The Panther?
Can someone explain me the meaning of the Panther in this movie?
shareIt represents different things for different people - but to me personally it's 'the past mistakes coming back to haunt us'. It refers back to the colonial times when settlers would bring exotic cargo such as animals (panthers) - the settlers would take over the natives land and claim it as their own.
To some people the panther simply represents 'death' coming to the town. To others it's Jimmy's spirit guide. It has many different meanings for many different people.
Hope that helps.
I must admit this was an unexpected addition in this movie and there are reports of panters or large exotic cats being seen in rural Australia. If you google 'panther sightings in Australia' .. Perhaps it was added as a reference to Jimmy's spirt guide as per the previous poster's comments
shareI saw it as way of undermining the head sheriffs (Bisley) cred, he totally dismissed any thought of a panther being in Australia.
shareblack panther has been a myth in the melbourne outback for a long time, to me i saw it in the film as a homage to cliche cowboy story telling of seeing a mystical animal that represents a turn in thought normally its done by a coyote, majority of this film is based on alot of cowboy vs indian storys all mashed up together.
shareI thought it was meant to be a metaphor or somesuch, the bit when it came in, looked at him, left him alone and took the other guy was like 'Don't get between me and my prey and you won't get hurt' similar to the relationship with Jimmy
shareThat is also my interpretation. I remember stories as a kid that involved an escaped panther from a zoo.
I also thought it might be a reference to the American political organisation The black Panthers. Tommy Lewis was a radical in his youth.
and why wouldn't he its Australia after all not Africa like he said . how many panthers you see in outback australia ....
shareOutback Australia it isn't. It is set in the Victorian alpine country, would have seen snow if it was filmed in Winter. Don't snow in the outback. The panther is another one of those myths along with the yowie and bunyip. It parallels well with the escaped prisoner, also an expert at tracking its prey.
shareyes all corect but the person asked why did he say panther i think him asking about why a panther would be in outback australia was a legit question i would of asked the same question myself .
shareLet's just set the record straight.
There are probably more panthers in Melbourne zoo than there are in Africa.
PANTHERS COME FROM SOUTH AMERICA! DAH!
haha, I just thought it was meant to be a 'wtf' moment :p I definitely wasn't expecting it (after all, "it's not ****ing Africa" as Bill says)
shareWell I took it to signify a return to a primal predator state of sorts. Notice Cooper got knocked out and suddenly realizes somethings seriously wrong with the cops. So from than moment on he begins investigating.
shareIt does to me!
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