[Movie] Review: Save the Last Dance

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Stories that inspire and captivate鈥攖he plot is simple, without too much fuss, and delivers a message that invites reflection. That鈥檚 how I saw this movie, released in 2001, titled Passion and Dance.

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馃幀 Save the Last Dance 馃幀

This story follows the life of a young ballet student who, after the tragic loss of her mother, decides to give up her dream of becoming a dancer, moves in with her father, and enrolls in a new high school where most of the students are African American. There, she meets a boy who will show her that she can keep fighting for her dream.

This movie stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, the two young lovers, each dealing with their own problems, but who, as fate would have it, decided to be together. Not everyone supported their relationship鈥攏either their families nor their friends鈥攁nd they tried to make them see their differences. But as they say, when it comes to love, skin color shouldn鈥檛 be a barrier; on the contrary, what matters is that they respect and accept each other.

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The message of this film is, above all, one of reflection: despite adversity, we must never stop fighting for what we want. In Sara鈥檚 case, she and her mother dreamed of her becoming a great dancer and joining the most prestigious ballet school. But losing her mother was a very hard blow for her. It was then, after moving to a new city and a new environment, that she met this young man, a hip-hop dance enthusiast, who showed her another way to diversify her dance style鈥攁llowing her to keep practicing so she could get into the school.

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As I said, it鈥檚 a story of reflection, romance, and family drama鈥攊n short, a classic that鈥檚 perfect for passing the time. As always, these stories from the past are still worth watching again.

If you haven鈥檛 seen it yet, I invite you to give it a try, and if you鈥檝e already seen it, let me know what you thought.



SPANISH VERSION

Historias que inspiran, que atraen, la trama es sencilla, sin tanto protocolo, directa con el mensaje a reflexionar, as铆 vi esta pel铆cula, estrenada en el a帽o 2001, denominada Pasi贸n y Baile.

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Esta historia nos narra la vida de una joven estudiante de ballet, que tras la tr谩gica perdida de su madre, decide abandonar su sue帽o de ser bailarina, se muda con su padre, e ingresa a un instituto nuevo, donde la mayor铆a son afroamericanos, all铆 conoce un chico, que le demostrara que puede seguir luchando por su sue帽o.

Esta pelicula es protagonizada por Julia Stiles y Sean Patrick Thomas, los dos j贸venes enamorados, cada uno lidiando con sus problemas, pero que por cosas de la vida, decidieron unirse, no todos apoyaban su relacion, entre la familia de cada uno, sus amistades, quer铆an hacerle ver su diferencias, pero como dicen por all铆, para el amor, el color de piel no debe de ser un limitante, al contrario, lo importante es que se respeten y se acepten.

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El mensaje de esta pel铆cula, es mas que todo de reflexi贸n, a pesar de las adversidades, no debemos dejar de luchar por lo que queremos, en el caso de Sara, ella junto con su madre so帽aba ser una gran bailarina, unirse a la escuela de ballet mas prestigiosa, pero al perder a su madre, fue un golpe muy duro para ello, es all铆 donde este cambio de ciudad, de ambiente, conoce a este joven, amante del baile hip hop, el cual le ense帽a otra faceta de como puede diversificar su estilo de baile, y as铆, poder seguir practicando para entrar a a la escuela.

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Como dije, una historia de reflexi贸n, romance, drama, familiar, en fin, para pasar el tiempo, un cl谩sico, como siempre, historias del pasado, que igual valen la pena, volver a ver.

Si no las has visto, te invito hacerlo, y si ya la vistes, dime que tal te pareci贸.


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Rating: 80/100

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