https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249462/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl
https://schoolworkhelper.net/billy-elliot-movie-analysis/
https://qz.com/1096401/director-stephen-daldry-on-billy-elliot-the-meaning-and-message-behind-the-films-most-memorable-scene/
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MONOLOG 4-5 min
You
study at the University of Natural
Resources and Life Science, Vienna (BOKU)
and you organise a movie night because you want to get to know other students.
For your international colleagues you introduce the film before you show it.
- Make a short
introduction to lead in the movie
- Give reasons why it is
worth watching/ discussing it
- Try to give a short interpretation
of this famous movie
DIALOG 8-10 min.
After
the film you take some drinks with your colleagues. There you converse about:
- several aspects of the
movie, like conformism vs. individualism; etc.
- gender roles in Austria
and discrimination against certain groups
- discrimination because
of sexual orientation, ect.
- achieving your aims
- the concept of Carpe
Diem/ to seize the day
Study Questions:
- What is the main setting of the movie "Billy Elliot," and how does it influence the characters and their lives?
- Describe the relationship between Billy and his father. How does it evolve throughout the film?
- What challenges does Billy face in pursuing his passion for ballet, and how does he overcome them?
- How does Mrs. Wilkinson influence Billy's journey into ballet? What role does she play in his development as a dancer?
- Discuss the theme of gender stereotypes in "Billy Elliot." How do the characters defy or conform to societal expectations?
- What impact does the miners' strike have on Billy's family and community? How does it shape the backdrop of the story?
- Analyze the character of Michael, Billy's friend. How does his journey parallel or contrast with Billy's?
- Explore the role of music and dance in "Billy Elliot." How do they serve as vehicles for self-expression and emotional release?
- What does the film convey about the importance of pursuing one's dreams despite adversity and societal pressure?
- Reflect on the significance of the ending of "Billy Elliot." How does it symbolize Billy's triumph and growth as a character?
HOW TO INTERPRET/ ANALYSE A MOVIE?
https://www.wikihow.com/Analyze-a-Movie
COMING OF AGE FILM
https://www.theskykid.com/coming-of-age-films-%E2%80%93-definition/
WHAT IS GENDER
https://www.genderspectrum.org/quick-links/understanding-gender/
THE GENDER PAY GAP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBt9-T9rQU
POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
https://www.theweek.co.uk/99791/what-is-positive-discrimination-and-does-it-solve-inequality
HUMAN RIGHTS/ HOMOPHOBIA
https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/discrimination/lgbt-rights/Bik
