The Castle

Blue savvy Kerrigan home, is filled with love as well as pride for their depressed lifestyle, but their happiness is threatened when developers attempt the haughty acquisition of their ingleside to expand the neighbouring Melbourne Airport. 3 juicy insure crescent, Coolaroo not aesthetically attractive eyesore opening shot shows sense of pride (satire) Despite all this, sweet-natured family paterfamilias Darryl (Michael Caton) believes that he lives in the lap of luxury. Blissfully unaware of his familys deprivation of style or sophistication, he busies himself-importance by driving a shlep truck, racing greyhounds and constantly adding tacky renovations to the house.Kerrigan clan shares and supports his enthusiasm in ever soy(prenominal) way. Though he has no wish to sell, points out faults of the house with pride, accept they would add value. Iconic Australian film, Title Castle home figuratively castle, humble household cause wittiness, Genre humorous, comedy, sati re (mock/ ridicule something), Kerrigans of import family, Working screen out family, Low budget film, Melbourne setting next to airport house built on toxic landfill, beneath power lines, Events told by son Dale Kerrigan p. o. , Australian culture/ identity, Made in 1997 Rob Sitch, Michael Caton father, Stephen season son, Humour created by self-image of Australians blue collar workers concept of working class Aus and their built in bed modern Australia, Refers to land rights movement of aboriginals, Darryl Kerrigan draws on explicit agree between his make do and the Aboriginal people Mabo case Main Ideas/ Themes Justice, gradation division, Inequality, Family, Marginalisation of working class by large corporate groups, mensurate of memories and place as opposed to monetary value, Mans struggle for equality and justice, victimisation of disempowered groups (working class) by the empowered group, A satirical view of suburban working class life home is where the heart is, ,Importance of family and community, unity, rendering on the fabric of Australian society, A home is a place of belonging we find our home most when we lose it, represent self identity An idiosyncratic (habits peculiar to them) and loving family who face the challenges presented by compulsory acquisition house gets taken forcefully, Identity of working class family and their bliss at conquering the system, Humour created by what is described and what we actually take in on the screen tells us how marvellous when really it isnt to that extent so serious when describing it, Aussie battler, working class, constructed through Darryl, Mateship, ommunity spirit (looking after knee bend who is vulnerable), Outdoors, Bonnie Doon, nature, holidays, Sport, fishing shots of father and son, inventions Australia is an egalitarian (not equal) society, Xenophobia fear of foreigners through Lebanese neighbour, Urban warrior fight for rights, justice, Tall poppy syndrome one thinks i s better than the rest , Myth of lucky country disempowered by their ethnicity and age, Jack and Farouk, value home, sense of place, respect, want loyalty Construction of Aussie Battler Plight of working class Exploitation of working class by govt and large corporations, Challenges to authority, Uncovering the novel of the egalitarian society (not equal) Representation of setting Bonnie Doon Small town, on big lake, holiday home serenity escape from life, stillness, quiet, desolate, barren, powerlines, insect-zapper-ironic-noisy, Images family bonding sexual urge delegacy, Simplicity of family easily satisfied Representation of Setting City scrapers capital of Australia high camera angles, tall city building, symbolism of power, imposing, sombre, grey, foreboding, ominous.Contrast to Bonnie Doon and high view crescent Courtroom positioning on judge-elevated to establish power. Darryl follow through below signalling disempowerment. Sterile, very formal. Symbolises authority, justice, truth. Hammill says it should be fair. Difference in class complex body part evident through discourse, responses, Dennis Denutos office lacks professionalism, small, claustrophobic, photocopier doesnt work, messy, disorganised. City way cheap smokes on sign, written code, busy, claustrophobic, noise, a contrast to their suburb Dennis documentation Lawrence Hammill Clearly Dennis doesnt understand the complexities of the crown court and he attempts to reverberate the actions of the defence lawyer, Humour vs. Satire criticising and making fun of.Lawrence Hammill Represents character who is disposed(p) to take on the establishment , we warm to him because he doesnt do it for personal gain, He fulfils the stereotype of his gender and class, being old and wise, His lore allows the battler or working man to take on bureaucracy, His full argument allows justice and humility to prevail therefore and as an interview we quickly warm to those positive attributes of his charac ter, We are impressed by his honesty, self-respect and the friendship and support he offers the Kerrigan family The Ending An archetypal happy ending, we engender the scene as outsides viewing the party from the outside the house, the shot close in by the window, The arration from Dale describes the occasion as one of the biggest partys ever that night back at home, It is important in the context of the film, that, despite the large amount of people the party should be held in home that is the central contention of the film, Cons dialogue with Dennis adds humour to the scene when he says that this case has totally regained my faith in the reasoned system, After this story board we could consider th representation of the Australian family Recurring figure in Australian films Typical Aussie oath reflected in the behaviour of the male characters in this scene. Darryl takes on the traits of the bush allegory he values mateship, despises authority, bureaucratic institutions and s nobbery