The only character I thought was maybe a bit off was Billy's dad played by Gary Lewis.
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Every character is wonderfully portrayed, Bell is a little bit too full of himself at times, a bit too eager to please by over acting perhaps but he's certainly fun to watch. The moments of spontaneous dance from Billy are really cool to watch, I really found myself wanting to dance too, yeah maybe I can do what Billy does!. There are many scenes where Billy gets into trouble by playing with his homosexual friend whom he doesn't understand is homosexual, not going to boxing lessons, going to ballet lessons and the intense strike sequences which are all terrifically acted out and really sucked me into the moment. The scenes where Billy fights against his dad are naturally emotionally strong and really hooked me. I think many people will be able to relate to this story as I said, but not just with dancing, with many areas. He wants to be a ballet dancer, his school dance teacher thinks he's good enough but the money isn't there to fund it any further and his father hates the fact his boy might be a sissy. The main crux of the story is Billy's struggle against 'the norm' and his fathers rules. Thinking back to 1984-85 it would have been ten times worse!.
I am exaggerating yes? well not really, as I said I've lived up north for many years and in some areas this is exactly what its like to this day. Boys partake in football rugby and boxing, girls do ballet and sewing, there is no middle ground.dare I say homophobia is lightly touched upon too. The area they live in is of course very working class with small terrace housing along steep hills and flatcaps everywhere and the general attitude of all the men is somewhat old fashioned. Billy's tough working father is a typical northern bloke who likes beer boxing and a good plate of drippin' sandwiches. The whole film is one big stereotype really, but a very real and truthful stereotype. I have lived up north in the UK and it can indeed be a bit bleak with little job prospects for youngsters (no offence to the north). The whole plot could be the tale of many many northern born men within England at any point in time really. Naturally this disgusts his strong proud father and gets him into trouble for disobeying. On the other hand Billy discovers his love for dancing in ballet and wants to follow that path. His dad obviously wants more for his boy with the possibility of boxing but he knows the pit beckons. Billy is destined to become a miner like his older brother and father and is pretty much forced to take part in boxing at school by his father. Set in north eastern England around 1984-85 during the miners strikes against a powerful Thatcher led Conservative regime.errr I mean government. The tale of a humble miners son whose aspirations to become a male ballet dancer are frowned upon by his blue collar father and similar blue collar brother. I think this film may have been one of the first to kick start that trend as it were, can't quite remember. One of many films that has become a great success and followed on with even greater success as a musical theatrical production. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer.” Double points to Julie Walters-Billy’s tough, but lovable dance instructor from the original film-for taking time out of her quiet farm life to kill it with her monogrammed scarf and gold trench coat.The film that started it all.well for this particular franchise/story that is. So, without further ado, watch Sir Elton John, Naomi Campbell, George Ezra, James Corden, Romeo Beckham, and more fly through the air to T. To showcase its winter fashion line-and honor the fifteenth anniversary of Billy Elliot-Burberry gathered together some of the UK’s finest exports and had them recreate the iconic opening scene of the heartwarming film. Yes, it is a little nuts to drop a holiday ad now, considering it’s still the beginning of November, but this video is pretty incredible. While the Brits are just now checking their schedules (pronounced shed-uals) for the newest commercials from M&S and John Lewis and warmly reminiscing about last year’s ads, Burberry has gone right ahead and already released its 2015 Christmas video. They wait for the commercials, they talk about them, they bet on them, and actually get excited when they arrive on the telly every year. Christmas ads (or adverts as they like to call them) are a big deal in England.
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