Frank+Dunn+-+Brandon

Give a detailed description of Frank Dunne's physicality and personality. Outline what happens to him throughout the film. What aspects of the Australian identity does the character Frank Dunne represent? Explain this clearly. Does this character represent today's Australian? Explain and provide examples.

Frank starts out in the film as a train laborer which he runs away from to start a new life while his friends (Bill,Barney and Snowy) join the war he then comes to an athletics carnival where he loses to Archie Hamilton(Mark Lee) impressed he looks for him he then noticed him getting rejected at the enlist bench he tells him they can travel to Perth to enlist. He then explains he is going there for business reasons. He eventualy deciedes that hee will join the [|Light Horse] with Archie but the problem he faced is that he could not ride a horse Archie makes it with Frank leaving. He later meets his other mates that were going to join the army. He then decides he will join with his mates he them becomes part of the army in the infantry he then travels to egypt for training and he then meets his friend Archie again he then persuades the captain of the light horse cavalry to let him join this means leaving his other friends in the infantry this makes them little upset but they soon meet back up on the Gallipoli Peninsula ( [|ANZAC] [|Cove]) this is when they all regroup and play around for a bit but then they are thrown into the war this is when they realise the ferocity of it and starts with his friends going into battle for the first time. Frank then comes to meet the them as they return he is the told by his friend Bill that Barney is Dead and Snowy is critically injured. Frank then goes to talk to Snowy and hears his dying wishes. Frank then takes some time to morn the loss of his mates but then comes the time where he himself needs to fight for his country also along his friend archy. Frank Feels very scared anxious about the events where he has to fight the commander tells Arhie can be runer but out of sacrifice he gives the oppertunity to Frank by doing this he risk his life for Frank. While in the trenches Frank has to run from base camp to the front line multiple times finding out from the Majors if they should run into enemy troops or not during this

Frank Dunne played by Mel Gibson is a tall well-built and has the typical Australian accent he kind and a good person to his friends he may be a bit stubborn and naïve. He is very smart and has a good idea of what he is doing most of the time. He is very loyal and takes care of his friends and people close to him.