Walkabout (1971)

In our Literature class, we watched the first 10 minutes of the 1971 film, Walkabout. Although we only views a small part of the film, we were able to see many clips showing the contrast between the city and the desert.

The use of brickwalls and fences in the city shows us that they don't exist in Aboriginal communities.It also shows the disconnection between the two worlds and how different they both are in comparison. The city looks overcrowded and closed in, whereas the desert is free and open.
There was a clip showing businessmen and women walking, particularly focusing on their legs, which captured the hussle and bussle of the city. In this scene there is no focal point, showing the lack of individuality and character of the city people. Everybody is so serious and impersonal, the city people populace doesn't seem all that friendly.
A scene was shown with a class of young female students doing breathing exercises. The lack of indiviuality is evident in this scene, not only because of their plain uniforms, but their robotic behaviour. We notice that the girls and boys schools are separate, shows how life is depicted in the city as an 'ideal world'. 
The great, tall buildings were used to show the mans/fathers isolation and depression, as we see later in the film he commits suicide. The buildings also show how they cut off the beauty of nature as well as sunshine (all is black and white). There is no green to be seen in the city, but hidden behind.
When the father arrives home, we see that their is no acknowledgement between family members, mainly between the mother and father, though their children appear to be quite close. They would seem like the pefect family in the world they live in, but love within it is absent.
By seeing the home the family live in, we see that they are quite wealthy. This shows how they may have so much but that doesnt buy happiness- the father is a perfect example of this.