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Blueback

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Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.

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Cast

Robert Connolly

Director

Mia Wasikowska

Abby

Albert Mwangi

Gitundu

Ariel Donoghue

Young Abby

Radha Mitchell

Dora

Clarence Ryan

Briggs

Eric Bana

Macka

Erik Thomson

Costello

Elizabeth Alexander

Older Dora

Ilsa Fogg

Teen Abby

Eddie Baroo

Merv

Pedrea Jackson

Teen Briggs

Dalip Sondhi

Mr. Carlisle

TF

Timothy Flowers

Briggs' Dad

VT

Vikki Thorn

Bonfire Musician

DC

Dan Carroll

Bonfire Musician

LD

Luke Dux

Bonfire Musician

KH

Karla Hart

Bonfire Musician

HM

Howard Morrison

Police Officer

Robert Connolly

Writer

Tim Winton

Writer

Mga Komento

10 Mga Komento

BeccaDec 24, 2024

The foremost criticism of Blueback is the same one everyone makes when they've read the book first: why are some things left out (to save time, supposedly), then other things added in. This is a general thing that's annoying about movies, so not singular to this movie. With that out of the way, it's a pretty good adaptation of Tim Winton's book. It conveys the story accurately, has the main scenes you're waiting to see, has the same message, etc. The cinematography is excellent. Breathtaking natural footage, which really fits with Winton's message, that the ecosystem here is beautiful and should be cherished and cared for. Bravo.

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adzyimzMay 23, 2023

⭐⭐⭐⭐½/10 Abby (Ariel Donoghue/Ilsa Fogg/Mia Wasikowska) has been passionate about marine biology nearly her entire life-and as a child she befriended a large grouper that she calls Blueback. While Blueback has always remained a secret to most, the ocean is becoming a dangerous place for the creatures that live there-including Blueback. Abby is now tasked with ensuring the safety of her nautical friend and the rest of the sea creatures before it's too late. [more...] Please check out my review of Robert Connolly's Blueback, and my other reviews, by heading to my site, Bain's Film Reviews. Don't forget to subscribe!

Julien Dimitri RigonMay 23, 2023

Blueback is a film adaptation of Tim Winton's 1997 novel of the same name, directed by Robert Connolly and starring Mia Wasikowska, Eric Bana and Radha Mitchell. The film tells the story of Abby, a young girl who befriends a wild blue grouper while diving in the pristine waters of Western Australia. As Abby grows up, she learns about the threats facing her marine friend and her home, and decides to take action to protect them. The film is a visually stunning ode to nature, with breathtaking underwater scenes that showcase the beauty and diversity of life in the ocean. The film also explores themes such as family, identity, activism and environmentalism, with a strong female perspective. Wasikowska gives a nuanced performance as Abby, who evolves from a curious child to a passionate woman. Bana and Mitchell are also convincing as her supportive father and mother, who share her love for the sea. Blueback is a moving and inspiring film that celebrates the bond between humans and animals, and the importance of preserving our natural heritage. It is a film that will appeal to audiences of all ages who care about our planet.

Toure papis KaderMay 23, 2023

Abby, a young woman working as a marine biologist, recalls her teenage years with her mother in Western Australia. She is introduced to the diverse marine life in the bay she grew up in, makes friends with a blue groper and helps her mother fight to protect the bay's marine life from encroaching property developers. A straight-forward, heart-felt film with a pleasant, leisurely pace about pursuing a passion to protect something you care about, aimed at a young audience. The flash-back narrative structure is nostalgic and makes clear why the adult Abby is working to protect the bleaching coral reef, but it obviates any emotional or dramatic impact from either time-period. The underwater photography of the ocean life, and the actors interacting with it, is very beautifully shot, tranquil and convincing of the film's thesis, to protect ocean life. Though short on depth and complexity the film successfully depicts the simplicity and integrity of spending your life caring for your immediate environment.

Mohamed Reda May 23, 2023

Saw this at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "Blueback" is a story about Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend. Tim Winton novel called "Blueback" was a book I read as a child and I remember enjoying it quite a lot. Director Robert Connolly clearly has talent on directing and camerawork as this movie has really amazing camerawork of the Oceania landscapes and some cool underwater sequences. Each scenes that shows the fishes, reefs and ocean grounds were beautiful and felt like you are inside of the ocean and experiencing it. Unfortunately the film falls onto the example of style over substance as the film carries a disjointed narrative and unreliable structure. I understand the purpose of each characters arches but the film doesn't do a great job on developing the characters as the characters didn't feel properly fleshed out. The performances were pretty good but they weren't really able to carry the film due to the lack of character development and poor structure of the story. Many themes of environmentalism and save the ocean are explored but Connolly doesn't seem to understand how to approach these topics properly and they fell all over the place. For a children's film, the film does take a very long time to get to the point and from someone who enjoys slow pace films, Blueback doesn't feel very earned. The runtime doesn't feel justified as there were several moments that felt like filler, some of the dialogue was pretty bad and the disjointed execution doesn't help to make the film interesting. Winton's books are pretty interesting and have chances to be adapted into films but Blueback isn't one of the good adaptations unfortunately. Overall, there are great camerawork and production throughout but the positives are overshadowed by it's negatives. Rating: C.

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