Billy Elliot Transitions

The consequences that an individual may experience during a transition period in life can challenge one’s attitudes and beliefs for the better. Good morning/afternoon year 12 and ………………… A transition is the process or concept of a growth or change from one state or condition to another. This change can be physical, emotional, or intellectual. During an individual’s transition phase there can arise many barriers and obstacles, which need to be overcome, in order to grow and move into one’s desired world. In exploring transitions, the composers of the films Billy Elliot and Beneath Clouds utilize a number of techniques to highlight the positive and negative experiences in transition. The film Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, explores

This is emphasized by both swelling music and camera techniques with a long shot of Billy mid air, visually stressing what he fought for and achieved.

In the climax of the movie Beneath Clouds, a series of events have lead Vaughn and Lena to break down their barriers of judgment. The irony in both protagonists being indigenous themselves, with stereotypical opinions towards other Aboriginals is that they both prove each other’s assumptions to be wrong though their own individual actions and thus transition away from preconceived judgments.

Dialogue and emotion is a repeatedly used technique in both Billy Elliot and Beneath Clouds, when demonstrating challenges faced throughout transition phases in life. Though transition can be physical, both films show the inner journey of transition extends to a deeper level where the mental challenges in facing social and racial stereotypes, gender restrictions and self-discovery, which requires the support of external influences to achieve a positive transition, is more demanding and complex than a physical