Film Review of Gallipoli
Peter Weir's Gallipoli follows two idealistic young friends, Frank
(Mel Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee), who join the Australian army during
the First World War to fight in the ill-fated Battle of Gallipoli in
Turkey. Through the first half of the film you are introduced to the
main characters. You learn of their personalities and beliefs as the
film follows their lives leading up to their deployment. The second
half of the film chronicles life, and death, in Gallipoli as the two
young men adapt to life in the trenches on the Turkish peninsular.
Here they find nothing was as they anticipated it to be.
Strong imagery and the stirring sense of adventure in Gallipoli assist
in expressing the main themes of the film. One of the themes is
heroism tied in with courage which is seen in the actions of the
Australian soldiers. Not obliged to enlist these men did so to fight
in a war which was in no way their own. When there they continued to
display persistence and courage in the face of sure and imminent
death. Another theme is the film is the comradeship between the
soldiers. Although this theme is not limited to the pair, in the film
this is best expressed through the friendship between Frank and Archy.
Remaining the best of friends to the very end the pair were constantly
looking out for each other. This was the nature of comradeship. Also
expressed through the film is the nature of war. Weir has created a
reconstruction of the front lines of Gallipoli. Through this we can
learn what life involved in the trenches of the war front. The lively
setting of the films battles makes the spectre of death even more
surreal and terrible. All the mentioned themes are expressed
successfully.
The main strength of the film is that although the story of Frank and
Archy is not true it easily could be. The film stresses authenticity
while at the same time telling a good story. This is important to
Gallipoli is the remarkable story of two Western Australian mates who are sent to Gallipoli in 1915. Frank and Archie are both very successful sprinters and Archie wants adventure, while Frank wants to stay in Australia, but signs up for the inventory anyway.
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