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    Billy Elliot Conventions

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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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    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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    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 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 powerpoint

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    GIRLS BOYS Gender Stereotypes Definition of gender stereotypes: “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

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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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    change” An individual’s willingness to step out of their comfort zone determines the pathway and significant experiences that they face in their transition into the new world. This concept has been successfully conveyed through Daldry’s film‚ Billy Elliot‚ which explores multiple perspectives and their response to life situations as they move into the new world. Both Billy and his brother Tony are confronted with a violent and underprivileged life‚ with the adverse effects of the mining strike among

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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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    Billy Elliot Essay

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    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 a

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    Billy Elliot Family

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    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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