No, that's quite OK. As I noted, the movie is painful for the characters, and for you that didn't overcome amusement value. That's my usual reaction to films like this, so why wasn't I bothered by this scene as you were? For me, the script carefully innoculated against that. That leads me to an even longer response.
First, it was clear that Olive was going to be booed off the stage anyway, no matter what she did. She was totally outclassed by the other contestants (by beauty pageant standards, anyway - I thought they looked creepy, like junior-miss whores), which is why the family were so anxious to withdraw her without even knowing what her dance would be like - though it's rather improbable that her parents would have never seen it at all, isn't it? So the dance isn't Olive's problem, freeing it to become her nose-thumbing response to her problem.
Second, I'm not so sure she doesn't know exactly what she's doing. She's a fairly savvy little girl, and the audience response doesn't cause her to break into tears, which is surely what would happen in real life if a child's stage number bombed to that degree.
Third, the dance wasn't really that salacious - the moves weren't very raunchy, and she never strips down even to underwear level. So while it's understandable that the pageant people would disapprove, their way of expressing it seemed over the top.
Fourth, the plot focus of this scene is as the occasion to bring the family together, the resolution which the plot has been holding off. The audience's disapproval seems secondary (and there were two guys who very much liked it).
Lastly, the movie's whole tone has been well signalled by previous events, starting with the discussion of Frank's suicide attempt. This is a comedy which is going to address difficult subjects with a light touch and without grossness.
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First, it was clear that Olive was going to be booed off the stage anyway, no matter what she did. She was totally outclassed by the other contestants (by beauty pageant standards, anyway - I thought they looked creepy, like junior-miss whores), which is why the family were so anxious to withdraw her without even knowing what her dance would be like - though it's rather improbable that her parents would have never seen it at all, isn't it? So the dance isn't Olive's problem, freeing it to become her nose-thumbing response to her problem.
Second, I'm not so sure she doesn't know exactly what she's doing. She's a fairly savvy little girl, and the audience response doesn't cause her to break into tears, which is surely what would happen in real life if a child's stage number bombed to that degree.
Third, the dance wasn't really that salacious - the moves weren't very raunchy, and she never strips down even to underwear level. So while it's understandable that the pageant people would disapprove, their way of expressing it seemed over the top.
Fourth, the plot focus of this scene is as the occasion to bring the family together, the resolution which the plot has been holding off. The audience's disapproval seems secondary (and there were two guys who very much liked it).
Lastly, the movie's whole tone has been well signalled by previous events, starting with the discussion of Frank's suicide attempt. This is a comedy which is going to address difficult subjects with a light touch and without grossness.