Year 11 English for SLL ST JAMES COLLEGE Term 2 2013

Year 11 English for SLL ST JAMES COLLEGE Term 2 2013 Unit : Representations of Australia in the Media Name: ______

Choose words from the box below to fill in the spaces of this film review of the movie we will be studying and completing our assessment on, this term. Footy Legends Director: Khoa Do, Writers: Anh Do and Khoa Do Release Date: 3 August 2006 (Australia)

Yangoona Rugby League Team Luc and his sister Anne

shot, battering, incorporating, accentuates, bashful, echoing, acclaimed, unselfconscious, diverse, inspired

Review by Louise Keller: Footy is much more than a game to Luc and his mates. In Yagoona, where there is nothing much to do, football is their sport, their entertainment and the chance to feel good about themselves. A good-hearted sports comedy about family, friends and football, Footy Legends, is the second film from ______filmmaker and Australian Of The Year Khoa Do. This time, he collaborates with his brother Anh, who co-wrote the script and plays the lead role. The subject matter is obviously close to the Do brothers' hearts, ______traces of their own Yagoona upbringing. The characters are ______and the story canvassing themes including reaching for dreams, is never taxing. Perhaps the emotional curve is not as steep as I would have hoped, but the script which ______the characters' positive elements struggling in a difficult world, results in a warmly uplifting experience.

'Throw me the ball and I'll show you magic,' says Anh Do's Luc, whose self esteem has had a ______when all his efforts to get a job fail. The responsibility of looking after his 11 year old sister Anne (Lisa Saggers) weighs heavily, especially with the pressure of proving himself to the welfare officer (Claudia Karvan). As Luc, Anh Do is instantly likeable, with an ______air and a broad smile that lights up his face. Relationships are explored between Luc, his little sister, his strong-willed Grandad and his football mates, who are a delightful mixed bunch of hard nuts with soft centres. There's a ______Romeo with a crush on the girl next door (Emma Lung), and charismatic newcomer Tristian Fereti as Donald, whose big frame and even bigger afro hair become even more appealing than his relationship with the blonde in the correctional centre.

______with a hand-held camera, the football sequences give us the sense of being right in the middle of the action and as the finals approach, it is clear that there is much more at stake than the game. The spectators are ______, as are the locals in the pub and the players themselves. By ______real-life Australian sporting personalities, lovers of rugby league will no doubt be drawn to the film, although you don't have to be a football enthusiast to enjoy the experience.