Twirling!!!!
Because real people twirl all day long.
shareI really wish folks would read the other subject lines before creating a new one. Yes, we know - folks have an issue with the twirling.
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I think the twirling is similar to the dialogue in the movie. Most of the dialogue isn't "real" dialogue, but rather the characters speaking their thoughts, fears, feelings. The twirling and the exuberance is supposed to express the feeling of intense joy, while some of the other shots, such as when Jane (Rachel McAdams) is walking through the house full of darkness, symbolizes pain and hurt.
shareI think the connection to "ballet" is inarguable and verified both by the establishment that Olga was a dancer, and then on the DVD bonus feature. Not to mention certain ballet musical pieces. I think Malick might have touched a bit of a cliche there, but it's the truth — people in love often want that movement, the expression of joy. They find themselves with more energy. Whereas when the love was strained, we see Olga struggling to get out of bed and walking around looney.
And Jane is shown trying to dance but she is just not nearly as eloquent in her dance as Olga.
In addition, again, Olga is established as a dancer. She fixes her ballet show. They also establish that she's Russian (or Ukrainian). It's interesting this goes without subtitles in the film. I suspect its because Affleck speaks French so he can understand, whereas she chooses to speak Russian to her child and a roaster in song or to him when they are fighting. Not to stereotype, but I know plenty of Russians who ether learned piano or ballet at a young age. lol
You talk about the twirling being expected of this character because she's in fact a ballet dancer -- but from everything I gather, anyone who actually dances as a profession, well, the last thing they want to do is dance around just for fun all day. Even if she was not able to actually be professionally dancing at the time.
It's like most people who actually sing for a living tend not to be singing all day the rest of the time. It's a funny thing about the arts; you only do the activity when you're doing the activity, the rest of the time you tend to leave it behind.
The only people who would dance around a lot like this are people who only wish they were a dancer. Real dancers appreciate the break NOT to dance.
My mother had friendships with some dancers and they didn't dance around in a normal day at home. They were too tired and aching.
Frankly I found her incessant frolicking annoying in the extreme, even though I liked the movie generally. I wanted to hogtie the woman just to put a stop to her.