overcome. Moving into the world is explored in two texts which are Billy Elliot‚ by Stephan Daldry‚ and Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself”. Change in attitude is one of the themes explored in Billy Elliot which encounters the changes Billy faces as he realises that he wants to change and become less marginalised within the society. Stephan Daldry uses many techniques to incorporate the theme within the text. In the movie‚ when Billy is walking with Debbie‚ the composer has used a medium shot to convey
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sight of the shore.” (Andre Gide) and that’s what I am going to prove to you today. I am going to discuss my knowledge of discovery and rediscovery and how it has been portrayed in the novel “The China Coin” by Allan Ballie‚ Stephen Daldry’s film “Billy Elliot” and the picture book “The Treasure Box” by Margaret Wild. Ramifications? What impact do they have? The ramifications of discovery can transform an individual’s identity and lead them on a journey of self-discovery‚ triggering continual discoveries
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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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it can result in growth to a new sense of maturity and development for the specific person. This is evident in the Bildungsroman texts “Billy Elliot” (2000) by Stephen Daldry and “Ranger’s Apprentice: the Ruins of Gorlan” by John Flanagan which is highly effective in showing rewards and challenges faced when overcoming obstacles. The challenges in Billy Elliot spring from both his home world and his secret world of dance. These challenges can be either the physical trials that block the way forward
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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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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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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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and Billy Elliot both thoroughly explores the idea of identity and shows how identity can be shaped‚ changed and refined through life experiences and social interaction. In Billy Elliot‚ dancing makes up a major part of Billy’s identity as it is not only a means of expressing himself but also a symbol of liberation and freedom. Through dance‚ Billy creates his own identity and breaks out of the expectations of his family and community‚ such as the family tradition of being a miner. Billy emotionally
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