This week in lecture we talked a lot about Americanization and how Australia can just not compete with America in the film industry. They do not have the money or budget to it. We also continued discussing how American and Australian films are different. I found it very interesting how Australian films have much more freedom in what their movies are about. American films are often very specific in their genre. I also was very intrigued by the discussion of the difference between American figures and Australian figures in film. I learned Americans are often problematic figures and Australians often need to negotiate and come to terms with which can make them feel inferior.
After lecture we watched the movie Newsfront. I found this to be a very interesting movie. The movie was about a group of news reporters who risk their lives for the sake of making the news. I think I enjoyed it because the movie kept me guessing what exactly was going on. It almost seemed to be missing transitions between scenes so you had to pay careful attention to interpret what exactly was happening. I also saw some key concepts that often tend to be part of Australia’s identity. There was definitely a great amount of bravery and sacrifice in this movie. For example one man even dies in a flood while in pursuit of a story. Along with this incident there were multiple other times the news men sacrificed their lives to get a good shot or a better angle.
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