Story Makers: Colin Thiele – 1988 documentary on the author of Storm Boy.
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Universal playback is optimised with a region free disc in 1.85:1 widescreen, while the sound output is 2.0 DTS-HD MA English, coming in perfectly clear and balanced. Nevertheless, the improved picture quality does a wonderful job at enhancing Geoff Burton’s stunning cinematography, capturing the seaside landscape and its signature colours and textures. Mastered from a 4K restoration, Storm Boy has never looked better, but in comparison to many of Umbrella’s previous HD releases, it does pale slightly, lacking the same level of sharpness. Pelicans have never been so adorable and show it in such an endearing manner. Percival is the film’s most enriching element, changing the lives its characters for the better and acting as the connective tissue between child and adult audiences. While his behaviour and antics humorously border on ‘Lassie’ territory, Mr. Percival, one of three orphaned pelicans at the hands of careless shooters. Violent acts against the environment are shown to have consequences, but they also offer the chance for growth, which comes in the form of the playful Mr. His connection to and respect for the land is a subtle means of expressing how the natural world is a life in itself.
Fingerbone (David Gulpilil), the lone Aboriginal who Mike encounters, is the film’s spiritual guide. It’s clear that both father and son share a mutual love for each other, but in many ways, they’re opposite sides of a coin so to speak. Tom is a man who has clearly become disillusioned with the life he once lead either by way of heartbreak or just a general disconnect with his peers. Yet he yearns for the chance to mix with other his own age despite his father’s resistance to formal education. Mike’s curiosity as a child allows him to see the natural beauty of his home and all its inhabitants, far beyond the novelty commonly viewed by those living among civilisation. Now I understand and appreciate its importance within Australian cinema, especially how it elevated the industry during the New Wave through such powerful storytelling. Percival was a common sight in school libraries and of course in videos stores on humble VHS, where the film had spent most of its life.
That almost iconic image of a tired and weary Greg Rowe holding the beloved Mr. I had never seen Storm Boy prior to this release, but I’ve been familiar with the renowned favourite as far back as I can remember. In search for friendship, he encounters an Aboriginal native and together they form a bond over an orphaned pelican. Based on Colin Thiele’s acclaimed novel, Mike (Greg Rowe), a lonely Australian boy lives on the coast with his reclusive father Tom (Peter Cummins). However, their March line-up featured the staple classic Storm Boy, on Blu-ray for the very first time in a release I’m confident will never be matched. Umbrella Entertainment have brought many obscure Australian films to the home media market, titles that would have otherwise remained unheard of by most.
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