Gallipoli - Australian Film Review Essay - 899 Words

Gallipoli is the remarkable story of two Western Australian mates who are sent to Gallipoli in 1915. Frank and Archie are both very successful sprinters and Archie wants adventure, while Frank wants to stay in Australia, but signs up for the inventory anyway. This story brings back some harsh truths about warfare, and explains why so many naà ¯ve young men joined up, only to suffer deaths well before their time. The troops were headed for the Gallipoli peninsula and the Dardanelles Strait, in southern Turkey, to attempt to take the peninsula. The war was between the Allies (mainly Britain, US, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and Australia) and the Central Powers (mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey) I found the recruitment†¦show more content†¦Archie felt that the war was Australia’s responsibility too because, as he said, â€Å"If we don’t stop them there, they’ll end up here†. Archie said he would feel ashamed of himself if he didn’t fight, even though he was underage, because he was a good athlete, and that’s â€Å"what the army needs†. He also felt it was Australia’s war because Australia does everything hand in hand with Britain. Frank felt that a war on the other side of the world had nothing to do with Australia, and he did not respect any snobby British authority. Probably the actual realisation of what they were getting themselves into was when Frank and Archie were standing on a hill at sunset; listen to the anguished sounds of battle. Even more horrifying for Frank was witnessing Snowy on his deathbed naà ¯vely saying, â€Å"I wonder why they aren’t giving me any food or drink?† When the Anzacs were in Egypt, they thought that the ‘Gypos’ were a bunch of thieves. The lecture one of the officers gave before the start of the exercises in Cairo probably didn’t do much for respect towards the Egyptians. I thought that it was amusing to see the state rivalry during the football game, as it is so reflective of what still happens today in modern day Australia. Perhaps the most awful thing that I found about the movie was that the commanders knew that they were wasting so many young lives, butShow MoreRelatedEssay on Mateship in Australian Films5134 Words   |  21 PagesMateship in Australian Films Mateship has long been a major aspect of the national image as projected by Australian films, yet the moralities of mateship and the image of men as mates did not go unchallenged. Australian cinema as a significant part of the whole industry of image-makers in the country, the way it portrays mateship, the single most important mythic element in the cultural identity of Australia, is worth analysing. This paper first reviews the historicalRead MoreMasculinity in Peter Weirs Gallipoli1893 Words   |  8 PagesDiscuss the ways in which masculinity is constructed in Gallipoli and / or First Blood? What codes and norms of gender are used to construct masculinity in the film(s)? The perception of masculinity within Australian films is a reflection of our society’s views and opinions of what it is to be considered masculine. It is continually reinforced in our society by the constructions of the male character in movies, just like Archie and Frank, in Gallipoli and particular male figures within our nation’s historyRead MoreAnzac Day Becomes A Sacred Holiday1452 Words   |  6 Pageshonour the returned service men and women. Every year New Zealand remembers the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. The day when thousands of men, far from home and their families, arrived at Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now Turkey. New Zealand’s journey to Gallipoli began with the outbreak of war between the United Kingdom and Germany in August 1914. A year later, British authorities send Australian and New Zealand forces to capture the Dardanelles, the gateway to Bosporus and the Black Sea NewRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesJayawardena, â€Å"Migration and Social Change: A Survey of Indian Communities Overseas,† Geographical Review 58, no. 3 (1968): 426–449; Amarjit Kaur, â€Å"Indian Labour, Labour Standards, and Workers’ Health in Burma and Malaya, 1900– 1940,† Modern Asian Studies 40, no. 2 (2006): 425–475; Dudley L. Poston Jr. and Mei-YuYu, â€Å"The Distribution of the Overseas Chinese in the Contemporary World,† International Migration Review 24, no. 3 (1990): 480–508; and various other sources. A  majority of Asians also moved