Just dropping in to relay to everyone that Footloose is possibly the greatest movie ever made. Why? For the following reasons:
1. It created its own universe. Doesn't it seem like some alternative dimension, what with the no dancing/no music (except apparently chamber music) rules?? And now, whenever a movie or show does something similar, you're like "that's just like Footloose!" Or at least I am. Shut up, you know you do it too.
2. The chicken fight scene for two reasons:
2a. First of all, there is a chicken fight scene. That alone catapults it into movie awesomeness. And also, it makes me think of the homage scene from Arrested Development where GOB and Buster chicken fight on tractors and they just clink together and that's the end of that.
2b. Before they start, 'Chuck', the not-Kevin-Bacon-guy in the fight, leans down and pushes play on the boombox to start the song "I need a hero." Because they couldn't have just played it in the movie without explaining why you're all of a sudden hearing it! It's not like we're familiar with the concept of a soundtrack or anything.
3. After the tractor melee, Kevin Bacon is getting crap from everywhere and has to get out of that repressive environment. So he heads straight down to the deserted factory. He can't take it anymore so he has a smoke and a beer and just dances it out like his life depends on it. And maybe it does friends, maybe it does.
And these are only from the 45 minutes of watching I did this afternoon. Imagine if I had sat through the whole thing!
1. It created its own universe. Doesn't it seem like some alternative dimension, what with the no dancing/no music (except apparently chamber music) rules?? And now, whenever a movie or show does something similar, you're like "that's just like Footloose!" Or at least I am. Shut up, you know you do it too.
2. The chicken fight scene for two reasons:
2a. First of all, there is a chicken fight scene. That alone catapults it into movie awesomeness. And also, it makes me think of the homage scene from Arrested Development where GOB and Buster chicken fight on tractors and they just clink together and that's the end of that.
2b. Before they start, 'Chuck', the not-Kevin-Bacon-guy in the fight, leans down and pushes play on the boombox to start the song "I need a hero." Because they couldn't have just played it in the movie without explaining why you're all of a sudden hearing it! It's not like we're familiar with the concept of a soundtrack or anything.
3. After the tractor melee, Kevin Bacon is getting crap from everywhere and has to get out of that repressive environment. So he heads straight down to the deserted factory. He can't take it anymore so he has a smoke and a beer and just dances it out like his life depends on it. And maybe it does friends, maybe it does.
And these are only from the 45 minutes of watching I did this afternoon. Imagine if I had sat through the whole thing!
posted by staca at
6:40 PM
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In reference to 2b: the music is diegetic, meaning it is within the story. See, I did get something out of film school.
As for point 3, if you disappear after having a tough time in the office, we will search all vacant factories within a 5 mile radius of Dupont Circle. Oh yes, there is a time to dance...
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Anonymous, at 4:08 PM
I don't need a warehouse to dance my anger and rage out. I just do that in the street. Weird looks, whatever! Plus I would dance to the Karate Kid soundtrack. But I do like, "I need a hero."
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Shannon, at 5:06 PM
Footloose is just a plain ole' good movie. If it's on and I have a spot o' time to watch it, I will. What is NOT GOOD, however, is the musical adaptation of Footloose. I lost a good 10 IQ points watching that thing (my grandmother and aunt took me along back in the OC -- still not sure why I agreed to go), and I can't stand to lose that many. Lots of goofy dance numbers with overly spirited songs -- I think they used a trampoline on-stage with some frequency. The "dancing" seemed more like fancy cheerleading. (shudder). So yeah. Good movie. Not so good stage-musical.
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Miller Sturtevant, at 6:14 PM
Oh, and also, could you tell your roommate to get her blog on? Thanks.
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Miller Sturtevant, at 11:26 PM
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