In Praise of “Billy Elliot”: Part II
What does it take for men to change?
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9 min readAug 5, 2023
When I first saw the film Billy Elliot (2000) many years ago, I saw it as a charming story of a boy learning how to be true to himself. After watching it again more recently, I saw something else: the story of what it takes for an old school male to change — in this case, Billy’s father, Jackie. As his 11 year-old son’s gatekeeper, Jackie…
