Looking for Alibrandi
Gee I wish Looking for Alibrandi was our English text for the HSC. I finally saw the movie on Foxtel tonight. High school never got that “exciting” for us, but everything depicted in that movie is something any Sydney high school student could relate to (especially Eastern suburbs private girls schools!). The locations the film are shot at are instantly recognisable to Sydneysiders. Being an Aussie production, it is typically frank in its delivery. No twenty-something year old Hollywood actors portraying 17/18 year old school kids. No schmaltz.
The movie itself is bristling with relatable themes – personal and cultural identity, relationships, school politics, you name it… The gf tells me I should read the novel (as usual, the novel is better than the movie), and I guess I should get around to doing that soon. Regardless, this movie is recommended.
11:24pm (GMT +11.00) 
