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Hannah May
English ~ Task 1
2011Slide2
Jim Craig- ‘Man from Snowy River’
Mad Max – ‘Mad Max’
Mick Dundee – ‘Crocodile Dundee’
Lt. Harry “Breaker” Morant –
‘Breaker Morant’
Albert Einstein – ‘Young Einstein’
Australian HeroesSlide3
Ned Kelly
Australian HeroesSlide4
Synopsis
The true story of the notorious
outlaw Ned Kelly depicts the
injustices suffered by early
Australian settlers. Such was Kelly’s fame and such was the police’s
hatred toward him that the largest reward in history to that time
was put on his head. Kelly couldn’t expect fair treatment or a
proper trial so was forced into the life of an outlaw with his loyal
friends and the support of his community around him.Slide5
Australian Men in Leadership
There are many stereotypes of the Australian male and the cultural characteristics
Stoic
Brave
Macho man with strong, chiselled features
‘Never-say-die’ attitude
Highlighted through
contrasting with the
corrupt and villainous
authority figures. Slide6
Australian Men in Leadership
1800’s – a time before the crime and misconduct commission
Ned Kelly was a popular Australian leader and family
man who became a victim
of self-serving Victorian
PoliceSlide7Slide8
Invited reading sympathises with Ned Kelly
Shows people’s acceptance of leaders brave enough to stand against corruption in high places. The people didn’t fear this style of leadership or the
role that Ned Kelly played
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide9
Ned Kelly
- eye level, pulling back to a mid-shot so that he can be shown as one with the people
– as emotions become more intense, camera focus tightens Victorian Police – angles look down on them
– lowering the audience’s perception of their importance
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide10
Police were feared by the people because of their self-indulging, power-hungry, hedonistic goals
Hide behind their position and their weapons, therefore denying them the status of real men
Constantly victimise the Kelly family from Ned’s
early years and arrest
members without
following due course
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide11
Australian Men in Leadership
“...young Kelly... was something more than an ordinary gangster: he loathed the authorities, he thought them brutal and unjust, and his raids were more in the nature of a protest against society itself than an indulgence in blood-thirstiness or greed for private gain. He broke the law because he hated the law…”
- Alan MooreheadSlide12
Kelly did murder and used criminal actions to exact revenge against the corrupt authorities
If audience decides to reject Kelly because of murder he committed, that same audience would have to reject great heroes such as David, Moses and Paul
Question of whether
Kelly is discarded as a hero potentially boils
down to whether or
not he was repentant of
that murder
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide13Slide14
From the research and portrayal of this character, the production team of the film obviously believe he was repentant
Type of character that Kelly portrayed
Love of his familyPioneering spiritSense of humour
Down-to-earth attitude
Strong sense of justice
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide15
Ned Kelly died for the terrible errors of judgement that he made.
He died for defending the causes of justice.
He died for standing against corruption. And he died because he had a heart to save others.
Australian Men in LeadershipSlide16
“Such is life”