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The story of Ned Kelly is a story which Australian audiences have returned to over and over again since the first feature film in 1906 and have kept revisiting right up until now, when in 2002 movie director Gregor Jordan created the blockbuster hit “Ned Kelly” starring Australian actors Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts and Geoffrey Rush, also starring Orlando Bloom and Joel Edgerton. The movie is based upon the novel Our Sunshine written by Robert Drewe. The movie has created mixed opinions since it’s opening, having people question weather the movie shows a true representation of Ned Kelly and what really happened, but all opinions aside, the movie has proved an outstanding success within Australia and parts of the World. Well, I guess I should start by telling you what the film is all about. The main characters in the film are: Ned Kelly, played by Heath Ledger, Joe Byrne played by Orlando Bloom, Julia Cook played by Heath’s off-screen girlfriend Naomi Watts and Superintendent Hare played by Geoffrey Rush. The movie is set in Victoria Australia in the 1800’s; and has Heath Ledger doing background narrating, speaking Ned’s thoughts and emotions, which made me automatically sympathize with him. Ned comes from an