New phases of life in themselves can be inherently challenging and deeply rewarding but the process of transitioning is crucial to getting to this stage for the individual and their communities. Stephen Daldry utilises these images in order to capture the attitudes and belief systems of 1980’s Brittan. This is highlighted in “Billy Eliot” encapsulating Billy himself transitioning, leaving behind his old life, and challenging the stereotypical conventions of his community. However some transitions result in no change at all, this is highlighted through “Mrs. Wilkinson” as she sinks back into her old way of life as Billy moves forward. “The Door” by Miroslav Holub is used to conveys the endless possibilities that transitioning can bring to the
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These effective concepts are conveyed to the responder through the use of language features and visual devises. Transitions however confronting and challenging are often questioned and looked down upon from their community but come with deep rewards. As highlighted by Daldry, Billy’s family has been affected by the mining strike with the use of low camera angles and non diegetic sound in the opening scene and then again using dialogue with the hyperbole, “the whole friggen worlds going to be on that picket line this morning”, further enforcing this to the modern day audience setting the scene for the film. Perhaps the biggest challenge that billy `has to face is the death of his mother a year prior and the symbolism of the piano as a reminder of her. The melodic non-diegetic sound of the leitmotif gives the audience and Billy a reoccurring scene of support and guidance. This evokes emotional attachment to billy from the audience and lets the responder sympathise with billy. The symbolism of the cage in the dance of defiance is crucial to the process of transitioning emphasising the broken relationship between billy and Jackie as dance is what is separating them, the responder feels the tension that has been created with the
These effective concepts are conveyed to the responder through the use of language features and visual devises. Transitions however confronting and challenging are often questioned and looked down upon from their community but come with deep rewards. As highlighted by Daldry, Billy’s family has been affected by the mining strike with the use of low camera angles and non diegetic sound in the opening scene and then again using dialogue with the hyperbole, “the whole friggen worlds going to be on that picket line this morning”, further enforcing this to the modern day audience setting the scene for the film. Perhaps the biggest challenge that billy `has to face is the death of his mother a year prior and the symbolism of the piano as a reminder of her. The melodic non-diegetic sound of the leitmotif gives the audience and Billy a reoccurring scene of support and guidance. This evokes emotional attachment to billy from the audience and lets the responder sympathise with billy. The symbolism of the cage in the dance of defiance is crucial to the process of transitioning emphasising the broken relationship between billy and Jackie as dance is what is separating them, the responder feels the tension that has been created with the