1. Ten Canoes and Going Home
There was a low angle shot of Ridjimiraril as he rose to "begin his death dance" accompanied by mournful singing and clapsticks, signifying the great respect indigenous people had for their leaders and the dead. ... They do not own the land, they belong to it. ... In the opening scene, there is an overhead shot that captures the swamp in Central Arnhem Land. ... " Essentially, although Weller illustrates that his Indigenous characters have a connection to nature, the strength of this has clearly deteriorated from that of the world that de Heer presents; the sacred relationship b...
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