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    happen for the better. Change is shown in the film “Billy Elliot”‚ directed by Stephan Daldry and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Throughout the film of Billy ElliotBilly‚ the main character‚ experiences transitions through his life‚ taking on challenges and obstacles as he is determined to pursue a career in ballet. This is shown through the quote “I don’t want a childhood. I want to be a ballet dancer” and the relationship between Billy and his father‚ Jackie. Early

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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 is an eleven year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and into ballet lessons. He learns to deal with many trials and triumphs as he hopes to change his family’s set ways and the inner conflict between them. Billy lives in a small cramped house with his bad-tempered brother‚ out of control father and his forget-ful grand-mother. All Billy wants to do is dance but Billy is told by his father that “boys wrestle; boys don’t dance”. But Billy loves to dance. This disappoints

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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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    FILM STUDY GUIDE: BILLY ELLIOT : As we go back over the film‚ scene by scene. Summary. The Miners Strike Lee Hall‚ the writer of Billy Elliot‚ set his screenplay in a mining village in the north east of England‚ during the Miners Strike of 1984. He sees the strike as ’…a class war where the state was mobilised against a small group of people. It left me with a sense of indignation which has fuelled much of my work.’ Billy’s father and his brother Tony are both miners so the family are under tremendous

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    something. Both of them take place to such a great extent that happens to anyone‚ which can be seen from the film “Billy Elliot” by Stephen Daldry‚ the play “Educating Rita” by Willy Russell and the fiction

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    The problems that had the most effect on Billy Elliot were his family’s poverty‚ his mother’s recent death‚ his father and brother’s behavior. First‚ Billy was pressured by his family’s lack of income. The Elliot’s poverty was apparent in their living situation. Their house was in poor condition and it was too small for the family‚ which caused Billy to have to sleep in the same room with his brother. Also‚ the Elliot’s lack of income was only getting worse since Jackie and Tony were on strike.

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    other boys of his age‚ it is obvious that Billy Elliot is different. From Billy’s first glimpse of a ballet class in the gym‚ a new world opens up for him in which he begins to enjoy ballet and learns to become true to himself. Undoubtedly‚ this incident marks the beginning of Billy’s new identity. Furthermore‚ a scene of a black and white film of Fred Astaire‚ a stage dancer‚ dancing in front of a group of other dancers‚ is shown. This film can be where Billy first finds an interest for dancing‚ because

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    career path or sexuality‚ which still continues in modern Western societies. Time set during miner’s strike of North England‚ early 1980’s Entire town participating in the strike violently  continued presence of riot police against strikers affects Billy into cultivating his pursuit of passion to become a ballet dancer. Audience Not intended for a young audience regardless of an eleven year old protagonist Contains themes of identity‚ homophobia and family relationships Purpose Present viewers

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    to feelings and moods of the start of the movie. Just like in the song Billy knows he can dance but is unsure and scared to reveal it to others because he doesn’t think boys can dance. The song is talking about dancing when “I was twelve” and “out of the womb” meaning danced at a young age like Billy. The phrases “I was dancing…” and “Is it strange…” are repeated many times throughout the song and its message connects with Billy and the movie. There are lyrics in the song that state “danced myself

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