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Is the movie Australia representative of Australia (the country) or is it a Hollywood version of reality? The movie ‘Australia’, directed by Baz Luhrmann , is set in the 1930’s - 40’s in the Top End region of Australia. The movie explores Australia in the Top End region accurately during this period, but is part Hollywood exaggeration, portraying an unrealistic perception of Australia ’s topographical and indigenous past features to foreigners. This report will discuss how the movie depicts the climate of the Top End but does not properly represent its diversity. It will also discuss how the movie represents an abundance of indigenous culture but lacks depth and empathy relating to indigenous past and present. Indigenous Australians Baz Luhrmann’s movie Australia portrays a variety of aspects about Indigenous Australians. The movie is illustrative of the Dreaming, the native people and the discrimination against them in the 1930’s - 40’s (which is still evident to a degree today). However, the movie is not representative of the historical practises of rural indigenous Australians. The Dreaming The D reaming refers to the ‘time before time’ when all things were created by the spirit ancestors. The Dreaming is a complex network of knowledge, faith and practices that derives from indigenous stories of creation. It establishes relationships between the Indigenous community and their land. A Dreaming story explains the creation of life, cultural values, people, animals and belief systems of later generations. Dreaming is expressed through various customs such as song, dance, painting and storytelling all creating a rich cultural heritage. Australia explores this theme well through the characters of Nullah and King George. The intimate and passionate bond they share is symbolic of the way Aboriginal elders share their culture and dreamtime stories. Nullah is taught essential tasks by King George such as survival skills, fishing, hunting and the values of their land. He also taught Nullah spiritual songs, which he used to guide the cattle to the water across the ‘Never Never’ land. The rainbow serpent, a protector of the land, its people and the source of life and knowledge is also referred to in the movie. The Stolen Generations The Stolen Generations describes the many Aboriginal people who were forcibly removed from their family and loved ones at a tender age. This movement was carried out through the government, agencies and church missions from the late 1800 to the 1970s. A small percentage of the indigenous Australians dealt with the trauma and isolation of losing their families, and were deeply traumatized by the separation from their community, land and culture. Children that were placed in institutions struggled to come to grips with the “white world” as they were trained to work as domestic servants and farm labourers. As depicted in the movie authorities forcibly removed Nullah and took him to Mission Island with other indigenous boys and girls. Image 3: The Stolen Generations Image 2: King George telling dreaming stories to Nullah Image 1: Nullah (half-blooded Aboriginal)
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