A Life lived in fear is a life half lived

Baz Luhrman's classic film, Strictly Ballroom (1992), is such a great fun loving, energetic, mood lifting film carried by the music. Luhrman captures the magic of love, passion, comedy and power through the exhilarating music. The editing, in true Luhrman style, is fast paced, stylised, clever and mind grabbing. The audience is held absorbed throughout the whole movie with each well thought out scene showing Luhrman's artistry. The over the top characters and acting along with the bright costumes and sets, once again a Luhrman trademark, captivate and humor the audience from start to finish. At times it can be too over the top but that is what makes the movie so exceptional and more enjoyable and what makes Luhrman's abundance. Strictly Ballroom touches on themes of love, passion, being yourself, breaking the rules and ugly duckling transformation. A great Australian Luhrman film taking him into international fame. An uplifting, fun film with great stylised direction and extravagant characters making Strictly Ballroom a must see film for lovers of music and exaggerated, fast paced direction.