Australia is the modern-day Gone With the Wind. It pits an English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) against the will of Drover (Hugh Jackman). They fight and struggle against the elements and each other as they try to keep a cattle ranch open in the 1930's and early 1940’s. They also touch on the Australian policy of removing mixed-raced Aboriginal children from their homes. The movie feels epic in scale, and really showcases the beauty of the Australian outback. The movie even has an impressive “burning of Atlanta” scene with the attack of Japanese bombers on Darwin. I would recommend seeing the movie in a theater: a movie this big deserves to be seen on the big screen. However, I would also recommend watching the movie Rabbit Proof Fence if you want to see a powerful movie about the Australian policy of removing Aboriginal children from their homes. I found that movie to have much more of an emotional impact.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/
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