{"id":7150,"date":"2010-02-11T00:21:44","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T08:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2010-02-11T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T14:05:00","slug":"bran-nue-dae-rachel-perkins-2009-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=7150","title":{"rendered":"Bran Nue Dae (Rachel Perkins, 2009): Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Mathew Roscoe<\/a>. Viewed at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, in the Metro IV Theater.<\/p>\n

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Rum-ba bum bum bum bum bum bum HEY!<\/p>\n

At the Santa Barbara Festival<\/p>\n

This jaunty Austrie musical<\/p>\n

Was perhaps the funnest one of all<\/p>\n

Hardly art, but still a ball!<\/p>\n

With such sad films that make you cry<\/p>\n

Some so dark, you wanna die<\/p>\n

Cheer up, buddy, come on by<\/p>\n

And please give Bran Neu Dae<\/a> a try!<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing I would rather do<\/p>\n

Than to give films like this one a view<\/p>\n

A silly, song-filled bright journey<\/p>\n

About the Austrie Aborigini<\/p>\n

So sure, I wouldn\u2019t call it \u2018good\u2019<\/p>\n

But the point that must be understood<\/p>\n

Is to not take this film as serious<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try, you\u2019ll be delirious<\/p>\n

Enjoyable, it\u2019s just good fun<\/p>\n

It shines far brighter than the sun!<\/p>\n

With colors abundant and music galore<\/p>\n

No one could care that the plot was quite poor<\/p>\n

A token romance and plot holes for sure<\/p>\n

But with a zany cast that\u2019s never a bore<\/p>\n

With a heart that\u2019s just so strong and pure<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll take you on a magical tour<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll rock your socks to your very core<\/p>\n

Make you hungry, always wanting more!<\/p>\n

Dum dad um doo deed ah doo day!<\/p>\n

It starts with a young boy named Willie<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s as loveable as can be<\/p>\n

Simple and free, the boy assumes<\/p>\n

His life belongs in the ports of Broome<\/p>\n

Born and raised in this joyous place<\/p>\n

He\u2019s enchanted by a pretty face<\/p>\n

His bonnie lass, who sings real well<\/p>\n

When they\u2019re together, he feels real swell!<\/p>\n

But his momma sends him off to Perth<\/p>\n

In hopes of a catholic rebirth<\/p>\n

He\u2019s schooled at the mission by a priest<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s crazy as hell, to say the least!<\/p>\n

Played by Geoffrey Rush, the priest\u2019s a hoot<\/p>\n

Constant comic gold, you\u2019ll love that coot!<\/p>\n

But the boy gets sick of his brimstone ways<\/p>\n

Decides he can no longer stay<\/p>\n

Leaves the mission, goes on a long quest<\/p>\n

To find the girl he loves the best<\/p>\n

He befriends some hippies and a bum<\/p>\n

Sing songs that you will surely hum<\/p>\n

Travelin\u2019 together, they are quite the team<\/p>\n

Twists and turns throughout their scheme<\/p>\n

To bring Willie back to his girl and home<\/p>\n

No matter how far they must roam<\/p>\n

They face a horny fat old hag<\/p>\n

Hide the weed they got in their bag<\/p>\n

But with crazy priest hot on their tail<\/p>\n

Willie must reach Broome, he cannot fail<\/p>\n

He\u2019s goal is set, and soon he sees<\/p>\n

His roots as an Aborigine<\/p>\n

(Bring in background choir)<\/p>\n

In a climax full of crazy luck<\/p>\n

Where nonsense plot twists run amuck<\/p>\n

The crowd was cheerin, laughin\u2019 loud<\/p>\n

Director Rachel Perkins should be proud!<\/p>\n

And as the credits started rolling<\/p>\n

There was no crying or consoling<\/p>\n

Only joy, laughter, and mirth,<\/p>\n

For we realized this film\u2019s true worth,<\/p>\n

While the truly good films are much deeper<\/p>\n

I promise you, this one\u2019s a keeper<\/p>\n

(Epic orchestral accompaniment)<\/p>\n

As important as it may be<\/p>\n

To be moved by films of higher degree<\/p>\n

Profound themes that make you see<\/p>\n

The truths of life that set you free<\/p>\n

In spite of that, you must agree<\/p>\n

That once in a while, occasionally<\/p>\n

All one needs is a little glee<\/p>\n

A chance to oh-so-briefly flee<\/p>\n

To a simpler world of felicity<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s your wish, I guarantee<\/p>\n

Bran Neu Dae is the key<\/p>\n

To a bouncy, catchy laughing spree!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Mathew Roscoe. Viewed at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, in the Metro IV Theater. Rum-ba bum bum bum bum bum bum HEY! At the Santa Barbara Festival This jaunty Austrie musical Was perhaps the funnest one of all Hardly art, but still a ball! With such sad films that make you cry Some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-films","category-santa-barbara-film-festival-2010"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/607"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}