The Castle Film Analysis
The Castle (1997) is an Australian comedy film directed by Rob Stitch, renown for perfectly incapsulating the spirit of Middle class Australia. Starring Michael Caton, Stephen Curry, and Eric Bana, The Castle utilises an all Australian cast to illustrate the lives of Australians in the 90’s. The purpose of this essay is to deduce the parallels between the castle and life in 1990’s Australia. The Castle not only represents life in 90’s Australia, it is a landmark film in 90’s Australian culture.
During the film there is a scene in which Tracy and Con Petropoulous’ get married. Throughout the scene there are countless examples of 90’s Australian culture displayed through the colourful clothes and the girls big, blonde hair. At the wedding Darryl …show more content…
Throughout the scene the viewer experience a snapshot of recreation in Australia. Ranging from the heavily barbecued food, to the activities such as boating, fishing, and simply relaxing with your friends and family. This scene displays a cultural ideal, across Australia it is a goal for families to own their own holiday home. Despite this film showing the Kerrigan’s holiday home in a negative light by showing its flaws nothing deters them from enjoying themselves. Enjoying yourself, and making the most out of every situation is a theme that continues throughout to film, and is a core belief in most Australians.
The third and final scene to be analysed is the climax of the film. In which Lawrence Hammill (Charles Tingwell) acting as the Kerrigan family’s barrister gives a speech that wins the court case in favour of the Kerrigan's. During the speech references are made to a famous court case, the Tasmanian dams case showing an insight into some of Australia’s history. This scene is much more formal than the rest of the film however, still justifies using that core Australian slang and casualness that is admired by other cultures and nations and is what ultimately ends up winning the
During the film there is a scene in which Tracy and Con Petropoulous’ get married. Throughout the scene there are countless examples of 90’s Australian culture displayed through the colourful clothes and the girls big, blonde hair. At the wedding Darryl …show more content…
Throughout the scene the viewer experience a snapshot of recreation in Australia. Ranging from the heavily barbecued food, to the activities such as boating, fishing, and simply relaxing with your friends and family. This scene displays a cultural ideal, across Australia it is a goal for families to own their own holiday home. Despite this film showing the Kerrigan’s holiday home in a negative light by showing its flaws nothing deters them from enjoying themselves. Enjoying yourself, and making the most out of every situation is a theme that continues throughout to film, and is a core belief in most Australians.
The third and final scene to be analysed is the climax of the film. In which Lawrence Hammill (Charles Tingwell) acting as the Kerrigan family’s barrister gives a speech that wins the court case in favour of the Kerrigan's. During the speech references are made to a famous court case, the Tasmanian dams case showing an insight into some of Australia’s history. This scene is much more formal than the rest of the film however, still justifies using that core Australian slang and casualness that is admired by other cultures and nations and is what ultimately ends up winning the