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Concepts of Humanity in Ray Lawrence's Jindabyne

 

            "Jindabyne," an Australian based film uniquely directed by Ray Lawrence, centers upon moral dilemmas, the complexities of relationships and the differences between behaviors of men and women. "Jindabyne" is a subtle, powerful, yet haunting film of visual beauty, mystery and moral horror. It is a film that challenges the human instincts of four ordinary men who commit a mistake unknowingly and the unforeseen, fatal consequences that are caused and have to be faced. It is of a gruesome discovery Stewart encounters whilst fishing in the isolated mountains along with Carl, Rocco and Billy is of a murdered woman who belongs to an indigenous background. .
             Although they are profoundly horrified and confronted, the four men decide to continue their ultimate trip of fishing, tethering the corpse to the shore with fishing line and allowing a day and night to pass before they alert the police. The initial reaction of each character and the depth of impact they resonate differentiates exceptionally within the film. Claire, Stewart and Jude are characters that react distinctively towards the incident according to their past experiences of emotional predicaments. The various reactions of these characters will be analyzed thoroughly and briefly to conclude as to why and how they reacted towards the incident. .
             Claire, Stewart's wife is a very self-dominating, determined woman. She is deeply disturbed by her husband's action and her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make matters right with using her determination to help the victim's family by going against her family and friends. .
             Claire's sympathy for humanity is passionately delivered within Jindabyne; she exemplifies this by her acts of questioning Stewart about replacing their son into the situation the girl had suffered from. This demonstrates a sense of awareness from Claire about the devastation felt by the victim herself and the family.


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