Paper Planes Film Analysis

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Sometimes Australian cinema can be overlooked in many international markets, and even domestically as the distributors needed to gain worldwide attention are not generally signed with the productions. Coupled with the different setting and characters as of other Hollywood films, makes the Australian film genre a difficult sell to many international markets. This was clearly evident in the 2014 Australian film Paper Planes. Paper Planes was released here in Australia theatrically on the 15th of January, 2015. Paper Planes made around AUD$9.61 million at the box office here in Australia, that return wouldn’t even cover the budget for any movie in Hollywood right now. Domestically Paper Planes did get good reviews and those who saw it did enjoy it, but what let it down, just like many other Australian …show more content…

Elements of these cities where present but the main focus was on the Australian outback. Desert settings may be in Hollywood films, such as western movies, but the Australian outback is so iconic, so recognisable, that many views can know the setting within seconds of a shot. This was perfectly set in Paper Planes and immediately showed audiences a classic remote Australian town.
Paper Planes follows Dylan (played by Ed Oxenbould), an ordinary kid one would expect in a small town in Australia. He leaves his small down with the reluctant support from his father as he heads to Sydney to compete in a paper plane competition. After winning the competition Dylan loses all support from his father to go to Tokyo for the international competition. This plot could be related in one way or another to not only Australian kids but all kids as they try to convince their parents to do things to move forward. Even though the farther was played by Avatar’s star Sam Worthington, Paper Planes still convinced me that the cast was 100% Australian, even though Sam is actually from the

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