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What is national identity? One view may be that it is a stereotype of a collective group of personalities who join together to form a nation. Whilst it is dangerous to stereotype any group of people, it must be accepted that we, as Australians, share common characteristics which are unique to our people. While the stereotypical qualities of the Australian identity – such as the country lifestyle, family values, mateship and sport – that are evident in the film Gallipoli still exist today, they have inevitably evolved to form new variations of their old meanings. As a result of the numerous, continuing and significant changes to our nation and lifestyle – including immigration, urbanisation multiculturalism, and our seemingly endless adoption of American culture and values – it is unrealistic to assume that Australia still retains the same values and cultural undercurrents, which are displayed in the film "Gallipoli". Those values of yesteryear are now transformed. “Running isn’t all there is to life.” This quote shows the attitude displayed towards sport and competition in the film Gallipoli. Whilst sport was indeed important, and something that Archie and Frank greatly valued, both for its own ? and as a shared