Film option 2: Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Your teacher can print out this worksheet for you and you can all read it together before seeing the movie, to make sure you understand the text and the questions.
Enjoy this excellent film!
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This scene is a good example of the interesting use of music in Billy Elliot. Billy uses dance to express his frustration and anger because his dad won't let him study ballet. The creators of the film decided to use a song called "Town like Malice" by the English mod revival/punk rock band "The Jam", and just listening to it you can see why: the rhythm of the song and the way they sing it is frenetic! And the lyrics reflect Billy's situation very well: it talks about the lack of opportunities in a town because of poverty and unemployment. However, the message of the song, in the end, is positive:
"Life is cruel but it's up to us to change".
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