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The Castle
Title: The Castle
Category: Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Details: Words: 511 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Castle
Australia has the terrible condition of having an essentially pointless, and prefabricated idea of 'Aussie-ness' that really has no relation to our real culture or the way in which we really sea ourselves. We, however subscribe to these stereotypes when trying to find some expression of our Australian identity. The feature film The Castle deals with issues about Australian identity in the 1990's. The film uses techniques like camera shots, language and the use of …showed first 75 words of 511 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 511 total…Australia and around the world. It is these stereotypes that may be taken seriously overseas and regarded as reflective of Australians.
Feature films like The Castle or Crocodile Dundee are cultural products because they use attitudes, values and stereotypes about what is means to be Australian. In the absence of a strongly defined series of national identity, feature films can contribute to the shaping of how the world sees us and how we see ourselves.
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