The world depicted in STRICTLY BALLROOM is incredibly ridiculous.  Ballroom dancing is everything.  It is life.  Nothing else...and I mean NOTHING else matters.  With Baz Luhrmann at the helm, the film is infectiously fun...filled with comedy, absurdity, and of course, wonderful dancing.  Just as the characters in MOULIN ROUGE are larger than life...everything in this film is over the top.  It is as if winning a seemingly local dancing comeptition defines the universe.  I have to say though, as you are invited to witness the dancing microcosm of this film, you can't help but be thrilled.  Such a fun, unique experience...and I laughed a lot in spite of myself.