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Analyse the way australian discourses are constructed by the movie "Gettin' Square"

Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:22:25
Length: 4 pages (1188 words)
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Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri, a braindead crook, a man who rebels against the establishment, recently released from jail is not having much luck abiding by his self proclaimed goal of gettin' square and staying off "the shit". The 'Spit' settles down in his working class, rundown apartment in a back alley of Surfers Paradise... How would u describe this man on first impressions? A typical Aussie...? A thug...? 'Spit' creeps to the door only to be …

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…working-class, disempowered characters overcome all odds and end up on top. Mall Boy deals with issues such as coping with adversity, attitudes towards authority and the law, and unemployment. These themes are common to the current discourses associated with the Australian identity. Gettin' Square has provided and reinforced a new perception of the Australian identity. The techniques used by Teplitsky and Nyst have supported and accentuated this new portrayal of the typical modern day Australian.

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