As I had tea with "old" friends yesterday evening, we talked and after the obligatory exchange of niceties, the topic of good movies came up. Now, there is no reason not to watch "Australia". It has a good balance of light humour at the begining ( Nicole Kidman does act a tad stiffly..but only because she's potraying a stiff aristocrat). Midway through there's a subtle change of mood. And as you progress along the movie lures you into a thoughful mode. Creamy is a mix-race child who has this interesting aboriginal way of speaking ( not sure how authentic this is..having never met any aboriginal person before). The story line involves Mrs Boss aka Nicole Kidman( Mr boss having died early on in the movie by a spear) heading into the Aussie outback ...along with Drover ( who droves cattles). Together they find themselves in a battle with an old meanie mr bad guy ( I cant remember the name now). You get double the value in the movie, good acting and an exposure to Australia back in the dark ages.There is also a great deal of incidental information about the way aborigines were treated. It is the sort of movie anyone with even the faintest interest in human nature will enjoy.
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I laughed out loud in the theathre during the scene when Nicole just arrived in Australia and was impressed by the kangaroos which later shot dead..ha ha
yah that was really a funnee scene. Glad you enjoyed it.
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