tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post5309000632578570405..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Problems with Australian FilmsJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-2354454194534707642008-11-24T07:10:00.000+11:002008-11-24T07:10:00.000+11:00Just in terms of my own reactions, LE, I would agr...Just in terms of my own reactions, LE, I would agree on both points. It would be interesting to see, it may have been done, a sociological study of the Australian film industry. Film is entertainment. My feeling is that the industry has become increasingly divorced from the rest of the country.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-71215882613247709092008-11-23T17:07:00.000+11:002008-11-23T17:07:00.000+11:00I don't like many Australian movies because many a...I don't like many Australian movies because many are depressing and miserable. No, I don't want some Hollywood ending, but I don't really enjoy watching terrible stories of drug addiction, mental illness, domestic violence etc. It just really gets me down.<BR/><BR/>There was also a stage where Australian films were seriously overdoing the "quirky" thing too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-73016959360755106402008-11-20T09:42:00.000+11:002008-11-20T09:42:00.000+11:00I really liked this comment, Mike. A welcome breat...I really liked this comment, Mike. A welcome breath of humour on a topic that I am in danger of becoming far too serious about!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-27055540738179828952008-11-20T08:57:00.000+11:002008-11-20T08:57:00.000+11:00The Yanks will flock to it, Jim. After all - Oprah...The Yanks will flock to it, Jim. After all - Oprah has endorsed it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com