Marking
Time
Marking times significance is based on the Afghani refugees
migrating to Australia and how the September 11 bombings and the Sydney Olympic
Games became a marked time.
Cultural
difference & turning points:
I think in the film when they call the Afghani’s are called
‘boaties’ is derogatory because it’s a selfish thing to do because if it was
turned around on them they would not like it.
The boys stole the scarf from Randa because they thought in
their minds that it was the right thing to do to let them know that they’re not
welcome here and they should go back to their own country.
The reason why it was described as significant when Hal
returned the scarf to Randa is because Hal didn’t care about what his friends
would say or anyone else in Brackley would say he felt for Randa he cared for
her and he wanted to return the favour when she returned her Dads torch.
One of the two scenes that were significant in the movie was
when Hal was willing to run from the law to be with her because he loves her
and wants to protect her even if it means him getting in a lot of trouble but
in the end she decided she couldn’t leave her Dad and the other significant
scene was when Hal and his father walked out of the committee meeting because
the other members were being unfair on the Afghani’s because Hal and his father
thought it was hypocritical of what they were saying about them.
Country town:
Brackley and Ararat are both similar country towns but Ararat
doesn’t have much refugees but we have many different cultures and Brackley has
more refugees and the September 11 bombings were presented in the movie and
that had a big effect on both Brackley and Ararat.
I do like living in a country town it has it benefits like
its sometimes quiet, everyone knows everybody but that can have its down sides
and then it has its down sides it gets pretty boring because there is not much
to do and you have to make trips somewhere else to be able to do something.
If I was on the organising committee and I was to choose what
festival we would have I would try and get a couple of acts such as Mrs Browns
Boys to come and have a range of different acts to come and stuff for kids like
face painting and rides and we will be raising money for the R.S.P.C.A
Foundation.
Characters:
I think Hal changed from the beginning of the film to the end
because before he knew Randa except for when she gave back his fathers torch he
was just one of the guys and seeing Randa getting harassed changed how he
looked at refugees and then he started to have feelings for her and they
started hanging out and at the end of the film he was willing to risk running
from the law to be with her and at the start of the film you wouldn’t think he
would do that and the change was positive cause it shows that you can change
for the better.
A journey that’s I’ve been on is when I moved to Adelaide
(S.A.) and it was a positive and a negative journey because I was in Year 5 and
it was very scary starting a new school not knowing anyone and then having to become
friends with them just to survive the school it was pretty hard leaving my
friends that I left in Ararat and the education part in Adelaide was pretty low
than Victoria.
The good part was that I was closer to my Mums side of the family
like my Nanna and Grandad, my Auntie Julie and my cousins, because I haven’t lived
close to them ever. But in the end we moved back to Ararat and we went back to
Ararat Primary 800.
At the end of this year (2013) Mum, Rachele and I are moving
to Adelaide and it will be better for us I think the timing was wrong when we
moved when we were little except leaving my friends I’m excited because I get
to do a T.A.F.E course in Patisserie and most likely a Chef course too.
