Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) by Sherry L — 20 Jun 2011

This movie belong to the cathegory of movies that you'll either love or just think it's a bore. Me myself, belong to the first group, and was completely spellbound during my first watch.

It's very typical for Peter Weir's early australian era (before he became too commersial;) But seriously...Peter Weir is on my list of top 20 directors (or WILL be, whenever I make such a list;).

I lack words for how incredible this movie's imagery is. The mystique, the expressible and beautiful filming is something above the ordinairy.

The theme, is could describe in a rather "dopey" way as; when culture conflicts with nature.

No matter how much our society continues to develope, there will always be things that will remain unexplainable for us. We will always be defeated by nature, in that way.

The movie is based on a true story.

A girl's school in Australia, Appleyard College, is having a nice picnic in the mountains. It's Valentines Day, the year is 1900, it's beautiful weather and the girls are having a great time, and so are the teachers.

A couple of the girls decide they want to explore the mountains a bit further and with the teachers permission walk higher up. One of the girls gets tired and descends. The other girls disappeared.

The first teacher that goes looking for them, disappear as well.

Right after, two boys are suspected for having kidnapped them all, but is soon released of all charges when it turns out that they couldn't possibly have had anything to do with it.

Like I first told you, you will probably either consider this dull and lacking action. Or you will realise what an unique movie this really is!