The Thrill Stopping Film Billy Elliot By Stephen Daldry

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In the thrill stopping film “Billy Elliot” by the most amazing author Stephen Daldry. It is set in Everington in 1984, during the miners’ strike. Changes play a major part in everyday life especially with Jackie Elliot. The technical use of all the color and camera angles show very well why he changes in these ways. He lets billy go to ballet while having to also earn money so he crosses the picket line. He also changes his mind about ballet being for ‘poofs’. The movie billy Elliot really helps you understand how they felt in that era.

Jackie Elliot under goes change by crossing the picket to help billy “It if for peewee billy for fuck sake” Jackie said as he went to mine. He works hard just to make enough money linking back to letting

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