I've had a fascination with myth and myth making and recently watching Lincoln (2012) directed by Steven Spielberg, got me thinking about it again. If the United States has succeeded at one thing, it has succeeded in the mythologisation of its history, even to the point where those myths are exported to the rest of … Continue reading Review: Lincoln + myth making
Breaker Morant
A Bond’s deeds are his word
Never been much of a James Bond fan. I blame the constant repeats over school holidays when the only other choice on TV was football. The villains were melodramatic and their goals so overblown and their henchmen so expendable. If I were a super villain who invested a lot in training my posse at Bad … Continue reading A Bond’s deeds are his word
The Breaker
Film review of Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford’s award winning Breaker Morant (1980) is perhaps one of the most memorable war stories on film, not for its visceral realism (for that see Saving Private Ryan), but for its depiction of the effect of political and moral decisions on individuals in war. In essence a courtroom drama, … Continue reading The Breaker
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