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Fanny 2022-04-28 06:01:02
Gallipoli: Beautiful and cruel hymn of life and anti-war declaration
This is a movie made by Peter Weir about the participation of Australian soldiers in the First World War. Most of the length of the film has nothing to do with specific wars. In the vast Australian continent far away from the European battlefield, there is a group of running young people who are...
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Alphonso 2022-04-28 06:01:02
Gallipoli: the starting point of Australia's spiritual independence
A war-themed film did not spend much on the Turkish battlefield with live ammunition. On the contrary, a large amount of space was concentrated on the protagonist’s training grounds in Australia and Egypt before the expedition. Compared with general war films, this film is seldom filled with...
David Argue
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Archy Hamilton: What are you going to join, the Infantry?
Frank Dunne: Not joining anything.
Archy Hamilton: But you gotta be in it.
Frank Dunne: Don't have to if you don't want to.
Archy Hamilton: You gotta be.
Frank Dunne: No I don't. It's a free country, or haven't you heard.
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Archy Hamilton: You of all people should be going.
Frank Dunne: Why me of all people?
Archy Hamilton: 'Cause you're an athlete.
Frank Dunne: [laughs] What's that got to do with it?
Archy Hamilton: I've got mates who'd be lucky to do the hundred in twelve and they're going to do their bit, so why shouldn't you?
Frank Dunne: Because it's not our bloody war.
Archy Hamilton: What do you mean, not our war?
Frank Dunne: It's an English war. It's got nothing to do with us.
Archy Hamilton: You know what you are? A bloody coward.
Frank Dunne: There's only one reason why I haven't knocked you down mate.
Archy Hamilton: What?
Frank Dunne: 'Cause I don't feel like carrying you to the next bloody water hole. Now shut up and don't open your yap about the war again!
