Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry tells the story of young boy named Billy who desire to become a professional dancer but his father‚ Jacky‚ does not agree with him. However at the end of the story‚ his father allows him to go to the audition at Royal Ballet School. This mean Billy will get better future life than he used to be. This is because he will get more education. The most important decision that Jacky makes is accepted in Billy and allows him to go to the audition at the Royal Ballet
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journeying into new experiences are often clouded with preformed expectations of future outcomes. However‚ through the triumph of confronting personal and social challenges‚ one is able to gain rewards‚ much greater than their desired results. The film “Billy Elliot” directed by Stephen Daldry explores the importance of having support and a receptive mindset for when individuals embark on difficult periods in life to achieve their ambitions. Comparatively‚ the poem “Naked Girl and Mirror” written by Judith
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BILLY ELLIOT The film Billy Elliot emphasizes the notion of ‘Into the world’ by describing concepts of growth‚ transition and change. Whether this change is physical‚ emotional or intellectual‚ there is a transition by the individual from one stage to another. The individuals had to face many barriers and obstacles which needed to be overcome. Billy overcame stereotypes as did other characters in the film. The themes of emotional growth and stereotypes are constantly explored in this film and
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Social conventions In the movie‚ Billy Elliot‚ we witness how the community stops Billy from forming his own identity in this world of miners illustrating the social conventions in a community restricting individuals from transitioning into the world. Billy’s father‚ boxing instructor and his brother are all against him in the journey of becoming a ballet dancer as it is against the community. This happened in the 1980s‚ when the London mine workers were striking against the forced closure of the
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stages‚ each with its own set of obstacles and challenges which‚ if successfully overcome‚ can enrich one’s experience. A significant role in this process is played by familial and social values and external interventions. Stephen Daldry’s film ‘Billy Elliot’ (2000) depicts the protagonist’s growth as he discovers a passion for ballet which drives him to break free from traditional masculine stereotypes in his mining hometown. This similar drive traces the quest of the Brennan Family in the Australian
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Billy Elliot - Quotations Dad: Listen‚ have you noticed anything weird about our Billy lately? Tony: What are you after like‚ a list? Billy: Just because I like ballet doesn’t mean I’m a poof‚ you know. Mrs. Wilkinson: Find a place on that bloody wall and focus on that spot. Then whip your head ’round and come back to that spot. Prepare! Mrs. Wilkinson: Right‚ Mr. Braithwaite‚ "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow". [to herself] Mrs. Wilkinson: Fat chance! Billy: So what about your
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“A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.” For example‚ the stereotype of the woman as the carer. Gender Stereotypes - Billy Elliot • Scene 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyLJCNyRov0&list=PL63734261305C 0452&src_vid=69RNNex-sig&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_9 12565 • Scene 2 http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgV3OFn0aE&index=4&list=PL637342 61305C0452 What emotions did Billy portray in the two scenes? Billy’s emotions Write a
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Billy Elliot the Musical On November 2‚ 2010 I attended the Broadway show “Billy Elliot the Musical” at the Durham Performing Arts Center. I must say this show was definitely one of the most emotional Broadway shows I have ever seen. I do not think there was a single dry eye throughout the whole show. The shows controversial plot about a young boy‚ who wants to dance and all the people in his town who won’t let him‚ makes for an exciting and heart racing show. One of the amazing things about
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Characterization of Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his father Jackie‚ his big brother Tony and his eighty-year-old grandmother in Everington in Northeast England at the time of the miners’ strike in mid-1980s. He is the protagonist in the story and is principled‚ likable‚ and vivacious with a musical tone in his body. His mother Sarah who died two years before the beginning of the story was a musician and used to play on the piano for the whole family. Unlike the
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change of authority in the family home. In the movie Billy Elliot (2000) by Stephen Daldry‚ the audience sees the many challenges a young boy names Billy faces. Also‚ in the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling‚ the audience reads about what a young boy must go through to ultimately grow up and become a man. Some obstacles the characters face are self-belief‚ a father’s expectations and being an individual. This essay will discuss these challenges and how a person overcomes them to journey into the world with
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