Viewing Log: Australia

How does the text relate to the theme of a journey?
The film shows the discrimination faced by the aborigines and the "creamies". It shows how they are being treated inhumanely, excluding them from the mainstream, excluding them in the mainstream of the society when they are the true inhabitants of the country. They are pushed away to make way to civilisation and their resources taken away from them. However, a person's worth is seen in times of need, regardless of skin colour. It takes a group of concerned people to make this perception change. With their concerted efforts, they can make a difference and help create awareness in society.

What is the main issue in the text?
The film focuses on how the aborigines are discriminated and looked down by the so called "white fellows". This extends to how their resources are taken away from them due to human greed. It shoes how the main characters break the barriers and shows that regardless of skin colour, all human beings have dignity and deserve to be respected. It also exemplifies that love knows no boundaries.

What quality do you admire or dislike in a character?
I admire Lady Sarah Ashley. She is someone who loves Nullah unconditionally without reservation. She showers Nullah with love and does whatever she could to save and protect him. Although she loves him so much and will never wish to part with him, she is willing to let him go so he can return to "his country" with his grandfather.

How does the text develop your understanding of the world?
By viewing this movie, it dawned upon me that social discrimination and class distinction are something that is inevitable in every single corner of the world. The stolen Generation has been taken by force from their family and oppressed by the "white fellows". To them, the Stolen Generation are so worthless that they are deserted in the Mission Island as seen during the evacuation effort to rescue Australians from the war unleashed by the Japanese. Besides, Neil Fletcher symbolizes the false values, hypocrisy and mercilessness in the society. Consumed by his greed, he is capable of killing and creating plots to round things up in order to gain advantages he desires. Nevertheless,it touches my heart that there are still people out there who are willing to sacrifice their own lives to benefit the majority. Therefore, I learnt from this movie that it is an undisputed fact that life is full of both positive and negative values. It really depends on the individual themselves which of these values they opt to practice and adhere to in their journey of life.