Fame Film Gripes
Those Who Can’t, Teach My most major gripe with the film Fame is perpetuating the myth that those who can’t, teach. It is a disservice to both the teaching profession and the performing arts.
Through two characters, it is suggested in the film that those who can’t make it professionally opt to teach instead, a concept that denigrates teaching, which is a talent all by itself, and which, I must point out, is a talent that not all performers have.
Fortunately, in reality, there are several gifted performers who can break down the craft into a lesson plan, and are willing to hone generations of new talent. From the Philippines, for example, aside from those based in the country, there are Filipinos who are even invited to teach abroad such as Dr. Anton Juan and Monique Wilson
Where Did the Gay Population Go There is a noticeable absence of gay representation in the film Fame, which is atrocious since there are so many gay people involved in the creative arts and fuels its soaring power.
The Lack of Conflict The lack of conflict makes it hard to bond with the characters even though they are introduced in their freshman year and the film follows their lives until their senior year, thus, making what should have been a triumphant graduation scene turn utterly cold and disembodied for the audience.
Dan Lybarger of Reel Reviews sums it up succinctly.
The new remake of the 1980 hit Fame is not going to live forever and has clearly not learned how to fly.
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