One of my favorite scenes from George of the Jungle is the dance scene with Ursula and George. It starts out a bit silly. George is moving his body around and beating on his chest, while Ursula looks on unsure of how to join in. George doesn't care what he looks like because he is just having fun and enjoying life. His movements seem rough when compared to the apes that are playing the music for them. The apes move smoothly like a band would move while playing music. George appears to have no rhythm; yet, in a weird way his movements are lyrical. Eventually, (but very slowly) Ursula joins in by mocking his movements. When they each begin to dance this very different type of dancing, the whole scene becomes very sweet and romantic. Their movements eventually become very fluid, and it doesn't matter that they are not dancing "traditionally." What first started as comic turns into a major part of their relationship development. Their "first" dance shows Ursula that George could be seen as a man. George also helps Ursula realized with this dance that sometimes you don't have to be embarrassed to have fun--sometimes it just doesn't matter. I think the movement in this scene is beautiful. Everything comes together and the audience can really begin to feel the love they have for one another as the characters experience it. Their dance together proves that you can be who you are without fearing what others will think. The movement in this scene helps covey the message of love despite one's quirkiness.
Since George is man in his natural state, he has not come to acquire any of the inhibitions of society. Nice point about the switch in the rhythm of the movement.
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