intimidating for an individual. Barriers and obstacles often prevent the smooth transition whilst moving into the world. However, with self-determination and the support of others it can potentially lead to a positive outcome. Stephan Daldrys film Billy Elliot (2000) explores these notions and highlights the importance of rising above circumstances and embracing the support of others by enduring such experiences in order to succeed in the transition of moving into the world. The film reveals how individual
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significant role in this movie as they represent the main obstacles that keep Billy from achieving his dreams. Billy has to overcome the fact that his family, and even Billy himself at the beginning of the film believes that only “puffs” or homosexual men would want to do Ballet. Similarly, he has to fight the stereotype that “real” men play football, or box, or wrestle. In what way do the male characters in the film influence Billy or function as a role model? Male characters play an important role
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(Introduction you must introduce Billy Elliot (2002) directed by Stephen Daldry) Paragraph One: The context of Billy’s World * Depicts the obstacles of transgressing cultural and economic boundaries * Set against Britain’s bitter 1984 coal miner’s strike – frames of posters encouraging workers to keep to the strike are juxtaposed with lines of police officers holding up shields * Explores the effects of economic struggle on the community and individual * The recurring image of an armed
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Billy Elliot Analysis template |Description of scene: Opening scene: Mood, direction of plot and characterisation is established. | |Scene numbers: One, two, three | |Link to Into the World focus: Billy’s natural world is established | |Action |Film techniques
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Billy Elliot - Film Review Running time: 111 minutes Starring: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells, Jean Hollywood ✶✶✶✶✶✶✶✶ Rating 8 out of 10 Billy Elliot is a coming-of-age drama about a young son of a poor coal miner, who dreams of being a ballet dancer. Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell), main character, is an shy 11-year old boy who is living with his proud miner father (Gary Lewis) and older brother Tony (Jamie Draven) during the political and social unrest of
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visual text Billy Elliot, is that between Billy and his father Jackie. Their relationship is a complete exemplification to the idea of gender role stereotypes. With Jackie being a typical hard man who sees no prospect outside of the mining industry, and Billy, who possesses a great deal of talent toward the deeply taboo art of ballet, the conflict of gender role expectations is amplified. Because of Jackie and Billy's relationship, the viewer can therefore understand the fact that Billy faces a major
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visual representations of working-class masculinity portrayed in Stephen Daldry‟s stage musical adaptation of the film Billy Elliot (2000). After a brief discussion of the portrayal of the male ballet dancer in the dancing scene since the 1990s and the inherent voyeuristic inclinations of contemporary audiences, the analysis will focus on five aspects of male presence in Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). The dynamics of working-class masculinity will be contextualised within the framework of the family
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Ronnie Palachuk In the movie Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, choosing what direction to go in life is never easy, the struggles you face and sacrifices being made you can overcome and succeed over everything else. With the miners’ strike and Billy switching from what his father wants and what he wants, creates turmoil not only for himself but his family as well…in the end creates a world that gives him clarity and definition. The plot focuses on Billy, the younger son of a mining family
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Dear Bob. Long time no see! Thank you so much for the letter, I was really happy when I received it! A lot of things have happened since you moved out of Durham. You know my father was all into boxing and he hoped that I will become at great boxer one day! But I didn’t want to box and I really didn’t have any talent for it! I had my thoughts in a completely different place. I loved music and of course I had that from my mother’s side! A little part of the boxing gym was used by a ballet class
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Thursday, September 17, 2013 7pm – 8pm Student Union Theater Admission Fee: Free Fall 2013 AACC Annual Welcome Back Soul Food Dinner Friday, September 20, 2013, 7pm - 10pm Student Union , Ballroom Admission: Free Rainbow Cinema: Billy Elliot Saturday, September 21, 2013, 2pm - 4pm Rainbow Center @ UConn, Student Union 403 Admission Fee: Free and open to all Chorus Concert
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