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PETER WEIR'S GALLIPOLI (1981) was the jewel in the crown of Australian cinema's New Wave, which began around 1970. The film's narrative can best be described as a boy's adventure story turned tragic. Encouraged by the title and advertising to suppose that this is a war film, viewers are often surprised at how long the film takes to get the men enlisted in the army, let alone to the front. The story focuses on the friendship of Archy Hamilton (played by Mark Lee) and Frank Dunne (Mel Gibson), who first meet each other as track adversaries--both are national-class sprinters. Their rivalry quickly gives way to a series of shared adventures that bond them powerfully together as true `mates', the Australian version of intense male friendship emphasising loyalty and a shared code of masculine behaviour. The turning point for their relationship occurs when they survive `the lake', a fifty-mile desert crossing which serves as an impromptu rite of passage. Archy has been especially keen on joining up, but has had difficulties due to being underage. Frank has wanted nothing to do with the war, but has a change of heart after enduring the lake with Archy.
Approximate Word count = 775
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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