One thing that caught my attention while watching the film “Save the Last Dance”, was the continuous role of female characters lacking the strength to overcome their problems without depending on others. One character this was extremely evident in was Sally. Even though Sally’s character goes through a growth in the film, at the end she wasn’t capable of completing her auditions until a male character provided her with the courage to continue. I found that scene because Sally’s character was able to take on difficult situations throughout their development and at the end they