ahh good.^^ That's a pretty fair assumption with the invading country. I always thought it would be Asian country because WWII is referenced a lot throughout the series and I thought that was just a way Marsden drew parallels between the two. The war lasted for 14 months and the kids were 17 when it started (I was skimming the opening chapters of the first book this morning and it said Kevin had his P's)
If you want to know more about John Marsden's writing styles and where he draws inspiration from then I would recommend Marsden on Marsden, it's a non-fiction book by John Marsden and he just goes through each of his books, one by one, explaining background information, etc etc.
There is a Huge section dedicated to the Tomorrow Series.
Btw, I think they're in year 12 in the Ellie Chronicles.
It's true she does get thin because of the war. But atleast at the beginning I get the feeling she is stocky. She describes herself as a shetland compared to fi who she describes as a rabbit, a swimsuit model.Oh no. They're going to destroy it. I bet.
But, I have to say, I don't think Ellie was chubby. In the books she was often described as anorexic (not by choice, by war) and she was fairly fit before that due to working on the farm.
I agree - it has incredible potential. I really hope they don't stuff it up too of course but I don't think it will be perfect. I always had this secret dream that I would turn it into a movie series when I grew up. That's the only way it could be perfect for me.I think this movie has the potential to be one the best pieces of cinema ever produced by this country, I really really hope they don't stuff it up.
A group of fanatics should be advising the producers.
On Q&A lastb nitg John Marsden said the pridscers would be assigning the invaders an ethnic adidentity,
HAHAHAHAH SAME!!!!!!!I agree - it has incredible potential. I really hope they don't stuff it up too of course but I don't think it will be perfect. I always had this secret dream that I would turn it into a movie series when I grew up. That's the only way it could be perfect for me.
Love the group of fanatics idea. Where can I sign up?
I watched Q&A too. It was a great episode. I wonder if Marsden had a national idenity in mind when writing.
HAHAHAHAH SAME!!!!!!!
Me and my friends used to say that we would make it into a movie, we had planned certain scenes down to fine details and everything.
I always imagined it as the best piece of cinema ever witnessed. Everyone would leave the cinema in tears.
I'm pretty sure every fan has had this fantasy.
The budget is 23 mil, is that big for a movie? On the IMDB website some person has made the point that why the hell was so much money put into a shit and typical movie like Australia when it could be put into something far more useful/compelling/relevant/educational/moving/great-australian-story like this.
I thought so too, but apparently not:I think this movie has the potential to be one the best pieces of cinema ever produced by this country, I really really hope they don't stuff it up.
A group of fanatics should be advising the producers.
On Q&A lastb nitg John Marsden said the pridscers would be assigning the invaders an ethnic adidentity,