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Summary Of The Film 'Look Both Ways'
Look both ways shows us that tragedy is a part of life. To what extent do you think this is true?
The Australian film “Look both ways” directed by Sarah watt explores many enduring aspects of the human situation and examines the changes that can potentially occur during the course of one’s daily life. The film treats a range of issue of practical, emotional and psychological as well as our different characters in changing life situations can impinge upon other characters both in a positive and negative way. The film is delivering with engaging human sensitivity and a unique sense of Australian humour. While searching for a successful and meaningful life, we are faced with unexpected tragedies which may stray us from our path. There are drawbacks either already embody tragedy or potentially could lead to tragedy thus it emerges
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Through the tragedy that his father experienced, we could see the changes in the train driver’s son. This tragedy brought the 2 characters together and shares the pain of an unexpected event. Although Sarah Watt did not give either of the characters any dialogue, we could see that there was a connection between the two which does not need words to explain.
It can be seen from the foregoing discussion that various aspects of tragedy consume a large part of the film. However, there are also many examples of positive resolution and optimism in the film. One of this is Nick’s remission from cancer shown in the montages at the end of the film. We see Nick and Meryl being together which implied that Meryl’s panic attacks have diminished resulting in the two living happily together. Julia also comes to find closure in making Rob a memorial cross in his shed with his tools. This shows that once these tragedies have been confronted, the path for solutions

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