Banished (2015)
At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.
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Waste of time
So much average
Excellent but underrated film
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Really interested at the start of this. I felt the story progressed too quickly, and the characters developed at an unnecessary rate. Also... why kill off Tommy at the end?! What a waste, and an empty way to leave the show!!
This is a period piece that takes place in 1800 Australia. Filmed on location, the setting is beautiful. If you haven't been to Australia this gives you a chance to enjoy this beautiful continent... The story is pure enjoyment...Up there with The Boardwalk Empire, Rome and a few others... the acting is great, the writers are fantastic! It is easy to buy into the story and you are gone on a wonderful vacation from reality....and isn't that the best in entertainment? I just discovered it...just finished it..and then found out there is not to be a second series...However, the story has a natural ending even through there is much more that could be done with such a script. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute.
That's how this program feels like each episode. Fantastic setting, Blue skies, green jungles, sunny beaches. The acting is first rate, the script is challenging enough to be fun without being too cerebral. That's what entertainment is supposed to be. Its one of those series where an hour is not long enough. As for realism, I don't want to see skanky teeth or manky uniforms but I do agree on the condition of Kitty's hair but then again 'maybe shes worth it'. Maybe in the second series, she looses her memory and The Major convinces her its May Belle Lynn McVitie This story could run and run as the New South Wales colony grows over the decade. If done properly, more series than Stargate SG1 Well done script writers and well done to the BBC for funding it. Feel free to making a remake of Mutiny On the Bounty or Hornblower or anything anywhere hot 'n' sunny on water or in a jungle and I'll be a fanboy of that too. :)
Absolute crap. Not in the least bit historically accurate. Dying of starvation after 2 days? Convicts being married and allowed to sit together every night? Soldiers picking 1 woman each? Asking the woman for sex, instead of the usual rape of those days?? Is this a moralistic and PC take on this period of Australia's history. Wolfe Hall was Oscar material compared to this to-sh, and Poldark is shaping up very well too.Horrible unappealing but very "wordy" characters. Absolute mince. For the common people who have never read a bloody book in their lives.And another historical note that is incorrect and jars is the fact that everyone has fantastic teeth! I have watched 2 episodes of this and I've wasted 2 hours of my life that would have been better spent staring at my navel or watching paint dry.