Australia Film Analysis

Ladies and gentleman, the film Australian Rules is simply impossible to overlook as Australia’s entry into the international film everything that a proper ‘Australian’ film should, drama, romance, action and deceit. It portrays cultural differences that create segregation between the fabrics of society in a town that doesn’t possess the capacity to co-exist which is evident in urbanized Australia.

In the 2011 Australian film ‘Red Dog’ directed by Kriv Stenders many issues relating to Australian identity are addressed including the stereotypical Australian values such as conflict with authority and mateship. Stenders uses skilful camera and visual techniques to portray a realistic 1970’s context throughout the movie. Throughout the movie it is evident that Stenders portrays his values and attitudes such as rebellion against authority that abuses power and independence.

Australian people and culture are often stereotyped in the media in different forms, one of them being film. The two films being examined, ‘Red dog’ (2011) and the ‘Sapphires’ (2012), are an example of the Australian identity but from different points of view. ‘Red dog’ shows the kind and positive side which exemplifies mateship and loyalty. The film ‘Sapphires’ ,which takes place in the 1950’s through to the 1960’s, shows a negative and racist view towards the indigenous people. Both the films show different aspects of the Australian identity, not all insights of the films accurately represent contemporary Australian identity as the Australian identity has changed by the evolution of people and their lifestyle.

There have been many produced films that represent the Australian society, but no film can be as tremendous as the movie of the legendary Pilbara Wanderer, Red Dog.

I am Fiona Collins with Infilm here today to convince you that the classic 1981 Australian film The Man From Snowy River deserves to be included in your Hall of Fame. I shall educate you all in this film’s cultural and cinematic value with regards to its portrayal of Australian values. We will delve into the cultural context, plot, characters and settings, and how they were able to be directed into the film by George Miller, making the Australian values paramount. This 100 minute adventure produced by Geoff Burrowes and staring Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thorton, Kirk Douglas and Jack Thompson generated a massive following in which it held the title of Australia’s most popular film for five years. Additionally it received two prestigious awards: Montréal World Film Festival 1982 “Most Popular Film of the Festival” and the AFI’s 1982 “Best original Music Score”. These awards cement the successful reception of the film, reinforced greatly by

Although released over 17 years ago, Rob Sitch’s comedy The Castle remains an incredibly popular film that portrays an ‘Aussie Battler’ family, the Kerrigans, in suburbia. Film writer Ian Craven states that the Kerrigans possess “the qualities of a simple good-heartedness family, with human decency and dignity”, all of which can be easily recognized by the audience throughout the film. The Castle takes a satirical look at Australian suburbia in order to manipulate traditional stereotypes, gender constructions, themes, identities, ideologies and cinematic techniques as a means of altering the positioning of the audience.

What film do you think best represents Australian cultural identity? Well, a nationwide survey revealed that more than one-third of people (37%) believe that Rob Sitch’s 1997 film, The Castle best represents the real Australia (The Australian, 2010). An Australian story about the Kerrigan family who live next to an airport. But their life is turned upside-down when the government tries to force them out of their house. The Castle must be cherished as an accurate representation of Australian cultural identity. This is depicted through the family values of pride, closeness and a simplistic life.

Australia’s Identity plays an important part in the stereotypes identified in the film Beneath Clouds, (2002) directed by Ivan Sen presented through violence, racism and a less than adequate education. Through Drover 's Wife (1892) written by Henry Lawson characters are depicted through one mother 's hardships and the way she raises her family in the absence of her husband. Both Beneath Clouds and Drover’s Wife explore Australian identity and what makes it, along with the integral part of any culture in a diverse way.

The film ‘The Castle’ by Rob Sitch presents a number of distinctive and quintessential Australian Voices, these include ‘the Aussie Battler’, the voice of family and mateship. This response will examine how film techniques and language are used to create distinctly Australian voices and then consider the degree or extent to which they are singularly Australia. The main character Darryl Kerrigan represents the most significance voice ‘the Aussie Battler’ in the film ‘The Castle’. In the High Court scene, the low angle shot of Darryl outside the High Court elevates his status to be almost valiant and how his courage is compared with the imposing nature of the High Court.

In surveying Australian film production over the last century, what visibly occurs is a general evasion of Aboriginal issues and an absence of any balanced representation of Australia’s notable Indigenous population. But I need to add, that things are changing. Several recent films seek to redress this imbalance and provide a substantial Indigenous storyline.

Good morning/afternoon and welcome to the 2018 annual Australian Film Festival. The Australian films represented here today are examples of egalitarianism and the idea of a fair go for all. They depict the underdog, and their drive to succeed and achieve. In many Australian films today these two qualities are shown throughout which makes for a captivating and exciting film experience. Iconic films such as The Sapphires and Ned Kelly depict Australians fighting against injustice, personal issues and inequality, showing the value of a “fair go” and egalitarianism.

The Australian film industry is currently in a point of crisis due to the lack of audiences attending Australian films, hence creating a decline in the revenue received towards our national industry. However, this is not due to the lack of creative talent, it is rather the many underlying issues that don?t allow the Australian public with the awareness and accessibility of these films. These problems are within the distribution, marketing and funding of these Australian films, allowing the national Australian community to not seek for films made by people within their nation due to negative pre-conceived notions and the convenience of going to see a Hollywood Blockbuster. These issues are seen through the poor release of both critically received films, Jennifer Kent?s The Babadook (2014) and Hugh Sullivan?s The Infinite Man (2014), both not gaining a wide audience. Through these issues within the industry, Australian filmmakers have not been able to create the revenue needed for these films to branch out to be easily attained by the public.

“The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” is important to Australian culture not only for a great laugh but because it teaches people that there are many different types of Australian men and to embrace our diversity. Elliot used the AIDS epidemic as inspiration for this movie and did a very good

New Guinea is an island in the South West Pacific region. It is located “in the continent of Oceania and Australia.” (Worldatlas, 2015) While European only colonized the western half of the island, Australian miners explored the east side of the New Guinea island, which named Papua New Guinea. In 1926, hundreds of Australian came to Papua New Guinea, “the Promised Land,” to search for gold. It was similar to the Gold Rush in the United States. The absence of law led to the system of “staking claims.” (Papua New Guinea Mine Watch, 2012) Australian miners claimed the ownership of gold and gained the wealth while taking advantage of native New Guinea Highlanders’ resources and labors. The greed and desire of Australian miner indicated the capitalism in the nineteenth century. In fact, the film, First

UNITY is a 2015 documentary movie which explores how mankind can be transformed from the idea of living-by-killing into living-by-loving. It is a unique movie about empathy for all, in other words, all "expressions of life", going beyond all the things that separates us based on country, race, culture, believes, values, religion, and beyond what we perceive as opposite or different. It sheds light on the fact that when we feed on our differences, it only leads to war. I chose to watch and write about this film because of the cosmopolitan ideas it represents and its message of love, tragedy and hope. It appeals to our greater human understanding and call on us to end violence and war. It uses visuals from hundreds of short videos and pictures of original events in history from different sources and generations. Globalization has created some of the biggest threats to global peace, and this film captures it in a wonderful way to make a positive point. Kwame Anthony Appiah the author of Cosmopolitanism, in his book also shares this believes as depicted in the movie when he reflected on what he called the second strand of cosmopolitanism in his introduction; "the recognition that human beings are different and that we can learn from each other’s differences”. A concept the director of this film "UNITY" envisaged for the world. Cosmopolitanism combines a sense of genuine responsibility for other human beings as human beings with a deeper sense of commitment and accepting that we