BILLY ELLIOT is translated as "Dream of Ballet" or "Out of My World" in China. It is about an 11-year-old boy, BILLY ELLIOT, breaking through the path of ballet that hinders the pursuit of dreams.
BILLY was born in a small town in northern England. When British coal miners went on strike in 1984, BILLY's father and brother were both miners. In order to fight the police, they hoped that BILLY would become stronger. So despite the difficulties at home, they still have to squeeze out 50 pence a week to send BILLY to boxing lessons. But BILLY has no interest in boxing. His mother passed away very early and left a piano. BILLY always likes to lie on it and play some untuned songs. He is born to like music and dancing.
In the boxing class, BILLY happened to see the girls practicing ballet next door, and the little BILLY was deeply attracted. From then on, every weekend, BILLY used boxing money to secretly learn dance. His father and brother were very angry when they learned about this, and the persuasion of Mrs. Wilkinson, the ballet teacher, was useless, and Billy fell into a low spirit.
On Christmas evening, BILLY and her partner were found by his father while playing in the dance classroom. Faced with his father's anger, little BILLY did not flinch, but displayed what he had learned in the past few months in front of his father. In the end, the stubborn father was shocked by his son's passion and talent for dancing. Because Mrs. WILKINSON once suggested that Billy go to a formal ballet school (Royal Ballet School), when his father returned home, he pawned the watches and gold jewelry left by his wife and sent Billy to London to take the entrance examination.
After the exam, BILLY had no idea that he would be admitted, but the OFFER came in and his father and brother saw him off. When the BILLY train went away, and the picture was clear again, 14 years later, the two walked down the London Underground to watch BILLY's performance. The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom, adult BILLY is played by ADAM COOPER, dancing is SWAN LAKE of AMP.
Frankly admit that I watched this film because of ADAM COOPER.
COOPER is my favorite. He used to be the pillar of the Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom (retired in 1997). In November 1995, the male version of Swan Lake (AMP SWAN LAKE), directed and choreographed by MATTHEW BOURNE, premiered in London and was a sensation. . MALE SWAN played by COOPER is very charming, a perfect combination of strength, freedom and independence.
Back then, he entered the Royal Ballet Academy like little BILLY, so when watching a movie, he naturally imagined BILLY as him, but COOPER’s father was a dance teacher, and his brother also studied ballet with him at the time. BILLY that his father and brother understood, he was still much happier. And here is the problem with little BILLY, not only his father and brother who are miners, but even himself, he also thinks that men who dance ballet are "POOF". This concept is deeply rooted.
If you have seen AMP's Swan Lake, if you love dancing, you will definitely be shocked by COOPER. When he dances, there is only one small movement, every muscle on his body is moving, and there are expressions. No wonder some people commented that watching his performance, it feels that even his back is a scene. Just like what little BILLY described, when he dances, his mind is blank and he doesn't think about anything. He just feels that the whole world has disappeared, and he himself is like a little bird, with electricity flowing through his body, and he is flying. .
COOPER's swan jumping is full of masculine charm. Let him play BILLY as an adult, and then jump out of Swan Lake. All the scruples about "POOF" have disappeared. Facts have once again proved that ballet can also be a man's dance. The elegance of the swan and the masculine beauty of the male body are completely blended together, so that you can't imagine that it is a person at all, you only know that it is a swan, MALE SWAN, especially the death of the swan in the final fourth act, COOPER's The dance is heartbreakingly beautiful.
It was the first time Billy heard of Swan Lake. The scene in the film at that time was a giant oil tanker in a harbour, a fully industrialized port, with a few white seagulls occasionally passing by over the coast. In this scene almost completely different from the background music, Mrs. Wilkinson told BILLY the story of the swan. She is talking about the swan ODETTE, and she is also talking about herself. She said that the swan knew the opportunity was coming, but the prince finally abandoned her, so the swan died.
Grandma said, "I could have been a professional dancer." Even the older brother who likes rock and roll, and the deceased mother who loves music, maybe they have all had the dream of a swan. But because of the environment, or because of themselves, they can only watch their dreams die in the end. BILLY is happy. He has a good father who understands him. He met a good teacher. He seized the exam opportunity at the Royal Ballet Academy. He jumped out of his hometown. He jumped into Greater London. He jumped On the stage of the emperor. He finally achieved the swan's dream, and he became the ODETTE in everyone's dream.
The highlight of the film is the few dances of little BILLY. Whether it is his tapping and jumping to express his mood, or his casual performance during exams, his irregular dance is full of vitality and enthusiasm, as well as the arrogance of never admitting defeat. With that angry and serious look on Christmas Eve, he sullen his face to show himself in front of his father. That is the persistence and determination to pursue his dreams. He is really great.
"When you make up your mind to accomplish something, the whole world will unite to help you." Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho said. So on that snowy night, the father finally realized his son's talent for dancing, he rushed to Wilkinson's house overnight to ask about the cost of the London exam. He declined the help of his wife, and went back to pawn the jewelry of his dead wife. He said, "BILLY is my son." It was
also that bitter Christmas Eve. The family had no coal due to coal mining workers' strike, and his father smashed the piano and chopped it. Burn the wood to keep warm. When he took out his deceased wife's jewelry, his expressions and movements...really pitiful for the world's parents. It sounds a bit like "With You", but it is said that Director Chen claimed that he did not like "BILLY ELLIOT". He hated this kind of overly "secular" success, so he finally let Xiaochun return to his father's side.
Of course, Xiaochun pulled Lao Chai's D major at the train station is very shocking, but I prefer COOPER's volley jump. If BILLY fails to pass the exam at the Royal Ballet Academy, there is nothing worth looking forward to in the world. Before our dream is shattered, please leave it to us to look forward to!
BILLY ELLIOT is a very good film, a fable of pursuing dreams, which is deeply moving. I am also running on my dream road, so I have no resistance to such things. Novels such as "The Alchemist", comics such as "Legend of Sword Wind" (the former has always been my favorite book, the latter of course Has become my favorite comic). When I watched little BILLY secretly go to ballet class, watched his father not understand him, and watched him struggling in pain, he immediately thought of "Signer" mentioned by Jack London:
"He is just a child, but he dreams. So that he will become a great musician, and make people all over Europe fall under his feet.”
When ADAM COOPER (BILLY at age 25) finally appeared, the white swan jumped up, perfectly frozen in the shining light. , People from all over Europe are already at his feet.
(2003-1-16)
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