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Weblog for HIST 381 at NDSUFriday, May 02, 2008
Film Review: The Proposition
I am reviewing this movie because it is set in Australia and it’s a great movie to see the landscape and happenings in Australia, so I hope I get credit for this. Anyways the movie is The Proposition. This was a great great movie. I am a huge fan of westerns and this was the first one I have seen that is set in Australia. The film opens with a gunfight between the police and Charlie’s gang (Charlie is played by Guy Pearce). The whole gang is killed except Charlie and his young brother Mikey. The police captain Stanley (played by the awesome Ray Winstone) is intent on taming Australia so him and his wife can live there in peace and justice. He gives Charlie and Mikey a proposition, in order to go free from their crimes Charlie must kill their older brother Arthur, a crazy psycho killer who is known throughout the land. They take Mikey in, and give Charlie nine days to find and kill Arthur or Mikey will be hanged. Now I really don’t want to give to much away cause this is a great movie and everybody should watch it, but along the way on Charlie’s journey you get to see more into the life of captain Stanley and why he is so intent on taming Australia and you get to see into the crazy mind and ways of Arthur and his gang. When they raid the jail that is holding Mikey, that is quite the happening! The ending is quite intense when Arthur and his gang raid the home of captain Stanley. I tell you, I am a huge fan of westerns and this is easily in my top 3 favorite, its that good. Just a great film. CHECK IT OUT!
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