flamenco and the world of ballroom dancing. The first example would be through his use of the movie's soundtrack. In Kendall's dance studio and at the try-outs we hear classical music, often the Blue Danube [because it is readily perceived as being conservative]. However, whenever Scott is with Fran at her home, we hear vibrant Spanish music with lots of beats in it. This happens throughout the movie and is used to highlight the differences between the two worlds mentioned above. 90

Repetition is also used to show the differences. For example, when Fran dances at the studio, she is mistreated and belittled. She is treated as an outsider. In mise-en-scenes we always see Fran near the camera, and the other people facing her on the other side of the camera view. Luhrmann subtly turns the tables when Scott first meets Fran's parents. For example, when Scott is standing in front of the shabby store, we see Scott near the camera and on the other side we see all the Spaniards from the fiesta. They are all standing together but Scott is alone. This shows us that in the world of Flamenco Scott is still an "outsider". 112

Another clear difference is the difference in wealth. This ties in closely with yet another difference: the surrounding. The Spaniards live poorly: they live near the train railway and in a slummy area. The professional ballroom dancers are not very rich, but they definitely do not live in slums. They also try and make their surroundings look better than they are, using colourful wallpa...

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