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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful, quiet movie,
By Pascale (Dietlikon Switzerland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ned Kelly (DVD)
Actually, I've ordered this DVD (through amazon.co.uk, months ago) mainly because an Australian friend recommended it. I didn't know that Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts and Geoffrey Rush starred in it, and at that time, I didn't care. It wasn't the actors I was interested in, it was the content. - Still, I must say that not all of these famous actors/actress lived up to their expectations. - Naomi Watts is rather poor in her performance, but then again it might not be her (lack of) ability (after all she's been nominated for an Academy Award this year), it might be the role itself that makes her performance less than memorable. Much the same goes for Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush. He's done much better work in other movies, but his role, though vital, is not very impressive, anyway. Heath Ledger is sometimes overacting. But that's his style. Orlando Bloom was portraying quite fairly his character, the handsome, quiet young Joe. He's also the only one who really (even physically) "belongs" in the story of a century gone by. Then again, who am I to criticise? I'm not an actress, what do I know of that "métier", anyway?I'm certainly not going to give you another summary of "Ned Kelly". If you want to know what the movie's story-content is about, you might read the synopsis of the "Editorial Review". Even though the hero's (or heroes' ) story is rather romanticised (as it often is in movies, but that's what legends are mainly based on, "romanticised pictures and ideals", right?), it's still a valid depiction of what contrarieties the Irish (and for that matter, the Scottish, too) had to endure during over 800 years of British supremacy. It shows how one nation thinks it can rule over others, just because they're of this "special" nation and the others aren't. (Still quite an ongoing theme in modern history.) I've called it a quiet movie in the title, even if it's filled with shooting, dying, burning things down, etc. (That's only part of the story and comes with the territory of a gang of outlaws being hunted by everyone who wants to.) The quiet part is the thoughts it might inspire. Showing how one little "misunderstanding" can cause such injustice that a real drama ensues. A whole life is destroyed and with it the family's and friends' lives, too. It shows that even the best intentions can be twisted around if you're on the "losing", wrong side (i.e. the Irish, or let's say "the not British", in the movie). It shows that no matter how hard you try, you can't live in peace with your neighbour if your neighbour refuses to live in peace with you as well. And it shows that deceit might come from the most unlikely, unexpected place (i.e. Aaron). Another quiet part play the beautiful scenery shots. They're breath-taking and sometimes remind you of a documentary on flora and fauna. And so, this quiet, little movie might be the occasion to ask oneself : Is there glory in being hanged? (as Ned Kelly was), Or in being shot? (as Joe Byrne was), Or even in committing suicide? (as Dan Kelly and Steve Hart did). Certainly NOT! But there might be glory in fighting for what you believe in. The might be glory in standing up for your beliefs. Don't just accept injustice. No one has the right to put you down, not even if you're "only" Ned Kelly, an Irish immigrant's (deportee's) son. He's the one who stepped up to the British Empire of the 19th century. And ultimately paid for it with his life. But that's how a legend began....
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
In keeping with the history,
By Christina Hamilton (Red Lake, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ned Kelly (DVD)
I first heard of Ned Kelly on one of the many Ted Egan tapes that my father purchased as my family was driving around Oz when I was 12. "Such as life Ned Kelly, Such as life." When my boyfriend and I went back last year we went and saw the film (twice) upon it's release in Adelhaide. We went on to Glenrowen and I was very pleased with how closely the movie and the song had followed Ted's Life (although as Hollywood is wont to add some things, there is no mention in the history of the love affair with the boss' wife) We also visited the Melbourne Gaol where Ned was held and saw his death mask. I was disapointed that the movie did not premier on the big screen in North America, we know so much about folk hero's from the United States that this was a welcome change. I recommend Ned Kelly as a wonderful glimpse of Austriala's history. For more movies about Australia check out Rabbit Proof Fence.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting story and a great drama,
By Monica_O (Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ned Kelly (DVD)
I went to see this movie because I'm a fan of several actors in this motion picture and I found a really good film.The story begins with Ned Kelly and the problems that lead him to jail in the Australia of the beginnings of the 19th century and it shows not only the injustice of the criminal law of those times and the friendship that lives with in the Kelly family but the English, the Irish and the Chinese inmigrants that are finding a way of living in this land during the development of a new nation that is creating it's own identity. This movie is kind of a Robin Hood that lives in Australia, with a twist of comedy that just makes it a stronger drama, is an really good chronicle with the kind of ending that marks a good historical narration, also it has beautiful landscapes of the Australian soil, I truly liked it :).
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