Yolngu Boy Film Analysis

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Film Review:
Samson and Delilah
Yolngu Boy
Bran Nue Dae

Racism is a major topic in society and has been an issue for our entire existence on this earth. The debatable act of discrimination in Australia, presents itself mainly through the behaviour used towards our native Aboriginal people. The three films, Samson and Delilah, Bran Nue Dae and Yolngu Boy show the themes of homelessness, substance abuse and racism related to the discrimination against the indigenous population. Directors Warwick Thornton and Rachel Perkins both indigenous along with Stephan Johnson, non-indigenous use their personal creative ideas to portray the lifestyle of Aboriginal people living in Australia.

Warwick Thornton is an indigenous director that represents indigenous issues throughout the award winning 2009 film Samson and Delilah. Using the main theme of substance abuse the symbolism shown through petrol sniffing displays the trouble indigenous teenagers have to overcome. With a slow pace the meaning and story grows on the audience, in order to open the mind and heart introducing the
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Similar to Samson and Delilah a large idea of the film is the attacks of violence and the popularity of substance abuse present in these areas of our country. The film surrounds the building friendship between three teenagers, Botj, Lorrpu and Milika who have a history close relationship during their childhood. After growing apart through the stages of adolescents the boys reunite in order to save Botj’s future as his past mistakes have come back to haunt him. In order to set Botj as not guilty the boys travel to Darwin to search for Dawu a tribal leader. Using their ancient cultural knowledge they trek through bush and the forest facing reminders of their strong indigenous

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