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What is the Jerilderie Letter?
Is one of only two original kelly letters to have survived
Written in 1879
Explores ideas of setting, authoritve figures and the heroism that surrounds Kelly.
Justifies Kellys actions
Offers insight in to Ned's feeling and personal beliefs
Written by Joe Byrne but dictated by Ned Kelly
"I have been wronged and my mother and four or five men lagged innocent and is my brothers and sisters and my mother not to be pitied also who has no alternative only to put up with the brutal and cowardly conduct off a parcel of big ugly fat-necked wombat headed big bellied magpie legged narrow hipped splaw-footed sons of Irish Bailiffs or english landlords which is better known as Officers of Justice or Victorian Police who some call honest gentlemen."
"But it is not the
place of the Police to convict guilty
men as it is by them they get their
living had the right parties been
convicted"
Depicts Kelly as a hero and authority as the villian
Staring Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom and Naomi Watts
Ned Kelly's life is interprated in this film through the eyes of the people who wrote the script and worked on various aspects of the film
Released in 2003
Tells Ned Kelly's story through the acting, script, setting and more film codes and conventions
Directed by Gregor Jordan
"They say the trouble with the Irish is that they rely too much on dreams and not enough on gunpowder. Whereas the English were shy on dreams, as usual, but had plenty of the other. Now we had both."
"I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning. but I am a widows son outlawed and my orders must be obeyed"
"My mother is rotting away
in a prison cell... because of the lies of a policeman named Fitzpatrick."
"The biggest thieves and liars the sun ever shone on... The Victorian police."
Acting shows arrogant behaviour
Low position represents a lack of position or rank
high position in shot represents a higher psition in society or moreauthority
Midshot means that the scene is probably high in context
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Through Quotes & Ned Kelly's personal views and thoughts
A writters interpretation of histrical events, represented through both the film 'codes + conventions' and script/quotes
Similarities
Differences
- In both sources 'authority' is represented as the villian
- Ned Kelly land his gange are depicted as heros
- Histroical Truth & revelelance
- Policeman are the main example for authority and are a lagrge focus of both sources
- In the Letter only one perspective is shown
- In the Movie other views are shown more so
- In the Film reasons police may have acted in a bad manner are present
- The letter is a primary source
- The movie is someone's interpretation of historical events
MOVIE
Dear Sir
I wish to acquaint you with
some of the occurrences of the present past
and future....... (28 pages later) yet they know and acknowledge I have
been wronged and my mother and four or five men
lagged innocent and is my brothers and sisters and
my mother not to be pitied also who was has no alternative
only to put up with the brutal and cowardly conduct
of a parcel of big ugly fat necked wombat headed big bellied
magpie legged narrow hipped splawfooted sons of Irish
bailiffs or English landlords which is better known as
Officers of Justice or Victorian Police who some calls
honest gentlemen
VS
Dear Sir...
"I wish to acquaint you
with some of the occurrences...
"of the present,
past and future.
It will pay government
to give those people who are suffering--"
...justice and liberty.
"...justice and liberty.
My brother and sisters
and mother...
have to put up with the brutal
and cowardly conduct of a parcel of--
- "...big, ugly--"
- ...big, ugly, fat-necked--"
- "...fat-necked--"
- Wombat-headed.
Wombat-headed.
"...wombat-headed,
big-bellied--"
- Magpie-legged!
- Magpie-legged.
Thank you very much, ma'am.
- Joe, write that down. Magpie-legged.
"...narrow-hipped,
splaw-footed...
sons of Irish bailiffs--"
Or English landlords better known
as what? Victorian police.
LETTER
MOVIE
My mother is rotting away
in a prison cell... because of the lies of a policeman named Fitzpatrick
VS
Fitzpatrick left and invented some scheme to say that I shot him, which any man could see was false
LETTER
Jerilderie letter transcription National Museum of Australia. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/collection_interactives/jerilderie_letter/page_1
Ned Kelly Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom movie. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/n/ned-kelly-script-transcript.html
1879 Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter Australia's migration history timeline NSW Migration Heritage Centre. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime/ned-kelly-jerilderie/index.html
Ned Kelly isn’t an icon, he’s a failure. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/rendezview/ned-kelly-isnt-an-icon-hes-a-failure/news-story/cc8f46b8d3c43dbd2545d10bacb02a2c