One of them, named Mr Percival, is close to death before he nurses it gently back to life. When a band of young men make a raid nearby, killing pelicans and smashing their nesting area, Storm Boy rescues three surviving chicks. These three characters live in harmony with their environment until destroyers intrude with guns and idiocy. This wiry Aboriginal man, with his knowledge of country, shares with Storm Boy the language of the wind and the waves, and the scribbly stories made by creatures trekking across the sand hills at night. The boy grows up supple and strong and spends his days befriending the living creatures, combing the beach for sea treasures, and spending time with their only neighbour, Fingerbone Bill. Storm Boy and his fisherman father, Hide-Away Tom, are dreamers who live in a makeshift humpy in the sand dunes by the sea. After the film is over, parents should be prepared to tell their children that, no, pelicans don’t make great pets in real life.Thiele characterises the Coorong as a place that attracts two types of humanity: those who dream and those who destroy. Percival affectionally wrapping his elongated neck around Michael’s shoulders. Even the most cynical adult viewer will find it hard not to melt at the sight of Mr. (The film includes the nice touch of a cameo appearance by the great David Gulpilil, who played Fingerbone Bill in the original film and here turns up as the character’s father.)Īnd while pelicans aren’t the most emotionally expressive of animals, they certainly come across that way here.
Courtney delivers a solid supporting turn as the emotionally scarred dad, while Jamison nearly steals the film with his charismatic turn as Michael’s new friend. It also lends an environmental protection theme that provides both contemporary relevance and a crowd-pleasing happy ending.Ĭhild actor Finn delivers a terrifically naturalistic performance that has the audience rooting for young Michael from the beginning. And while the framing device in Monjo’s screenplay isn’t necessary, it does provide the opportunity for Rush to deliver one of his more subtle, effective performances in recent years. It’s a sweet, moving tale, leavened with enough grittiness in terms of characters and situations to ameliorate any cloying aspects. Percival, with whom Michael has formed a special bond, soon returns, with the boy and the affectionate pelican becoming inseparable through various adventures. Michael does such a good job raising them that he tearfully agrees to his father’s instructions to set them free. Overcoming his father’s reluctance, Michael cares for them at his home, naming them Mr. One day, Michael, who’s made friends with a local aboriginal man, Fingerbone Bill (Trevor Jamieson), discovers three baby pelicans whose mother was killed by drunken hunters. It was there that young Michael (Finn Little) grew up with his widower father (Jai Courtney), so reclusive that he’s earned the nickname “Hideaway Tom.” 'Terminal List' Author Responds to Negative Reviews of Chris Pratt Series, Says Critics Are "Triggered" by ShowĪ delay in the voting cues the extended flashback in which Kingsley regales his granddaughter with the story of his childhood spent at the remote land in question.
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