Australia

One of the characters that I would like to talk about in the movie ‘Australia’ is King George. He was the indigenous people on the land called Australia. He had a grandchild whose name was Nullah. His physical appearance resembled the dark people. Yes, he was dark and wore like any other people isolated from the society for generations, living in the forests. He had curly hair and thick beard. He was half-naked too. There was always a spear clung by him, everywhere he went.
He believed in the existence of spirits in every creature, just like his ancestors did. Thus, he was equipped with different kinds of songs and spells created by his ancestors in order to survive in the forests. Later on, he passed these down to Nullah, a half cast.
Initially, King George was accused of murdering Lady Ashley’s husband for he was an Aborigini witch doctor. However, the latter was killed by the glass-tipped spear, not the one possessed by King George. Since there was no alibi to prove his innocence, he was later brought to the court. Nonetheless, he managed to free himself out when the Japanese bombed the prison.
King George was uneducated but he was better off than some of the English men. For instance, father of Nullah, Neil Fletcher was cruel towards his own family. After the death of Nullah’s mother, Neil Fletcher did not heed the welfare of the child. On the other hand, King George was willing to take the obligation to take care of the child. He even asked his grandchild to live together with him in the wild. Moreover, King George could only converse in native language. He could be considered as the first teacher encountered by Nullah, teaching him different spells and songs to mingle with the nature and also catch fish. Through this, he was a responsible grandfather, better off than the irresponsible father of Nullah. All in all, King George was lack of the knowledge of civilization, but he still withheld the values what a human should withhold.
King George played a paramount role in ‘Australia’. Without him, either Nullah or the Drover would be killed by his biological father, Neil Fletcher during the invasion of Japanese. It was in the nick of time when he managed to fling his spear and hit on the target precisely. Consequently, the bullet fired from Fletcher’s gun did not penetrate through any part of Nullah’s body. This scene revealed the unconditional love of a grandfather towards his grandchild.