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    The Film Billy Elliot

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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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    Billy Elliot Identity

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    In the film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry we see many important ideas and presented with one of them being identity. The idea of identity is presented through the use of a number of techniques such as symbolism‚ contrast‚ music and dancing. Billy’s characters suffers many consequences because of this challenging time of trying to find his own identity and symbolism‚ contrast‚ imagery and music helps us to understand this. Identity is an important aspect for any individual‚ as it separates

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    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 letter to Billy’s dad discussing his passion for dancing and how

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    Billy Elliot Film Review

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    Billy Elliot A film review Billy Elliot ‚ written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry ‚ is a British film which captures the essence of a ‘ feel good’ movie . It is set in the 80’s era of struggle in North England were the contrast plot of an 11 year old protagonist Billy Elliot ( Jaime Bell)‚ explores his own personal challenges of wanting to become a ballet dancer but is opposed by his father and older brother . Billy’s household represent the common financially disadvantaged

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    Billy Elliot Gender Essay

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    Representations of Gender – Billy Elliot In the movie “Billy Elliot” there is many representations of gender. The characters challenge and reinforce certain stereotypes shown and the audience is positioned to respond in a particular way. PLOT This story is set in a mining town just outside of London. A young boy‚ Billy‚ has a passion and talent for dance that drives him to defy all the social and cultural rules in his world. By following his dream Billy challenges the stereotype for boys in

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    Film Review: Billy Elliot

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    Billy Elliot‚ The Movie Review The story takes place in a coal mining town located in Northern England ‚ during the 12-months long strike in British coal industry‚ which later considered a major political victory for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the conservative party. The main character‚ Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is a 12 years old motherless boy. Youngest member of Elliot’s family‚ a patriarchal miner family where the father (Gary Lewis) and older brother (Jamie Draven) are both

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    have studied this year The film Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry is about a person choosing the next pathway in his life by his own determination. This enables him to go beyond his original location and narrow view of the world. Billy Elliot is about new possibilities opening up‚ determination‚ and individual growth. To demonstrate character development‚ this text uses different types of techniques like contrast‚ symbolism and emotional language. Billy Elliot is a social drama as it deals with

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    the text(s). Explain why the idea was worth learning about in the text(s) as a whole‚ using examples of visual and/or oral language features to support your ideas. The film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry‚ is set in the miners town of Durham in the north east of Engand in the 1980’s. The film focuses on Billy Elliot‚ a 12 year old boy who is pressured and abused by his violent family as he tries to pursue his love of dancing in a predominantly miners town where ballet is for girls. An idea

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    outweigh cost to have a compatible relationship. In the movie of Billy Elliot‚ this is extremely obvious in the relationship of Billy and Mrs. Wilkinson. These two put in time and effort so that they can reap the benefits later in the movie‚ Mrs. Wilkinson teaches Billy how to dance for free during her free time. She wishes nothing more then for him to succeed and in turn he lives out the dream she never could. In the opposite‚ Billy works hard because he see’s that Mrs. Wilkinson’s dream was never

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    Billy Elliot – Film Review Recently I watched a film entitled Billy Elliot. I personally thought that the film was great in several ways‚ scripts‚ film techniques .etc. Every aspects of the film were thought out with detail. The film was set in 1984 when the miners’ strike took place. The unique setting adds to why I like this film so much. Billy Elliot was directed by Stephen Daldry‚ and 1st published in the year 2000. Today this film still remains popular as a family movie. The story was told

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