Technician Versus Performer: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Amadeus]]'', Salieri interprets his nemesis's (who is Wolfgang frickin' Mozart) personal style and thus believes he is a performer while Mozart is both.

* In ''[[The Prestige]]'', Angier is the showman in love with the audience and Borden is the technician in love with the gadgets needed to perform a trick. Unique in that in this case, both the technician and the performer have their sympathetic moments. {{spoiler|The Borden twins follow along this line as well in a more subtle way: the one who dies is a performer and the one who lives is a technician.}}

* In [[Chariots of Fire]] Harold is more a technician and Eric more a performer.

* In ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' Harold is more a technician and Eric more a performer.

* The film ''Strictly Ballroom'' is all about the conflict between highly technical rulesy dancing and "crowd-pleasing" moves. Differs somewhat from the pure form of the trope in that it hints that the technical rules are don't really represent dancing skill but rather a conspiracy to keep the person who makes the rules in the money and also in that the main character is excellent at the technical style but choses to do "crowd pleasing" because he likes it.

* ''[[Stick It]]'', about gymnastics, deals with the dichotomy of focusing on perfection and "sticking" everything versus going all out and "flooring it" and doing things that are more impressive even if you can't guarantee you'll nail the technical elements perfectly. The end message seems to be that it's not about what you know, but who you know, so if you don't know the right people you may as well say screw the rules and have fun with it.

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{{quote|''(on Iceman) "It's the way he flies. Ice cold, no mistakes. He wears you out 'til you do something stupid, then he's got you."''

''(on Maverick) "You are dangerous. I don't like you because every time you fly you're unsafe." (later) "You are still dangerous. ([[Beat]]) You can be my wingman anytime."'' }}

* Deconstructed in ''[[Black Swan]]'', which asserts that the White Swan character must be a technician, while the Black Swan must be a performer. The director wants to cast the same dancer in both roles. The main character is a technician, and struggles greatly to embody the easy ~~confidance~~ of a performer while playing the Black Swan. Her rival is a performer, whose dancing is not flawless, but who displays natural confidence in her dancing and in life.

* Deconstructed in ''[[Black Swan]]'', which asserts that the White Swan character must be a technician, while the Black Swan must be a performer. The director wants to cast the same dancer in both roles. The main character is a technician, and struggles greatly to embody the easy confidence of a performer while playing the Black Swan. Her rival is a performer, whose dancing is not flawless, but who displays natural confidence in her dancing and in life.

* Referenced and played out somewhat in ''[[Inception]]'' while making the actual inception plan. Arthur is the technician and Eames is the performer.

* In ''[[The Legend of Bagger Vance]]'', the two rival golfers competing with the main character are portrayed as a technician and a performer.

* Bethany Hamilton is definitely a performer in [[Soul Surfer]]. Her rival's technician qualities are not made explicit, but she does carry that vibe.

* Bethany Hamilton is definitely a performer in ''[[Soul Surfer]]''. Her rival's technician qualities are not made explicit, but she does carry that vibe.

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