“Fame” uses the power of music to depict dreams, reality, and even diversity, emitting an eternal glow

“Fame” synopsis

An arts school in New York. Young people attend art schools in New York with the aim of becoming dancers, singers, actors, and musicians. A coming-of-age movie depicting their growth as they face reality, seek love, and live life.

Index

• A masterpiece that pioneered dance movies in the 80s
• The bitterness of not being able to gain “Fame” in real life
• A unique example of a movie that became a TV series and expanded its popularity

A masterpiece that pioneered dance movies in the 80s

In the first half of the 1980s, dance films were a major trend. Michael Jackson revolutionized dance with music videos such as ``Beat It Tonight'' and `` Thriller ,'' and a new genre called breakdancing was also born. It was also a time when dance works that caused social phenomena such as `` Flashdance '' (1983), `` Staying Alive '' (1983), and `` Footloose '' (1984) were released one after another. The musical films of yesteryear had lost their momentum, and there was an atmosphere in the film industry that a new trend was starting.

Michael Jackson "Beat It Tonight"

1980's ``Fame'' was the pioneer of such dance films. As symbolized by the scene in which the cast suddenly dances on the streets of Manhattan, New York, the entire film is filled with an intense energy and youthful bitterness that is different from previous musical films, and it captured the hearts of many audiences. What is clearly different from traditional musicals is the necessity for the performers to dance and sing. The setting is New York's High School of Performing Arts (commonly known as PA). In other words, since the school specializes in the arts, their singing and dancing is not a production for a musical movie, but an extension of their daily lives.

This PA actually exists, and was founded in 1947, and is famous for being attended by Al Pacino and Liza Minnelli. The entrance exam was conducted entirely in the form of an audition, similar to the movie ``Fame.'' Later, the school changed its format, and today it continues to be a performing arts school under the name Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. Unfortunately, the PA refused to film ``Fame''. Filming took place at three school buildings in New York City.

As a group drama about young people who aspire to become professional actors, dancers, and musicians, director Alan Parker auditioned 2,500 people over a four-month period in places such as New York, LA, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. Among them were the still-unknown Madonna, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Emilio Estevez. When I think about it now, they are an amazing group of members (Madonna later played the lead role in Alan Parker's Evita (1996)). However, among the eight main cast members chosen by Parker, there were no major stars. Furthermore, five of the eight members were appearing in a movie for the first time.

The bitterness of not being able to gain “Fame” in real life