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Footy Legends (2006)
Great Aussie Film
Opening on depressing images of Sydney's South West, Footy Legends leads the audience on a journey of self discovery, showing mateship and the true bond of a family, with the tale of an underdog sports team set up against all odds to become Footy Legends. Australian slang and euphemisms make footy legends identifiable as a true blue Australian hit, along the lines of Crocodile Dundee and The Castle. Aussie artists lend their music to the film which adds an extra dimension to the complexities of the story, leading it more into a Drama rather than a Comedy for which it may have been seen as. The Musicians include; Rose Tattoo, Shannon Noll, Hoodoo Gurus, Daryl Braithwaite & Hunters and Collectors. Multiculturalism is evident in the Yagoona team with Players coming from Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Pacific Islands along with White and Indigenous Australians; this allows Australians of all nationalities to enjoy this film. The only drawback is that footy stands for different codes in Australia, Footy is AFL in Victoria, SA and WA but in NSW footy means NRL, the title leaves a little confusion, but this allows the audience to substitute their own sport or hobby for footy.
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
Fair Novel to Film conversion
This film shows the ups and downs of a girl's life as she is emerging into the world during her final year of school. Not only does she have to think about the imminent HSC exams, she also has a father come into her life, a friend commit suicide and a boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks. The conversion of Novel to Screenplay, by the same author, fits with each other and does resonate with the Audiences and People who have gone through tough times and stressful situations. The backdrops of Sydney City, Eastern Suburbs and 'Little Italy' give the feeling of displacement from where Josie actually is from, and the difference in people from each area. The Eastern Suburbs is where her school is and the area is quite 'snobby' while in 'little Italy' everyone knows your business because everyone knows each other. Looking for Alibrandi is aimed as a general audience while focusing on late teens, and viewers in their early twenties. It has become a well known Australian film and I recommend that all should watch.