The Flight of the Loser - "Out of My World"

Javon 2022-04-21 09:01:49


Years ago I had a dream related to movies, a dream of being a director. Don't laugh, I prepared very carefully back then: I studied all kinds of professional books, asked someone to contact Beiying, and insisted on watching all kinds of classic boring films that must be seen in Beiying. Now that I think about it, what made me decide to go into the film industry? The source found in my mind is this "Out of My World" (also translated as: Billy Elliott).

Everyone has a dream, and the protagonist, Billy, also has a dream, but his dream is different from other children: to be admitted to the Royal Ballet School and become a professional dancer. Billy, who inherited this dream from Mrs. Grace, a part-time teacher in extracurricular activities, has never stopped working hard for it, no matter how difficult it is to maintain such a dream in a family that has been living in a mess due to the continuous strike. . I hate to write film reviews in a didactic and inspirational "Youth Digest" style, but in front of such a young boy hiding in the bathroom and insisting on practicing ballet, our dreams that we have rarely or never worked for seem so unbearable. test. Of course, this is for people who still have real dreams. As for those whose "dream" is to buy a car and buy a house, you can skip this article directly.

Billy's dream seems to be his own private dream, but in fact, since Mrs. Grace passed the baton of this dream to him, his dream is no longer just his own. Mrs Grace, his grandmother, his father, and even his brother, who had never been able to understand him, came to respect and support his dream. Mrs. Grace likes to listen to "Swan Lake" because it is a story about a princess trapped in a shell that doesn't belong to her, waiting for a prince to come and rescue her, Billy being her prince. Billy's mother loved music but passed away prematurely. For his father and brother, who could never leave the mine, Billy was also the hope of inheriting his mother's talent. As for the grandmother who is always saying: "I used to be a dancer too", Billy's dream is actually hers.

At the end of the film, the strike that dad and brothers have been insisting on finally fails. The minecart slowly descended deep into the mine, and what it brought down was expressionless faces. Meanwhile, Billy was flying at the Royal Ballet. Chen Qizhen has a song called "Flying of the Loser". Billy is a point where everyone's dreams gather. He worked hard to leave the minecart of reality and flew to his dream, so in the last scene Billy cut through the spotlight and flew to That moment on stage was so moving.

I seem to have seen this movie seven or eight years ago. A dream of becoming a film director was buried in my head. The stars have moved, and time has flown like an arrow. In the end, I did not leave the minecart of reality, nor did I finally enter the film industry of my dreams. Some time ago, I reopened the disc box of "Jump Out of My World". Eight years later, the passion in the film has not changed, and my moving has not changed. I think that's probably why I love movies, and even thought about getting into them.

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Billy Elliot quotes

  • Billy: Tony, do you ever think about death?

    Tony: Fuck off.

  • Mrs. Wilkinson: So. Do we get the pleasure of your company next week?

    Billy: It's just, I feel like a right sissy.

    Mrs. Wilkinson: Well don't act like one. 50p please. And if you're not coming again give us your shoes.

    Billy: [thinks] No, you're all right.

    Mrs. Wilkinson: Right.