Movie review - Australia

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are stars in director Baz Luhrmann’s sweeping epic 'Australia.' Kidman plays an aristocratic English woman, and Jackman is a tough cattle drover. They couldn’t be more different, yet they find their lives inextricably intertwined as they embark on a remarkable journey across hundreds of miles of the country’s most brutal terrain.

Lets talk about the Jackman's character, the Drover.

The Drover is an Australian version of a cowboy whose job involves taking cattle across one of the most inhospitable parts of the world for long periods. He is a strong and muscular man with an incredible massive body. He is an extremely good-looking man that will always obsess you entirely.

The Drover shows bravery in the movie. He dares to accept the risky job offered by Lady Sarah Ashley which is to drive the herd through a brutal terrain to Faraway Downs to sell off her cattle to the military. Moreover, he risks his life to search for Nullah on Mission Island during the war time with just two partners, even though the island had just been bombed and guarded by Japanese soldiers.

The Drover is a caring companion to Lady Sarah Ashley and a loving stepfather to Nullah. He has quite a strong father-son relationship with Nullah although Nullah is a “half-caste” child. He treats Nullah as his own child and protects him. Moreover, he struggle on painfully and feels guilty to leave Lady Sarah Ashley and Nullah when he knows that Lady Sarah Ashley has died, and Nullah has been caught to be civilized under the church’s supervision when the Japanese sudden attack begins.

Furthermore, the Drover is a fair person. He treats everyone equally and disagrees with the discrimination. For example, he forces the bartender to treat his black friend same as other white customers by serving him drinks with proper glass. The Drover also forcibly asks the barman to serve Lady Sarah Ashley in male lounge as she deserves for it. Then, he does not look down to aborigines. He trusts Nullah’s grandfather, King George for the magical power mentioned to find the water supply during the deserted journey to Darwin.

The Drover shows his strength and toughness in the movie. He meets a lot of difficulty in the way to Darwin such as scarce water problem and horrible incident of cattle charging over a cliff. He never gives up, not hesitating to fight until the goal is achieved. Finally he manages to win Carney and successfully drives the cattle onto the ship before Carney's does.

The Drover is generous too! The Drover doesn't blame or scold Nullah every time he interrupts whenever Drover and Lady Sarah Ashley are kissing!