**Kochaj I tancz's poster looks silly but it's a great film; Love N Dancing's poster looks more appealing but the film doesn't catch me**
Love and Dance (Kochaj I Tancz)
(2009) was about a reporter, Hania, who fell in love with a dancer, Wojtek, when she spent a great deal of time observing and interviewing the young man's trainer, Kettler, a world famous dancer.
(2009) was about a reporter, Hania, who fell in love with a dancer, Wojtek, when she spent a great deal of time observing and interviewing the young man's trainer, Kettler, a world famous dancer.
Love N' Dancing
(2009) was about a primary school teacher, Jessica, tried swing dancing for some reason and did well, shortly after the first dance she competed partnering her trainer, Jake, a former champion.
(2009) was about a primary school teacher, Jessica, tried swing dancing for some reason and did well, shortly after the first dance she competed partnering her trainer, Jake, a former champion.
Fans of my writings know I don't spend words on plot summary for such things can easily be found on the Net, but it just seemed wrong not to include them this time when I wanted to talk about these two films. Soooo, the briefest summaries above and the detailed review below.
DANCES and DANCING
Since I am a dancer of international standardized dances, all the tango scenes in Kochaj i tancz have completely no difficulty in catching me, while swing dancing might be spectacular to watch, it is still not my cup of tea. Okay, whatever, like I said the other day, the dances could be different but they all share something in common- there is one floor and there a crowd of people to impress. Dancers in both films need to compete not only because they want to impress, but also because they want to express. They have the hearts and they have their dreams come true at last. I like this idea because it gives us hope- real life is no faith, but without faith life is lifeless.
DANCE and PASSION
Yes, passion, you need to have passion but passion does not superficially mean you like it, it is how are you ready to devote. Devotion, to a certain extend, means to sacrifice without feeling guilty about letting things go but keeping focusing on the thing you decide to achieve. We know sometimes things cannot be win-win, here in Kochaj i tancz the trainer has given me a good demonstration of it. The point is that little regret does not interfere with the perception of feeling that 'it is worth doing so'.
In the swing movie, more often it talks about the pleasure of dancing, a little about the woe of unable to find a partner who shares your dream, this is also life. But the shame seems to be compensated by getting a right dance partner and win a competition. No, this is not life. A shame in real life always remains a shame, and as shameful as it should be. Ending a relationship, going dancing and win looks perfect but unreal. She hadn't worked hard enough to win, which seems quite disrespect to us the diligent dancers; or it implies that swing dancing is far less complicated than the IS?
Passion of dancing, may you regard it merely wanting to dance, it is in fact far more than an interest. It is so strong that can consume you, that can hurt you, that can frustrate you, but however terrible you feel you cannot escape for you are obsessed so much, indulged so much that you can't stop yourself from embracing it. I am speaking of my experience, but the tango movie somehow presents the contradicting love and hate very well. Because of this mingling emotion, I love this film.
DANCE and RELATIONSHIP
Well, well, girls in both films fell in love with the dancers, and broke up with their fiances. This in fact recalls the age old relationship query: can man and woman be friend? just be close friends?
When it comes to dancing, it's hard not to feel like demanding every last bit of your partner if s/he dances well. Connection, also mentioned a couple of times by the swing Jake, is the most precious thing a dancer seeks for. It is precious because it is hard to find, it is almost like a faith that you believe the couple will develop such connection through tons of practices and non-stop learning of techniques, but nope, sometimes you just don't have such connection. No matter how close you get, you can't feel that; no matter how hard you try, the connection may just seem to be tuned to another channel. So yes, there will be a burning desire to grab your partner when you find you are connected to 'the one'. This is a desire only understood by dance lovers- This is the only one thing mentioned in the swing movie that caught me.
The pure desire of loving dance seems inevitably grow to an affection, and the magnetic force eventually grows too strong to bear, and you don't even know whether you are in love with the dance, with the partner's dancing or with the partner.
Or maybe, the nature of love is not only a desire to care and be cared for, it is also about a shared vision. When the girl said your team and my team are not the same team, I thought, maybe it is hard to know whom do you love, but it is easy to know that what is not for you. I hope they could find the two share some other things apart from dancing in the end, for without real life concern and support , the 'love' will not last long.
DANCE and LOVE
Kochaj I tancz is a dance movie about people who fall in love while Love N Dancing is a love story about people who dance.