Backbencher

This movie tells the true story of Ned Kelly, the Australian outlaw. He is a legendary Bush Ranger. In the beginning of the movie he is convicted of stealing a horse and some other crimes later on. Kelly rides out on his own and begins to rob people. The Aussie government declares Kelly an outlaw. Kelly reminds me of an American outlaw Jesse James. His gang kills anyone who gets in their way. Kelly believed that the police force was corrupt and for the most part he was right. He went against what they were trying to do. So he is kind of a liberated outlaw once again like Jesse James. He is finally killed in a showdown.

This movie was interesting because it reflected a similar out law that us Americans are fascinated with. We made Jesse James to be kind of a hero when he was robbing banks that the rail road companies had money in. It is kind of weird with most of these movies I have been watching that you can relate them to American history and culture in some way.