I think this film may have been one of the first to kick start that trend as it were, can't quite remember. One of many films that has become a great success and followed on with even greater success as a musical theatrical production. Over here its rated 15 which means anyone under that age can't go and see it.The film that started it all.well for this particular franchise/story that is. The Newcastle (Geordie) accent is quite strong and there's some colloquial language and a fair bit of swearing. Oh, you might find some of the dialect a bit unusual.
It is about ballet but don't expect too much in the way of choreographed stuff a la Fame! as it's more about triumph over adversity, doing the thing you love even if everyone is against it, and that you don't have to have money or a posh background to be able to succeed in what you want to do. It's an absolutely lovely film, I thought. Not that you need to understand the politics to enjoy the film, but Billy's dad and brother are miners on strike and it helps to know what on earth is going on.Īnyway. There were riots and union arguemtns and so on, it was all very political. In the 1980s, miners went on strike about their pay and such, because coal was becoming too expensive to mine. I guess people who aren't from the UK might not get the context of the film. Also, background info for those who want to see it, its set during the 1980s which is when a lot of the coal mines in the NE were closed down for good. Its a BBC film, set near Newcastle (which is in the northeast of the UK for those who don't know!). I went to see Billy Elliot yesterday, its been out here (UK) for absolutely ages. Kenz, could you give us a more detailed review, maybe? (Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be rude or disrespectful or anything by saying that!) Although, as Mel said, anyone around here who isn't homeschooled has probably heard it all and stuff a lot worse! I hope to go and see it, or rent it when it's out on video, maybe.
#BILLY ELLIOT RATING MOVIE#
I've heard there's a not-too-nice term that's used in the place of "gay" in the movie because the father thinks the son is gay or something like that, and some people have a problem with that language especially. So I guess it's supposedly R, but didn't deserve it according to some people. They said many PG-13 movies are just as 'bad', if you will, and it's the kind of movie that would be OK for a 13 year old but not for say a 10 year old. Actually, I was talking to a friend last night and she told me a lot of critics were upset because it received an R rating. And Attitude, it would be great if you could post that paragraph! I agree that language shouldn't be that big of a deal. I'm guessing "M" could be for mature but I don't know. Attitude and Angelina, can you maybe explain what your "M" and "15" ratings are? Actually, that's just because I'm curious. Well, if it's only at ten theaters, I guess it's at one near me because in our newspaper it's listed as out already, for a while. Thanks so much everyone for your replies! Yes, I have been to the Buddy Board, I posted a ton over there last night.