Themes in Australian Movies Essay

happen if our Australian film industry stopped producing films all together? If we stop producing Australian films no one will be able to experience Australia, its people and its diverse culture. Australian films are therefore low budget, they focus on more realistic themes, and where by contrast Hollywood films are more glamourous and fantastic allowing the audience to escape reality. The Australian film industry has so much potential and I believe you should keep producing films. Australian products

often examined in movies, both fictional and historical. Two examples of this are the movies Rabbit Proof Fence which recalls the real-life colonization experiences of three Native Aborigine girls, as well as the movie Avatar which tells the story of colonization to a foreign planet with alien natives. While both Rabbit Proof Fence and Avatar examine the culture and relationship between natives and those who want to colonize their land, each movie differently portrays this theme and have different

Many Australian films explore the concept of ‘overcoming adversity’, common to films from many countries but they explore it in a manner unique to Australia and embrace the ‘Aussie Battler’ or ‘Aussie Hero’ icon. The films Gallipoli (Directed by Peter Weir - 1981) and Ned Kelly (Directed by Gregor Jordan - 2003) are two good examples of this. Both films show evidence of characters overcoming adversities throughout their stories. The following will analyse each film and explore the concept by looking

greatest Australian movies ever created. It is a peculiar, boorish and above all, humorous film, that is loved by most Australians. With great use of trademark Aussie humour, amateur camera work and Australian stereotyping, the movie can be very relatable to Australian viewers, typically those of the blue-collar working-class level. Even with light-hearted humour that could be taken offensively, and seen as a ‘dig at Australian culture, in my opinion, the Castle portrays the typical Australian working

Australian Film Industry 1 Era before World War I Australian film industry had good and bad times or 'boom and bust' (Stratton, 1990) in period of last 100 years and that is why it can be called a fragile industry. If we look at the history, era before 1914, we find out that Australia was counted as one of the biggest film making countries of the world. This Australian film industry took the honor of being first to produce world's first feature film in 1906, The Story of the Kelly Gang. The

English Assessment: Australian films, are well known for their outback landscapes, unique Australian animals, indigenous heritage and the unmissable quirky characters But are these stereotypes portrayed in Australian movies politically and culturally correct? Is Australia really only about a bunch of Bogan’s kicking their feet around in the red sand, wrestling crocodiles and going walk about with a few stereotyped aboriginals? Dear selection panel I am here today because you asked for recommendations

"Wither The Australian Film Industry?” After I moved to Australia at the hindsight of this year, I happened to make an argument to myself in regard to the state of the Australia Film Industry. However, over the course of the year, being established here with my studies, analyzing the employment market and meeting professionals from the industry, it is conclusive that the Australian Film Industry is indeed facing a severe crisis from the past two decades. One can easily pick the selectively handful

Hicks. Robert Scott Hicks is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of Shine, the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Similarly, the second movie, ‘Swimming Upstream’, is directed by Russell Mulcahy. Russell Mulcahy is an Australian film director whose work is recognizable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights. The comparison will compose of the different aspects of the movies, the aspects will be analysed

wealth for many Australians. This meant that Australians were able to afford more entertainment products, which resulted in the introduction of televisions. Australia was a growing community and there was a “quest for Australian identity.”(Wiliam, S, 2016) Before the introduction of television and during World War 2, radio was Australia’s most popular form of entertainment. This is likely because at the end of the 1950s, radios became more accessible. In 1955, approximately 97% of Australian homes owned

swimming upstream are two very exciting movies. Muclahy and Hicks have created two extremely strong characters through using different camera angles, sounding, and lighting when they are on the screen. These two directors also created two intense action scenes through using those techniques. Even though both exciting films have different stories within them they still pose similar themes. Mulchay and Hicks created two very intense and exciting action themes in the movies swimming upstream and Shine. When