The strike in the first part was completely incomprehensible at first. In the end, the director’s handling here may have been a little delayed. Of course, I can understand his intentions: in order to express the helplessness of his father becoming a “traitor” later, but also in order to express The family had no source of livelihood during the strike stage, but in the end they still supported the touching dance of little Billy. Father they think dancing is sissy, I think maybe it's just superficial, because Billy's mother is also a person who likes art, the piano can testify, and whenever Billy is stopped by his father from dancing, he always Said "If it was my mother, she would definitely let me go". In my father's opinion, even if the people at the bottom of the hierarchy like art, it is meaningless to their future life. will appear more profound. Of course, in the first part, some parts are handled quite brilliantly. When Billy is training the rotation, the switching of different scenes, as well as the scene where the whole family is like dancing, actually hints at the ending of the second part.
The progress of the second part was obviously much faster than that of the first part. Father's affirmation of Billy's talent went to London to participate in the selection, admission, farewell and so on. There are more touching parts in the second part: Dad and brother were crying and hugging in the mine; grandma's hug when saying goodbye was powerful & sad & happy; the father's tears when Billy grew up as the lead dancer; Father and brother and many miners sit down in the elevator with expressionless faces... These highlights are all in the second half of the movie.
Of course, in the second part, there is one thing I can't understand, why is Billy so angry after the audition and dance? And hit the kid who also had a similar gay plot? Does he think he can't be selected? At this time, my father had very high expectations for Billy...
I saw someone comment that the last scene where Adam Cooper jumps should be removed to give the film more weight. I agree with this statement, but I think the director is taking care of the audience. Everyone wants to know if Billy has succeeded. After all, he has paid so much, and the final jump against the light is the real point. It really jumped out of my world. .
Every character in it has a distinct personality, the stubbornness of the older brother, the introverted father, the cuteness of the grandmother, the precociousness of Debbie, the weirdness of the little girl at the door, the straightforwardness of the little gay boy, the empty life of the dance teacher... In this small town, Billy has set an example for everyone. Although other people's lives are still living like that, at least everyone's dreams have been burning with Billy.
If there is any regret, I think it should be Billy's mother and grandma. See Billy as an adult
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