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The Last Wave in letterbox on IFC in November - SEE IT !!

Posted by Awe-d-o-file on November 1, 2008 at 09:57:30:

I saw "The Last Wave" today on IFC for the first time in over 25 years. It was like seeing an old friend again. Not an old friend you grew up with or knew for a long time but someone from your past you spent a lot of time with in a short period. Someone you remember a certain way and many years later you find they are different.

That's a big part of "The Last Wave". I found a review that summed it up nicely :

""""I notice a lot of viewers are trying to 'understand' The Last Wave. Sometimes...understanding is 'the booby prize'. In an age of in-your-face special effects and fast action that negates thinking at all, this film is brilliant. Peter Weir is truly a remarkable film maker. He does something so few director's do anymore. He allows us to be involved with the story...to think for ourselves. Same as with Picnic At Hanging Rock, which I have to watch at least once a year, The Last Wave allows ME to think for myself. """"

So if you like action films you probably won't like this film. It's also a film you'll want to pay pretty close attention to and not watch casually.

Of course the soundtrack plays a big role for me in this film. Not just the music but the sounds. It won awards for best achievement in sound. It was the first time I ever heard a didgeridoo and it is Eq'd with much more LF than occurs naturally adding to the films eerie side. The didge parts are very cool.

David Gulpilil is great and the other Aboriginal actors are well chosen to add to the stories odd nature. I will never forget the face of Charlie played by Nandjiwarra Amagula, that's him, in the poster pic.