I loved the original movie and this has just added more to it. You get more of the story. Scenes that were originally cut or shortened for time, now play in their full and you get a better understanding of the story within itself.
This series will make you laugh and cry. It was wonderful to see the talented David Gulpilil (who has sadly passed away), in a more extended role in this series. In the movie, he was a bit of an enigma, just constantly watching the people, in this he seems to interact with them more and give some depth to his character.
It was the ending though, that has stopped me from giving this the full ten stars. While we did finally learn the Drovers name, it was heart wrenching to then watch him die. Sarah and Nullah then returned to Faraway Downs, only for Nullah to go walkabout with King George, thus leaving Sarah all alone. It seemed so depressing, that after everything that she has been through, that she will still end up alone. I am a sucker for a happy ending.
This showed more of our wonderful country of Australia and showed how complex we really are. That our deserts can go from dry cracked wastelands to lakes and blooming fields in a matter of weeks or even days.
Our people and our history are as wide and varying as any other and this has also showed that and not just the good parts either. There are many black spots in our history, but we acknowledge them, we learn from them and we try not to make the same mistakes again.
While this series may not be to everyone's tastes and some don't understand that this is not a reshoot with CGI to make them look younger, but footage that was originally filmed when making the movie, only for it to have to end up on the cutting room floor, due to time constraints; This series is a definite yes for me. It has everything you want and then some.
All I ask is that you watch for yourself with an open mind and make your own opinion.
This series will make you laugh and cry. It was wonderful to see the talented David Gulpilil (who has sadly passed away), in a more extended role in this series. In the movie, he was a bit of an enigma, just constantly watching the people, in this he seems to interact with them more and give some depth to his character.
It was the ending though, that has stopped me from giving this the full ten stars. While we did finally learn the Drovers name, it was heart wrenching to then watch him die. Sarah and Nullah then returned to Faraway Downs, only for Nullah to go walkabout with King George, thus leaving Sarah all alone. It seemed so depressing, that after everything that she has been through, that she will still end up alone. I am a sucker for a happy ending.
This showed more of our wonderful country of Australia and showed how complex we really are. That our deserts can go from dry cracked wastelands to lakes and blooming fields in a matter of weeks or even days.
Our people and our history are as wide and varying as any other and this has also showed that and not just the good parts either. There are many black spots in our history, but we acknowledge them, we learn from them and we try not to make the same mistakes again.
While this series may not be to everyone's tastes and some don't understand that this is not a reshoot with CGI to make them look younger, but footage that was originally filmed when making the movie, only for it to have to end up on the cutting room floor, due to time constraints; This series is a definite yes for me. It has everything you want and then some.
All I ask is that you watch for yourself with an open mind and make your own opinion.