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Review of Fame
by darkfire19
Posted on May 11th, 2021
Neutral 4
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fame is a peculiar film in that it has a story with characters that it follows over time but it never really feels like the film is telling that story. rather, the film feels like a compilation of different and unique scenes that document life at a trade school that don't really have a connective tissue between them. the film takes to long in establishing the characters and developing them into characters that we care about to make the film come together as a whole film, rather than a collection of scenes that vary in entertainment quality from mildly entertaining to not entertaining at all. fame tells the story of a group of students who are enrolled in a school for the performing arts as they change and grow through the course of the program. it documents the trials and tribulations, along with the exuberant and triumphant moments that they all experience. the film is keenly aware of the specific growing pains that students within this school would face that are significantly different from the experience of other students. the film emphasizes the need to live a balanced life in pursuit of fame and their careers and understands the need to balance practicing their arts with other elements, such as academics. there are moments that ring true throughout the film. these are, after all, characters who are kids and, in the process of growing up, they face similar struggles and pressures that we have all felt in our life times. whether that be standards that need to be met and the pressure that comes with that or the troubles of balancing life and all the events in it. these are the moments that rang true for me in this film. however, they really don't occur that often and they don't carry the same emotional weight that they do in other films because the characters here feel underdeveloped to a point that they seem like generic characters rather than unique individuals. it would have really helped this film if they found a way to develop some of these characters quicker than they did and form that attachment with the audience sooner. the other part of this film that is actually done very well is the singing and the dancing. for a musical, the set pieces that are pulled off here and the songs that are developed are impressively done. they are definitely the highlight of this film and they provide something to latch on to, even if the rest of the film around it fails to do just that. in fact, i often wondered why we didn't have more of these scenes because they are by far the most entertaining thing in this film. the attempt this film makes to be a serious drama fail pretty much on all counts. despite the few moments of truth that are in the film, there isn't anything that is compelling or interesting about the rest of the drama that is built up around the coming of age tropes that we often see in high school movies like this. fame attempts to balance the drama of these coming of age stories with the fun and the energy of a musical. unfortunately, the film does one really well and doesn't do the other one very well at all. fame has had a significant cultural impact given everything that has sprung from this film. and, watching the dancing scenes and the musical numbers, it isn't hard to see why. in those stretches the film is charming and entertaining. it has an energy that is very easy to get into and latch on to. but, in some ways, the cultural legacy and the impact of this film really outpaces the actual merits of the film itself. the film takes too long on the dramatic side of things when it clearly isn't working very well. and it's easy to see why this is the part of the film that is easily forgotten as time goes on. i have a feeling that, in order to strike the balance that they were trying to strike, the correct format for that would be television where the characters could be established in more depth and the dramatic side of the film could be explored in more depth. however, i have never watched the tv show (showing my age) so therefore, i have no idea if they were successful in doing so through the show itself.
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