| Reference Type |
The Age
newspaper
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| Title |
By the way, not everyone is a winner |
| Author(s) | Pamela Bone |
| Town |
Melbourne |
| State |
VIC |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
06-06-2005 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
15 |
| Comments |
This piece is targeted towards people concerned or interested in the film Three Dollars, and more importantly the socio-economic status and changing times in Melbourne, littered with statistics this article talks about poverty and inequality in our society, this is a strong link to themes explored in the movie and the sort of unfortunate circumstances Eddie and Tanya find themselves in. The article bases a lot of its arguments around current government policy and how it isn't fair to all Australians. The author takes a strong stance against some of the scenes in the Film, such as the depiction of a hospital in terrible conditions, the fact that an everyday man is helping out a stranger seems unlikely in her opinion. Overall the author contends that the film reminds us of the winner takes all position of Australian economies and working conditions. The article is well researched relying heavily of factual information around government policy. The author doesn't make any assumptions in the article. This source is important because its analysing the real life links between the central themes in the movie and real world issues at the time, a truthful and realist portrayal of the socio-econmic climate Eddie and Tanya and Australians had found themselves in. |
| Synopsis |
'Beyond the statistics of prosperity, many people are struggling to survive'- Pamela Bone |
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