Director: Peter Andrikidis
I know that my blog is dedicated to the books I have read and the films I have seen but for the past few days (I had a lot of free time) I had been watching some tv mini-series and thought to myself - these tv mini-series are just like films, only longer therefore divided into parts/episodes, why should not I write about them as well? (Mini-series are not worse than films after all, are they?) Of course, as you may have guessed, I decided to try. And now, with the greatest pleasure, I can begin the first ever tv mini-series review (from now on there is also a label/keyword 'tv mini-series') and with no other than "The incredible journey of Mary Bryant" - one of my favourite up to now and one of the first mini-series I have ever seen.
The story is quite simple but rather harsh and sad. Mary Bryant is a poor young woman who is caught stealing food, in such a way landing her a place along with other convicts on the long voyage to the New South Wales. On her way there Mary soon finds some friends and the future husband Will with whom after 3 years of starvation in the new colony she decides to escape for the sake of her children.
Sensing the smell of freedom, Mary risks not realizing what she will have to overcome and what decisions she will have to make in order to survive.
Of course like in almost any other film which is based on historical events, some things are true and some not, so do not believe everything you see (you will find some of them clearly impossible). As a lover of historical stories, overall, I must say that I really enjoyed watching this 2-part film. It is always good to find out something more about the past. But... what I loved the most about "The incredible journey of Mary Bryant" was the romance - pure love between Mary and Will, and determination and the great willpower the young girl had - that is how the most desired goals are reached. Talking about the actors, well I must say they were chosen very wisely. I believed every expression, pain and misery in their eyes and gestures. I honestly had compassion on those unfortunate people who were strained and fought for such a usual 'thing' at the moment as freedom.
