Australian Comedy Films

I have noticed by watching these Australian films that there are some similarities among them. First of all they seem to like the F word. They use it very fluently. Second, they do not pick "attractive" actors and actresses, at least not by  Hollywood standards. It doesn't seem much of a priority. The parts that I enjoyed the most throughout the movie The Man who Sewed God were the more slap stick comedy parts. For example, the scene where the main character is drunk at the start and keeps hitting and falling on the journalist.  It was just one unfortunate accident after another. Speaking of unfortunate accidents, the fact that he got stuck out in a really bad storm and debris injured his foot and sunk his boat was extremely unfortunate.  Also the way the insurance company was treating him was completely unjust. This movie is a comedy but it has very interesting theological and social justice implications. It sounds absurd when one hears that this man is trying to sue God but really he is trying to show how ridiculous this policy is that the insurance companies have in place. They are using God as a way to jip people out of money. They are abusing the name of God, so by him suing God he isn't being blasphemes, he is calling out the misuse of God's name. This is very much an underdog story fighting for justice, I think, more than a comedy. It reminds me of The Castle because of the injustice being done to the common man and then the common man sticking up for himself. Both men were offered money settlements but both men refused because they were fighting something bigger than what money could buy. Also both movie climaxes happened in a courtroom. I also thought it was funny that the bus he went on had the destination of Eden, which is a cool biblical reference to the Garden of Eden. Also, a visual trope throughout the movie is the sky. The shots of the sunrises, sunsets and beautiful cloud movements. I think the reason for this is a constant feeling of God's presence. It is a reminder that God has a part in the situations going on.  The bird bursting through the courtroom window in slow motion was a little much for me. I understand what the film makers were doing but it seemed a bit cheesy.