The border between civilised and savage are blurred in ‘The Tracker’ when the fanatic is full of the ideas that he is superior over Aboriginals because he is ‘white’ and murders innocent people relentlessly. The fanatic’s maddening tone of superiority above Aboriginals is contrasted with the follower’s sudden courageous act of defiance, which adds to the film’s message that ‘all men choose the path they …show more content…
The soundtracks, like the paintings, form a connection to Aboriginal Dream Time stories which also implemented songs in the story telling. Some of the soundtrack is also sung in an Aboriginal dialect which further enhances the impression that the movie is also somehow part of Aboriginal history. The final scene of the tracker riding off into the sunset would often be the most memorable to viewers as not only was it the movie’s parting scene but it was a symbol for hope. It was a powerful scene which gave viewers the concept that there would always be a new day in the end. The follower (who is on horseback) is situated in the foreground as he gazes towards the tracker whom is swiftly exiting the scene and viewer’s eyes are also unconsciously focused on the tracker which reveals how the tracker truly is the protagonist of the