Significance of the balloon dance?

Do you get the "Theme" of the film? Not being an a$$, just asking... Because it coincides with each other

When I first saw the balloon floating near some telephone cables, I assumed it was a nod to the famous shot from "M." As for the dance itself, I couldn't tell you.

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I have meddled with the primal forces of nature and I will atone.

I think the whole thing signifies what happens when you're alone for too long, you go kinda crazy. But I could be wrong, just how I interpreted it.

Blood is thicker than water and much tastier!

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Wish I could help, but I didn't see any significance to that scene. Plus, it lasted way too long.

Like others, I got the idea that she was dancing w/the balloon b/c no one else would dance w/her, but she wasn't a central character so I didn't care about "her." Or maybe she was just a nutter. Who knows?

I viewed it as way to express the innocence of the prostitute, shows that despite her job she is still a good hearted person.

Which may had been a good idea, but it was portrayed very poorly, the idea of making her play with a balloon was so pompous and made it look like one of those parody films from The Critic.

I liked the balloon dance. Supposing the movie is one of loneliness, dancing with the balloon was both a beautiful little jig, a thing she does alone (as we would in our living room), a way for her to remind herself of dancing and the good times she has had, and in that also a vision of the loneliness portrayed in the movie. Can you dance all by yourself? I found the scene to be very melancholic, both sad and uplifting at the same time.

Halfway through the film, just saw that. I thought it was an expression of the film's rudimentary but inclusive feminism - this is a place in which all the women (whether they were born women physically or not) yearn to live free, and at minimum not to be exploited and controlled by men. Her freedom and grace in those moments are, in what may be the great tragedy of her life, things she can never express publicly and share with the world. This character is effectively the most oppressed of all of the cast.

The Girl seeks to aid such downtrodden persons by removing a few of their predators here and there. A modest goal, but hey, it's something to do while she eats.

"We gotta get outta here." "I know, I can't stand this music!"