Footloose

The first Footloose film came out in 1984. It is a musical drama film. It is directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack, who moved to a small town from Chicago. He is use to dancing, and listening to rock music. Dancing and rock music is banned in this small town by a local minister. Ren pushes for this rule to be lifted, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the town. The 2011 Footloose film is an American musical dance film. It is directed by Craig Brewer. This film is a remake

The book Footloose, published by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, is a classic story that grew in popularity and later translated onto the big screens. However, it isn't the skyrocket to Hollywood that makes this piece such an incredible work of art. Footloose incorporates several literary devices that help shape and form the theme. For example, imagery, syntax, and symbolism work individually, but also together, to create a lasting effect on readers. Without these three devices, the piece would

The 1984 version of Footloose stars young actor Kevin Bacon as he plays the role of Ren McCormack, a city teen who moves to the small town of Bomont to live with his mom. Local minister, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), has put a ban on dancing and rock music because of an incident that happened years ago. For most of the town this is not a big deal but for the new Ren McCormack this is a big issue. Ren McCormack makes it his mission with the help of his friends Willard (Chris Penn) and Ariel

1. Plot To begin with, the story Footloose the Musical unfolds with a teenage boy named Ren McCormack who lives in Chicago. One of the main hobbies of Ren McCormack is dancing, who plays a critical role throughout the story. The rising actions became with Ren McCormack’s father abandoning the family. Due to that, the family has to move to a small town where the sister of Ren McCormack’s mother lives. The town puts more emphasis on spiritual life while monitoring all events that occur in the town

Footloose     “Tonight I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off my sunday shoes. Jack, get back, come on before we crack.” (Footloose, Kenny Loggins) For this essay, I chose to watch Footloose made in 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross and Footloose made in 2011 directed by Craig Brewer. Both movies centered around the town of Bomont, a secluded town with out of the ordinary beliefs. In this town, dancing and partying of any sort was strictly against the law and teenagers were seemingly miserable. There

The two versions of Footloose are similar in many ways, but they are also different enough to make a name for themselves and to be recognized as two different movies on their own. The storyline of the two films is the same with a lot of the main details staying identical to one another. Also, both have the same story that fans all enjoy, still the big city boy moving into the little town with a ban on dancing.    One of the major events in both of the Footloose films is the accident that causes a

I saw Footloose, directed by John Wilson and written by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, on Thursday in the Highlander Theatre at UCM. The story is about a high school boy who moves to a small town with his Mom after her divorce. He is an outsider, and is surprised to find that it is against the law to dance. Then, he decides to take a stand and fight the law so that everyone in the town has the right to express themselves through dance. John opened the show with his director’s note, and gave a spiel

1980’s, society witnessed the rise of the internet, television, and technology. During the 1980’s, films began to appeal to a younger audience. Dead Poets Society appeals to a younger audience because the film is about the lives of high school kids. Footloose and The Breakfast Club are two films released in the 1980’s portraying high school. Films in the 1980’s began to deal with themes appealing to teenagers such as conformity, individualism, and the relationship between teenagers and figures of authority

2: How does the counterculture in “Footloose” reflect the social changes going on during the 1980s? Answer: During the 1980s, there was a huge change from the conservative/traditionalistic values of not questioning authority, and going with the “norm” to embracing individuality, and going against authority. In “Footloose” the movie starts out with the town having very conservative views, and eventually switches to more liberal by allowing the dance. “Footloose” reflects the social changes because

On April 20th, 21st at 7 p.m. and the 22nd at 2 and 7 p.m. Oswego East High school present Footloose the Musical. It starred Ren McCormack as Mitchell Crispi and Ariel Moore as McKenna Kreiling. It starred my other characters including, Willard as Alec Ludacka, Rusty as Ally Filicicchia, Urleen as Vera Mehnert, Ethel as Miranda Johanson, Reverend Shaw as Christian Mack. The musical was based in the small town of Bomont in 1988. Ren McCormack and his mother Ethel move from Chicago to Bomont after