That extra star for my beloved Australia

Eliane 2022-03-22 09:02:55

If you were to use a picture to tell others what is the real Australia, what is the essence and skeleton of this land, someone will surely pull out the photo of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge complementing each other, with the magnificent CITY VIEW in Sydney in the background—— This is Australia's heart-like source of power and sustenance for the future; someone will come up with pictures of The Rocks or Sydney's U-Victorian old buildings - a symbol of the country's short but ups and downs of history, a testimony to what was once The wing of freedom and independence.
And I will choose such a picture, a two-lane road in the center, next to the road is a kangaroo that was crushed to death (perhaps there are one or two vultures eating), and next to it is the longest road in the world ( 5300km ) fence, and beyond is the endless wheat field, extending from both sides to the distance...

Tomorrow, when the war began, just gave me such a picture, and gave me the most authentic and simple Australia , and the simple and aggressive Aussiemen..
From the first picture of the movie, Ellie's farm and harvester, there is a strong AUSSIE atmosphere on the screen, and then the Australian accents of the leading actors come and go, riding Speeding on the double-lane highway with a motorcycle, and then to the Australian flag that appeared many times in the film... This is actually a film made for Australians to watch, plus the film's novel of the same name was popular in Australia back then. , to be precise, this is a feast of Aussie-style nostalgia.

The novel of the same name, tomorrow when the war began series has a total of seven books. It is a recommended reading for tenth grade students in Australia. The film is adapted from the first book in this series. The novel is basically read by Australian middle school students. I saw its trailer for the first time in the cinema about two or three months ago. My friends who went with me highly recommended this series of books to me, and praised it for its authenticity and flesh and blood. Talking about how she read seven books in one go when she was in high school, she couldn't stop. You can find a scanned version of this book on Google Books. I once got bored and flipped it out to look at it. I chased more than 100 pages in one breath, covering about half of the plot of the movie. The text is very colloquial, and the stories are getting better, and it is not like reading those classical masterpieces to look up words and allusions in a few sentences.

Speaking of which, I really envy the tenth graders in Australia who are fortunate enough to be recommended to read such a book, a book with the ignorant love of adolescence, impulsive sexual desire, and the courage to face bloody death and sacrifice. In China, however, their peers are struggling with the tasteless and illusory "classical literature for middle school students". In the IMDB review, it is not difficult to see users who claim to have read this novel more than ten years ago. , how to recall those familiar stories and pictures, and after more than ten years, who can remember what kind of stories those "recommended readings" we read in middle school were telling. This may be the "authenticity" that my classmate praised when he recommended it. It is not the reality of the protagonists' resistance methods, but the connection between virtual and reality in terms of feelings and values.

It's such a movie. If you are in the mood to see the Suicide Squad before watching it, how can you not return home disappointed? In the library in Hurstville, I searched for this novel, which was classified as teenager fiction, with teenage dreams deposited on yellowed and worn pages, not adrenaline rush.

Speaking of the movie itself, the performances of the leading actors are remarkable. Each person's character is portrayed. Ellie's impulsiveness and sensibility, Kevin's cowardice and courage, Lee's calm and courageous, Robyn's piety and strain. Compared with the novel, Fi has cut out a large part of the lines to show his character, and there is not much space left for the actor. And Corrie.. I'm sorry, my attention has been attracted by her breasts.... The most impressive thing to me is the part where Robyn takes Ellie and Corrie to her pastor dad, the three people's expressions All too cute. And the action scenes are definitely in the flow, and the scene where Ellie is driving a garbage truck is also quite impressive.

A few years ago, I once watched Doraemon's theatrical version of Nobita and Dinosaur Kingdom in the cinema. There was a scene of Nobita, Doraemon, Fat Tiger, Yijing, and Xiaofu wearing bamboo dragonflies in the vast sky. The scene of flying, the bottom is the boundless forest. When I saw there, I couldn't hold back, and tears came out of my eyes. That scene was my whole childhood.

In this movie, there is such a scene, a group of seven people walking on the mountain with their luggage, the camera zooms further and further, until only their silhouettes can be seen, accompanied by the slowly showing the Wirrawee blue sky and Magnificent harbour. I don't know if the Aussie will burst into tears of excitement like I used to be at that moment?

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  • Giuseppe 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    It's not worth half a star at all, let alone other things, these lousy actors are so fake, that such junk is even introduced in "Watching Movies"? !

  • Erika 2022-02-07 14:58:54

    The movie basically passed. . . The scenery is so beautiful. Is the invader China? . . - - Do Australian high school students face off against the People's Liberation Army? . . . .

Tomorrow, When the War Began quotes

  • Ellie Linton: We might as well shoot each other now and get it over with.

  • Ellie Linton: A month ago, we were just an average bunch of teenagers, studying at school and complaining about our parents. Now we're soldiers, trapped behind enemy lines and fighting to survive. But we won't run, we wont hide, we'll fight and keep fighting, we'll never give up until this war is finally won.