Today my lecturer set us films to watch as homework for next week's lessons, one of which was a film called Inside I'm Dancing. I have just finished watching it and immediately went to find out more information about the film and its actors and everything. If you haven't heard of it then I would suggest you do the same. Set in Dublin, focusing on two men with disabilities who seek independent living from the homes they have previously lived it, it isn't something that you see often in mainstream media. I thoroughly enjoyed it and came away with tears streaming down my face and a lot of new thought.
On my search through the google results I saw a review of the film that complained that the script did not go anywhere in particular and no 'convincing answers' were given to any of the problems brought up. I can see where this person is coming from: it is not a film that has a big problem that is overcome with a happy ending or any kind of full solution at the end. However, I do not think that that is necessary. I saw this film as a very real depiction a person's life and how it can be changed and improved in ways previously unimaginable. It seemed to me like a model of one way in which people with extra needs can achieve their full potential and no longer be a disabled person but rather a person who may need a bit more help with some things than others.
Films don't have to be a completed journey, they can just be a snapshot of someone's life that give other people an insight into a world that they had never seen or considered before. To me, a good piece of media is one that changes me afterwards, that makes me think and feel and interests me in a new way. Inside I'm Dancing definitely did that and I am extremely grateful that I have watched it.
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