Essay On Beneath Hill 60

‘Surrender? Don’t be bloody silly, we’re Australian’. This quote is the opposite view proposed within John Schumann’s article ‘Aussie image now a myth’. Schumann’s portrayal on Australian culture reflects the idea that Australian’s lack national pride and identity, based on the fact that we no longer possess the moral qualities of mateship. Australian mateship is defined as ‘companionship or friendship between men’, which is clearly not associated within Schumann’s article, which argues that we have lost our morals, motivation and mateship. This statement is clearly wrong. A more informed and accurate viewpoint of Australian mateship is seen in Jeremy Sims film ‘Beneath Hill 60’ and Mark Knights cartoon, ‘Anzac day lives on’. These two selected

This thrusts viewers into direct perspective, as director Sims evokes the scale of danger of the battlefield as well as identifying both the hardships and mateships associated within the miner’s subterranean pursuits. The use of humour is seen throughout the duration of the film to enlighten the mood between fellow soldiers, being a typical Australian response to dangerous situations. An example is during the climax of the film, when Woodward and his men are transferred to the heart of the war, ‘Hill 60’. Morris and Fraser start talking about ‘Hill 60’

Within the illustration you can see two different ages represented. An old man, portrayed with glasses and walking frame, and the fallen soldiers forever young in the prime of was once their lives. The cartoon represents these soldiers, still marching alongside their veteran mate and comrade represented in the centre of the illustration. The illustration clearly represents two separate viewpoints. In the mind of the veteran, he is surrounded by his friends whose spirit lives on in him, whilst the media only see him walking by himself. Knight has purposely used the technique of shading to emphasis the point of view. As seen in the cartoon, mateship is a clear quality, illustrated with the contrast in colours. The artist has purposely decided to not colour in the past soldiers, not only to represent their ghosts, but to draws emphasis in the pride and mateship still remaining in our country today. By only by the veteran but those friends, family and supporters who come to watch the march. Dialogue though is the most significant technique represented within this illustration. The use of the