The Castle: Representations of an Australian Society
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"The Castle" presents an image of Australia that is both insulting and condescending. Throughout the film it acquaints it's viewers with the sometimes discriminatory, degrading and prejudicial legal system. It does also show the other side of the legal system; the side which promotes a more fair and egalitarianistic approach.
To insult someone means to, 'offend them by being rude to them1'. Condescending, is to 'show by your behavior that you think you are superior to other people2'.
This film, "The Castle" is about an average Australian family; an average Australian father, Daryl Kerrigan. It explores how an average Australian nuclear family operates, and what things are most important to these people. A company, named 'AirLink' issues the Kerrigan family with a compulsory notice, which enforces them to leave their house, but be compensated by this company.
This causes understandable outrage on behalf of the Kerrigan family, and more specifically Daryl. He seeks legal advice, from Denis Denuto, who seems to be legally inept...