surprisingly offense

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2002)

I love dancing, so I rented SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and was caught completely by surprise. The film is not about the joys of dancing at all. Instead you are bombarded with profanity, misogyny, drug use, promiscuity, racism, homophobia, suicide, and even rape. I cannot understand how this movie is so big and popular. All my life I've heard about this film and have encountered numerous satires. Since when is mainstream America so accepting of such material and content? This movie is extremely offensive and definitely adult-orientated. I assume that all of this is just the film's reflection of the disco generation because I am already aware of their ignorance. The disco scene was largely a "white" mainstream rip-off of two subcultures: the African-American and gay club scenes. So, in that regard SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER was a good portrayal of that time. I was just amazed that such a mainstream and well-known film had so much bigotry.
Now, don't get me wrong. This movie did have some credible moments (the opening sequence was fabulous!), but I was really caught off guard. I am a fan of fun and dancing and that is why I like disco music, but I certainly did not find any in this movie.
So kids, if you want to watch a movie with good old-fashion dance fun. This movie IS NOT for you. You'd be better off watching Baz Luhrmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM (1992).