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Daniel Kelly Ned Kelly - True History (51* d) RE: Ned Kelly - True History 13 Apr 20


I didn't mind 'True History of the Kelly Gang'. As mentioned, it was a pastiche of the story, done in a style that attempted to be tangential and a little Tarantinoesque.

However, some of the exposure of the class structure, corruption in the police, racism against the Irish and the brutality of the time was well covered. I didn't believe the character development which led to Glenrowan, but the portrayal of Ned's childhood influences was quite convincing.

I did enjoy the final speech, where the fabricated version of Ned was used as a springboard for Australia to move into an era of civility. In that sense, he comes off as the victim of his circumstance.


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