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Frank Hurley Rediscovery Analysis

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Neither discovery nor rediscovery is more complex than the other, both have different influencing factors that make them complicated. Rediscoveries are made complicated through having to assess their significance in the changed context over the time passed form the initial discovery. However, initial discoveries are difficult as they can challenge the values of the discoverer. The documentary “Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History” explores this notion of rediscovery through inviting the audience to discover the story of one of the great imperial explorers Frank Hurley. Karen Joy Fowlers novel “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” supports this through the story of Rosemary Cooke who was raised with a chimpanzee (Fern) as a sister, but separated from her at a young age, who makes discoveries about her confusing past. Contextual changes make is complex to decide the significance of a rediscovery. A change in context can lead to renewed perception, thus a new significance in the discoverers world. This complexity is demonstrated in ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’, which portrays the complicated debate over the …show more content…

In “Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History” the audience discovers Hurley’s cowardly side when Nasht portrays Hurley neglecting his family. This discovery is made influential in the film as Nasht presents it through in an interview with Hurley’s twin daughters, making the information presented both personal and confronting. The Mise-en-scene in these interviews is a family home, but the background is darkened to symbolise the lack of a complete family home environment, making the audience empathetic towards the daughters. This new perspective challenges the heroic view that had been created about Hurley in the opening of the documentary and complicates how the audience now perceive

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