When he returns home, Jackie sits on Billy's bed and stares at him. "Thanks for everything you've done for Billy, but he is my son, isn't he?" Jackie says, "I'll handle it myself." He doesn't mean the school, however, just the audition, and Sandra tells him they just have to get Billy to London. "How much is it going to cost?" Jackie asks her, and she tells him that it will cost maybe two grand. Jackie goes to the Wilkinsons' house to speak to Sandra, who he finds sitting on the couch. Jackie tells Billy to go home and goes out.
In the face of his father's deep disapproval, Billy continues to dance vigorously, leaping through the air and twirling impressively around the gym. Jackie confronts Billy and is especially horrified to see Michael in a tutu. Outside, George calls to Jackie and invites him into the gym to see what the boys are doing. He watches for a while, then leaves, unseen by the boys. One of the men, George, sees that there is a light on upstairs at the gym and goes in to find Billy teaching Michael ballet. Meanwhile, we see a group of men, including Jackie and Michael's fathers, stumbling home drunk from the pub. Michael kisses him on the cheek, and though Billy cannot return his friend's affection, he accepts him.īilly and Michael go to the gym and Billy tells Michael to put on a tutu. When Billy says his hands are cold, Michael warms them up and Billy asks him if he's gay. Billy spits it out, thinking it tastes awful, as Michael tells him that perhaps it's all for the best that he's not allowed to audition for dancing school, since that means he won't have to go away. That night, Billy and Michael build a snowman outside and Michael offers him some liquor that he stole from his father. Jackie begins to sob and the family stays silent. Jackie breaks through his traditionalistic and hyper-masculine view of the world.We see the Elliots at Christmas, wearing paper crowns. Further on Jackie starts supporting and funding Billy's dreams because he feels Billy has a lot to offer the world in terms of capability and skill. Towards the end of the film e start to notice a change in Jackie. Evident in his forbidding of Billy doing ballet, breaking the piano to pieces and hitting tony. Throughout the film viewers are shown a negative side of Jackie.
Even though the society they live in has a negative perception of homosexual individuals, Billy remands friends with Billy and does not change his perception of Michael. Michael allows Billy to show if he is gay or heterosexual and Billy kindly reminds Michael that he is heterosexual. Michael asks as a red herring in this film as he introduces viewers to notion that Billy may be homosexual. Acknowledging his own and others sexual orientation.
In scene 2 we see Billy switch from boxing to ballet through the close up shot of him removing his boxing boots and putting on ballet slippers.Ģ. Viewers recognise that Billy dislikes boxing as we are told by his coach that he is late to his session and we see he is more intrigued in the ballet music than boxing a fellow team member. Billy follows the social norms of boy doing masculine roles and participates in boxing.
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