In conclusion, a comparative study allows the parallels between The Adventures of Barry McKenzie and The Castle to be enhanced by their differences, in values and distinctive contexts to be accentuated when connections are made. Both films examine how ideas of Australianness was created by history, influenced by multiculturalism, reflected through time and ultimately challenged to be positioned “within the broader national discourse” (Pirdeaux, 2009, p.623). Also, both films represent a time of Australia’s changing society and the correlated tensions between the previous and present ideas of Australianness within their given contexts. The progressive shifts in values in these two films and their contexts have the ability to move the responder
