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Actors: Mark Lee, Mel Gibson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Gallipoli |
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Two exceptionally fast runners, one a farm/ranch boy (Archy - Mark Lee), the other a seeming jack-of-all-trades (Frank - Mel Gibson), meet after a race. They decide to travel together to Perth, though at first only Archy wishes to join the army. Afterwards, they train in Cairo, gaining experience, and then travel to Gallipoli. The situation in Gallipoli: the Australians and New Zealanders (ANZAC) need to divert Turkish attention away from the British, who are landing on another beach. A badly planned attack, involving a time mishap, forces the ANZAC troops to "go over the top" of the trenches (after 2 other EXTREMELY unsuccessful and futile attempts), which kills many. Frank is used as a runner of messages during this, after Archy gives up/advises the Major to give him this role (though Archy is the faster of the two). This plays an important role in the ending, which will remain unrevealed here, a more distinctly heart-rending and enraging climax than any other I've seen.
--T.Chan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Gallipoli |
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Plot
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Specific to
- WW I
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
Main Adversary
Specific kind of enemies?
- right wing dictatorship
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Turkey
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing nude male butt
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- hand to hand
- guns
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
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