Strictly Ballroom Film Analysis

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The main message behind the Cinderella fairytale is that you should always stand up for what you believe in and never stop fulfilling your dream because the main title role Cinderella never gave up even after being enslaved by her stepmother for many years. These same characteristics are also shown in Strictly Ballroom because Scott continues to follow his dream which is to dance his own steps at the all-important Pan-Pacific Grand Prix Dancing Championship. Even though he was told numbers of times by his family and friends that he has to stick to strictly ballroom dance steps. However, both films have a character that guide them in the right path to accomplish there fantasy. For Cinderella, her fairy godmother comes into the film when Cinderella

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