In the end, Drover comes to his senses. Despite the hurts in his past he cannot live without Lady Ashley. Though we do not know for sure I like to think that they have a proper wedding and are now married (without quotes).

Despite Lady Ashley's misgivings she lets Nullah go on walkabout, going through the rite of passage to become a man. Again, we do not know, but the undertones of the movie point to the fact that Nullah will become a great leader within his tribe, like his grandfather before him.

Though I am sure I could find statistics to show how much ourcultureand our nation struggles with the family unit and raising boys to become men, I think our experiences prove that this movie touches on issues that grip our society today. The one thing the movie doesn't cover is how to overcome these issues, if they are something you live with or have lived through.

Maybe you are from a broken home or struggle with feeling like a boy stuck in a man's body, like I do sometimes. This is probably no surprise given our website, but we believe that Jesus is the answer. The family of God, one that is made up of those who believe Jesus is Lord, is a strong bond. I wouldn't give it up, though it isn't perfect, for anything.

What better man to emulate than Jesus? Not the bearded-lady-in-a-sash-Jesus that is pictured in much of Christian art, but the construction worker who hung out with dock workers. He also did what our forefather Adam should have done, gave his life for his bride!

Australia portrayed well the brokenness that is this world we live in. Jesus is the wholeness that we need, down under or up over

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