Why Australians like to create a fake story?

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William S

It's a dramatic part of a movie not Australian history.

The the official Japanese history of WW2 dismissed the 'Rape of Nanjing', comfort women, making slaves of prisoners, medical experimentation on prisoners, murder of non-combatants (women and children) all documented all denied.

It's the Japanesee who are lairs they cannot accept responsibly for their own actions

Jamler D

Tell me do you learn about the Darwin air raid at school in Japan? I think not...

I know for a fact that the only way for a Japanese person will ever learn about the bombing is to hear about it from someone outside of their own country. It's kept hidden, ignoring that it ever happened.

Please don't preach about the lies shown in the film. At least the Japanese government can't hide or ignore that the bombing of Darwin happened, if they even show the film over there at all. Wouldn't be surprised if it was banned all together.

I Live In Paradise

do the Japanese government even allow for students to have the WW2 taught in school today --- NO

do they acknowledge there atrocities that the Japanese soldiers did during the 2nd world war --- NO

maybe the Japanese Government should come clean

Michael S

NO WE NOT!

Billybean

Yes, and I suppose you learnt your ancient Roman history by watching the film "Gladiator"
Try to grasp the difference between a work of fiction utilising some historical events and a documentary.
Also, the storyline has nothing do do with us Australians, its a Hollywood film.

Iskandar

I agree, when I saw that movie, I was about to walk out of the cinema as soon as I saw that.

Don't make us responsible for that film. It's baz luhrmann. Anyway, I thought the Japanese education system were the liars...

icmac1949

It's a movie made to make money. Sometimes they have to cheat on the historical facts to help make it interesting.

I agree with you. I'd prefer the story to be accurate.

Obamas Shoes

You'll have to take that up with Baz Luhrmann, the writer and dierctor of the film. This is the same guy who set Romeo and Juliet in California.

I haven't seen the movie, but they may have changed it to a land invasion just to save money on special effects.

â—•tiMMy da iCe cReaM mAnâ—•

Don't blame AUSTRALIAN'S for that movie, blame that director. We have nothing to do with it. Doesn't mean he fake it and rest of the Australian would also fake a story...

aflumpire

its called a movie, of course facts will be bent.

People didnt go and see a movie about a non-fictional account on war; they went to see a love story caught up in war.

Are you saying that everything in Perl Harbour is true and accurate?

ll_jenny_ll here

Personally as an australian... I loathe it when films screw up the historical facts.........

The war is long over..and we should all look to the future... but the FACTS of the past should not be forgotten and NOR should they be tampered with .....

The Japanese carried out an air raid on Darwin.. Minature Japanese subs attacked the east coast ( entering Sydney Harbour included) BUT they did NOT DISEMBARK and kill children ... ( though there is a belief that some Japanese servicemen did land in W.A).

I have NOT seen the movie and nor shall I bother.

Aussie the 2nd

Who knows ....there were many Aussie civilians captured by the Japanese throughout Asia during WW2 , including women & kids . Many died due to cruel treatment & neglect....
Don't come here bleating until you have educated yourself about what really happened to those your soldiers abused !

Nurse Kelly

I haven't seen the movie, so I don't know what it shows. But remember it is a movie and all it is trying to describe is the Japanese raiding and bombing Darwin. Alot of civilians were killed, including children. Perhaps graphically, it looked better by showing Japanese fighters raiding Darwin on land in the movie, rather than on in the air and sea. Yes, they bombed Darwin with ships as well. But like I said, it's a movie. Alot of the movie is based on historical fact, but there needs to be that edge otherwise they may as well just make it a documentry.

I'm an Aussie by the way

Thin Lizzy

What you know?

At least we finished on the winning side.

Mel

Excuse me.. I didn't write the bloody movie, Baz did so go abuse him not me and my fellow 21 million Aussies who had nothing to do with it.

It's a movie, who really cares!

Elizabeth

I haven't seen the film but if it's not factual that would be a very bad thing.
I really don't like it when people give false information and try to call it fact.
Does it mention that Darwin was bombed by the Japanese 64 times between 19th February 1942 and 12th November 1943?
Does it say anything about the bombing of Broome on 3rd March 1942?
Does it say about the 3 air raids on Townsville, and Millingimbi in the Northern Territory, the 4 air raids on the Exmouth Gulf and 9 air raids made on Horn Island?

mariekat85

It's called Hollywood fool!

shiraz6537

why australians believe grounless propaganda of anti japanese activists to whip up a war hysteria and biased portrayal of our history education. have you seen our history text books?
we learned what happened during ww2 at history classes over and over again.

Sandi

Check your facts! In 1942, 243 people died and another 350 were injured.

Dorrian

I think perhaps this is more linked to the racial stereotyping that happens in Australia, and that the Japanese make ideal villains in Australian films given the history of Australia.

I am referring to things like the historical Australian 'White Australia Policy', the well known popular expression - 'the Yellow Peril', and the way that there is still resentment regarding the Japanese submarines and bombs during WW2.

We also can not ignore the fact that when being patriotic, such as around Australia Day or other things like this film, Australians tend to get over zealous and victimize other racial groups:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNWYhbBmxtk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYiAAxZWyys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPG4RIaDGxc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6g8_rQ8ec&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SWWiAjPFBM&feature=related

Bev M

I think you've gotten your facts a little offskew. They didn't show Japanese pilots raiding Darwin but I think they were trying to show that there were many Japanese people living in N.T. [which there were] and they were on the side of their own Japanese people [obviously]. I think these were the people they were trying to portray. It wouldn't be in Baz Lehrman's interest to lie about it - there are too many people still alive who lived through it or read about it to try to pull the wool over their eyes.

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