Ten Canoes
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Movie Reviews of Ten Canoes
Movie Review: A Rewarding Cinematic Glimpse into the Aboriginal Culture
Summary: 4 Stars
The best film I've seen about the aboriginal culture of Australia.
After watching this film for 10-15 minutes, the viewer either will be intrigued by the story, acting & cinematography or convinced that it's not to their liking. If you enjoy cinematic art, you will be rewarded richly by De Heers' respectful portrayal of the indigenous people - their humor, hunting and gathering expeditions, and everyday life in the lands where they and their ancestors lived and died for centuries.
The aboriginal cast speaking in the native language of Ganalbingu adds a degree of authenticity that few film makers ever capture and that enriches the viewing experience. Watching this production is akin to being an unseen visitor in a world that is so different from any that most of us will ever encounter or imagine.
To heighten appreciation of the tremendous effort and care that went into making this film, I highly recommend watching the Special Feature entitled BALANDA & THE MAKING OF TEN CANOES.
Movie Review: "A Good Story Must Have Proper Telling" ~ Tales From The Beginning
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been fascinated by Australian Aboriginal society for a very long time so when I spotted `Ten Canoes' and read the name of the legendary David Gulpilil on the back of the case I simply had to buy it. Now after viewing this film I must say that `Ten Canoes' is definitely something geared towards a very small, specific audience. While the camera does an amazing job at capturing the unique beauty of the Australian Outback, the storyline moves along at an excruciatingly slow pace. Sadly David Gulpilil never appears on camera, his role is limited to that of narrator. Speaking in his always difficult to understand broken English is a problem which is then compounded by the fact that the all Aboriginal cast speak in their native tongue with no subtitles provided. Daivid's role narrator is to move the storyline along not [rpvode a word for word translation of the conversations. In my opinion the decision to withhold such a vast amount of discourse from the viewer was a big mistake. How is one supposed to bond with the characters if we never know exactly what they're saying? By the time the story is told you've pretty much lost interest in whatever lesson is meant to be imparted.
If you're an anthropology student, or interested in aboriginal law, social practices and spirituality then you'll most likely find `Ten Canoes' insightful and informative. However if you're looking for an enjoyable film to wile away the evening I'd pass on this one.
Movie Review: unique setting can't overcome dull storytelling
Summary: 2 Stars
**1/2
Despite its exquisitely photographed and exotic locale, "Ten Canoes" is strictly for those who still need a bedtime story to help them fall asleep. Set in the Australian outback, this tale of life among the Aborigines is as beautiful to look at as it is tedious to sit through. As we watch a group of men building canoes, a wizened but droning narrator spins an ancient yarn about a stranger who wanders into a village, forever altering the lives of those who live there (interestingly, while the scenes in the past have been filmed in color, those set in the present are in black-and-white).
"Ten Canoes" may have value as an anthropological study of sorts, but its desultory pacing and lack of compelling drama make it a very dull slog indeed for even the most adventurous of armchair-traveling moviegoers.
Movie Review: Cute, politically correct daycare production.
Summary: 2 Stars
Kids MIGHT like it - this ' yet another ' visit to the underpriveleged (??) circles so overused today.
Cute, but no cigar ! Boring & simply another production filled with misleading presences of mysticisms, ' ain't they wonderful ' clouds of immaturity aimed at some sort of imagined mistakes etc. ' the white man ' made ( isn't everything the white man's fault? ) against these creatures of God who supposedly had lead a wonderful 'Valhalla'-esque existence on the earth until the ugly old white man arrived .........
Nah - way too shallow, way too typically-ga-ga idealistic. My kids aregrown now ... but if they were still kids, I would not provide this sort of overly romantic sugarbowl type of viewing for them.
Again, I say " cute, but no cigar ! ".
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