A profound, analytical interpretation of Nolan’s romanticised ideation pertaining to Ned Kelly. Your acknowledgment of the various perspectives that artists and institutions held about Ned Kelly as either a hero or a criminal appropriately contextualised your description. I found “a brutal collision of a man characterised by his reputation of violence and the peaceful Australian scenery” to be a particularly effective way of communicating the contrast that exists between the beauty of Australia and the obscurity of the Ned Kelly legend. The way you describe Nolan’s portrayal of Ned Kelly as a “cartoon-like image” is also clever, as I’m lead to imagine there’s a whimsical and childlike element to this artwork, embodying the idealistic notion of Ned Kelly as the ‘Australian Legend’, embedded throughout our Australian identity. An articulate, succinct description of “Frist-class Marksman” – interesting and informative blog, Holly!
Link: https://hollysliteratureblog.art.blog/2019/08/26/blog-2/
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