Comments on: Australia http://adamluke.com/2009/12/19/australia/ Doing it wrong since 2009 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jen http://adamluke.com/2009/12/19/australia/#comment-302 Jen Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:04:37 +0000 http://www.etherised-patient.net/?p=326#comment-302 It never occurred to me to watch Australia, and I can't say that I have any intention to either now -- I'm not a big fan of Australian films, and perhaps the immense amount of pride that Australia musters up for every Australian film turns me off watching them. Or maybe I just don't dig Australian accents. Or maybe I just spend too much time reading about the Stolen Generation and their legal cases. Though, having said that, I'm curious as to what an Indigenous Australian would've made of the film -- was it balanced, did it portray their perspective, etc. Hrmm. It never occurred to me to watch Australia, and I can’t say that I have any intention to either now — I’m not a big fan of Australian films, and perhaps the immense amount of pride that Australia musters up for every Australian film turns me off watching them. Or maybe I just don’t dig Australian accents. Or maybe I just spend too much time reading about the Stolen Generation and their legal cases. Though, having said that, I’m curious as to what an Indigenous Australian would’ve made of the film — was it balanced, did it portray their perspective, etc. Hrmm.

]]> By: Danielle http://adamluke.com/2009/12/19/australia/#comment-301 Danielle Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.etherised-patient.net/?p=326#comment-301 Oh Australia... while I loved the movie and will probably buy it sometime in the near future, I do wish they had gone into some more specifics about the Stolen Generations. I'm an American, was in Australia in 2004 and got to have one of those museum briefings on the topic, but my education isn't where it should be. I find it strange how we learn about all the WWII stuff, Stalin, Hitler, Mao... but all that serious history that happened in Australia isn't even in our educational programs over here. But then again, maybe the movie wasn't meant to be educational - it reminds me of Pearl Harbor... a love story that happens to occur in the middle of something significant. The acting was gorgeous though, as was the screenplay and landscape... makes we want to go back before July! :) Oh Australia… while I loved the movie and will probably buy it sometime in the near future, I do wish they had gone into some more specifics about the Stolen Generations. I’m an American, was in Australia in 2004 and got to have one of those museum briefings on the topic, but my education isn’t where it should be. I find it strange how we learn about all the WWII stuff, Stalin, Hitler, Mao… but all that serious history that happened in Australia isn’t even in our educational programs over here. But then again, maybe the movie wasn’t meant to be educational – it reminds me of Pearl Harbor… a love story that happens to occur in the middle of something significant. The acting was gorgeous though, as was the screenplay and landscape… makes we want to go back before July! :)

]]> By: April http://adamluke.com/2009/12/19/australia/#comment-300 April Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:21:51 +0000 http://www.etherised-patient.net/?p=326#comment-300 I thought the movie was good also. And I thought the Stolen Generations were a rather large part of the flim. It is definitely in there rather inconspicuously but I noticed they continually referred back to it throughout the film but they didn't really explain it all that well and I fear that if I were from America I would be thinking, "Why the fuck do they wanna take the creamy kid?!" I also like Baz Luhrman's work. Especially his "Strictly Ballroom" I thought it was a rather good movie for the low funding it received. Nicole Kidman is a great actor and the best thing is that she is versatile. She can hold a British accent like a trooper but when it comes time that true blue Aussie shines through like a lost penny. I thought the movie was good also. And I thought the Stolen Generations were a rather large part of the flim. It is definitely in there rather inconspicuously but I noticed they continually referred back to it throughout the film but they didn’t really explain it all that well and I fear that if I were from America I would be thinking, “Why the fuck do they wanna take the creamy kid?!”
I also like Baz Luhrman’s work. Especially his “Strictly Ballroom” I thought it was a rather good movie for the low funding it received.

Nicole Kidman is a great actor and the best thing is that she is versatile. She can hold a British accent like a trooper but when it comes time that true blue Aussie shines through like a lost penny.

]]> By: Regina http://adamluke.com/2009/12/19/australia/#comment-299 Regina Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:06:23 +0000 http://www.etherised-patient.net/?p=326#comment-299 I'm not a huge fan of Nicole Kidman but I love Hugh Jackman :P I kind of just want to see it because of the landscape shots. I’m not a huge fan of Nicole Kidman but I love Hugh Jackman :P I kind of just want to see it because of the landscape shots.

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