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Title: Post-Colonial Filmmaking
Review: 'Walkabout,' is a film that is so easily reducible to its basic themes-the ignorance of colonialist settlers, the clash of civilizations, and perhaps even the loss of innocence. Yet at it's core I think the film is still effective today because it is so enigmatic-Peter Roeg's direction glides across oppressive landscapes and the characters appear to mumble rather than pronounce. The breakdown of communication is crucial to the accumulation of incommensurable elements. In the end, there is no contact, and everyone is in some sense broken. A fine achievement with many resonances today.
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