Para 3 Flashcards
PARA 3: Topic
In offering his services to the Kerrigans ‘gratis’, QC Laurie Hammil emerges as a champion of the ‘forgotten’ underclass in the film; a symbol of cultural and class reconciliation and a counter-narrative to the snobbish rich, due to his egalitarian attitude given his elevated social status.
PARA 3: TVAVA 1:
TVAVA 1: The low angled shot of Laurie, Darryl and Dennis marching towards the overbearing High Court, overlaid with a triumphant non diegetic score, signals a profound shift in the balance of power. Now equipped with linguistic and legal gravitas and authority,
PARA 3: TVAVA 2:
TVAVA 2: Furthermore, Laurie’s statement “ You can acquire a house, but you can’t acquire a home,” which is ironically Darryl’s words reshaped and reappropriated by Laurie with a certain intellectual weight, sees justice finally fulfilled. A recognition of the power of language and culture in the Kerrigans dramatic legal victory; results in a landmark precedent for the Australian working class against big business.
PARA 3: TVAVA 3:
TVAVA 3: Additionally, the film’s closing epilogue of the Kerrigans’ victory party shifts between a series of medium shots depicting the union of “everyone in the neighborhood”, emphasizing a harmonious Australian society that celebrates diversity, progress and change while affirming the traditional ethos of fairness and equality.
inclusion of MC Laurie -> conservation of bogan idenity and egalitarian society.
