Kelly Gang History

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The Australian film industry has stood strong for over a century, ever since the industry released the first feature long film “The story of the Kelly Gang” in 1906. I am Caleb Genrich, a film critic from Australia. Today I am here to talk to you, on this annual Australia Week Celebration about a famous movie from down under, “The Sapphires.” “The Sapphires,” is set in 1968 during the Vietnam War, and follows the story of four indigenous women’s journey to Vietnam to sing “soul” music for the troops. However, the girls are not without their struggles fighting for acceptance and constantly facing ridicule and racism from the “White” Australians. Throughout the film various representations of Australia are constructed in particular, of the landscape, …show more content…
During the scene, the girls and Dave walk down the stairs into the dark, empty basement. The dissatisfaction of Gale in this scene is obvious as the camera captures a close shot of her disapproving expression as well as the crossing of her arms, implying she is not impressed with the arrangement. The screen then moves to a long shot of the group, capturing the essence of the dissatisfying environment. The landscape is represented as unappealing, due to the darkness of the basement as well as the plain walls and the mist spurting out from the pipe. During the scene, the sound of mist-spurting from the pipe can be heard. This further constructs the negative image of the landscape built by white Australians as unappealing. The representation of the unpleasant Australian landscape is not the only negative image constructed in the scene. The fact, that the girls could only find a hospital basement to rehearse, creates a deeper issue implying the idea of racism towards the aboriginal people, developing a negative image of the white Australian population as inconsiderate of the aboriginal community. Through the negative representation of the landscape constructed, I deeper issue of racism towards the aboriginal people is also unveiled. The influence of the white Australian population on the Indigenous people is …show more content…
This is evident in the scene when Gale and Cynthia visit her to ask her if she will come to Vietnam, whilst she is hosting a Tupperware party with her “white” family. Throughout the scene close up shots are taken of Kay’s face to effectively capture her worried facial expressions, as she feels she will be judged for knowing Cynthia and Gale. This idea is further constructed when Kay exclaimed “You should have let me know” and “It’s not really convenient at the moment “I have guests.” These quotes also suggest the Kay is ashamed of her aboriginal heritage and her “true family”, as well as constructing the idea that the “whites” have broken Kay’s identity. This is also suggested when Gale states “You’re wasting your breath, she’s lost that one,” and “We bring a shame do we?”. The films exploration of Kay’s broken identity, further highlights the image of the insensitive and impertinent nature of the white Australians towards the Indigenous community at the
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