The new teen film Tomorrow When The War Began has performed really well at the Australian box office in its first month of release. The film is based on the first of a number of books in a series using the same title. They had been written years ago by writer John Marsden for a teen reading audience and eventually became part of the English curriculum in most high schools in Australia. That's what has contributed to the book becoming so popular. Teenagers that read it at school really enjoyed it and couldn't wait for the film to be released.
This film was produced in Australia with the majority of the young actors from the movie being young Australian actors who have gained reputation in Australian soapies like Home and Away and Neighbours, to mention a few.
It has had mixed reactions from the public. Most have mentioned how much they enjoyed the motion picture and how Stuart Beattie, the writer who adapted the book into a movie, has kept towards the basic account in the book. Other folks have mentioned they didn't like the minor adjustments he produced as well as the additional parts he incorporated into the movie.
Having seen the film myself, I can say that the movie does stick mainly to the original tale within the book, and also the slight modifications that had been created needed to be, in order to tell the tale within the 104 minutes the film goes for.
The motion picture is the account of seven teenagers who go camping for the weekend through the annual Commemorative Day celebrations which are on in their rural township of Wirrawee. They return to see their town has been invaded by an unknown enemy force with their families being held captive at the showground. The movie then goes on to show how the teens must band together to fight guerrilla style against this enemy force in order to try to save their town and their families.
The film does a great job of showing how the teenagers react and cope when thrown into a terrifying scenario and how they deal with the tension and strain that a situation like this creates. When they're pushed to their limits they turn out to be extremely enterprising in the way they attempt to impede the enemy forces' stronghold on their city.
This is really a coming of age film as the teenagers have to grow up very fast in order to survive the conditions they now find themselves in. The film has been quite well received by Australian audiences as evidenced by its enormous box office earnings and is positive to become one of the most popular films to come out of Australia.
This film was produced in Australia with the majority of the young actors from the movie being young Australian actors who have gained reputation in Australian soapies like Home and Away and Neighbours, to mention a few.
It has had mixed reactions from the public. Most have mentioned how much they enjoyed the motion picture and how Stuart Beattie, the writer who adapted the book into a movie, has kept towards the basic account in the book. Other folks have mentioned they didn't like the minor adjustments he produced as well as the additional parts he incorporated into the movie.
Having seen the film myself, I can say that the movie does stick mainly to the original tale within the book, and also the slight modifications that had been created needed to be, in order to tell the tale within the 104 minutes the film goes for.
The motion picture is the account of seven teenagers who go camping for the weekend through the annual Commemorative Day celebrations which are on in their rural township of Wirrawee. They return to see their town has been invaded by an unknown enemy force with their families being held captive at the showground. The movie then goes on to show how the teens must band together to fight guerrilla style against this enemy force in order to try to save their town and their families.
The film does a great job of showing how the teenagers react and cope when thrown into a terrifying scenario and how they deal with the tension and strain that a situation like this creates. When they're pushed to their limits they turn out to be extremely enterprising in the way they attempt to impede the enemy forces' stronghold on their city.
This is really a coming of age film as the teenagers have to grow up very fast in order to survive the conditions they now find themselves in. The film has been quite well received by Australian audiences as evidenced by its enormous box office earnings and is positive to become one of the most popular films to come out of Australia.
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