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If anyone would like to watch a comedy film about a similar topic, 1997's "The Castle" [0] is a beloved* and oft-quoted classic in Australia, that follows a fam
by mbo 5y ago
If anyone would like to watch a comedy film about a similar topic, 1997's "The Castle" [0] is a beloved* and oft-quoted classic in Australia, that follows a family fighting the compulsory acquisition of their home for an airport expansion.
It is _very_ dense with its cultural references, so many jokes might slip by unnoticed if you aren't from Australia, but I would still recommend it for its good-natured charm.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(1997_Australian_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(1997_Australian_fi...
* especially by legal professionals
- stolen_biscuit 5y agoThe Castle is honestly required viewing if you're Australian. Amazing movie
- Gigachad 5y agoTo me it's a pretty good example example of the flaws of private property. A single person can block infrastructure which would have benefited millions for generations.
- bigbluedots 5y agoThat is fine until it is your house in question
- nine_k 5y agoPay me 3x the market price of the house, and I'm going to consider it!
- bigbluedots 5y agoTell him he's dreamin'
- stolen_biscuit 5y agoYou perceive a person being able to fight back through the courts to prevent their home and neighbourhood from being forcibly bought and demolished a bad thing?
- Gigachad 5y agoYes. I think that its most of the reason why major cities just can't build proper infrastructure. Because it's virtually impossible to get the space for it. Yes moving house is a major annoyance and the government should compensate you for that (some % over market rate). But the annoyance the entire state suffers for decades if the infrastructure isn't built is many orders of magnitude greater. A single person shouldn't be able to block an airport that will serve millions. I get HN is very supportive of private property above all else, but not everyone thinks the individual comes before the millions of others involved.
- rendall 5y agoInteresting perspective. By this logic it seems, there should be no individual rights whatsoever. Whatever is deemed by the State good for the many is therefore what shall happen. Am I reading this correctly? US city planning history is replete with entire living neighborhoods getting bulldozed for highways and shopping malls, and the cities never recover their vibrancy. If property rights were viewed as immutable as geography, cities would just have to make do. Either buy the owners out at the price they are willing to sell, or find other solutions. The idea of a private owner "blocking" something would never arise.
- quickthrower2 5y agoIf property rights were viewed as immutable it would be aboriginal land.
- rendall 5y agoFair point.
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- AnotherGoodName 5y agoYes it's an example of progress vs tradition and your point is one side of that balance. The whole movie is a very clear allegory to Aboriginal land rights. "It's Mabo" to quote the main protagonist defending his families right to their home full of tradition.
- daniel-grigg 5y agoThe airports are private owned so your argument goes either way with the CEO/investors deciding to demolish whole suburbs and plonk an airport with all its detrimental effects on human health in the middle of a city. Crazy how a single/few individuals can do that.
- HKH2 5y agoI'm Australian and I would never recommend it. It's average, like most fiction that comes from Australia.
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoI'm hesitant to declare anything "the best", but The Castle is certainly guaranteed a spot in the top 10 Aussie films ever made. Unfortunately I live overseas these days and can't find it to stream anywhere. Might have to get someone to send me a DVD with some Tim Tams.
- NeoVeles 5y agoYou can put that movie straight in the pool room.
- marssaxman 5y agoAlso worth watching if you're married to one, as I used to be! One of my ex's favorites and therefore the source of many quips I would otherwise have failed to understand.
- skhr0680 5y agoI don’t think The Castle is based on it but the Narita Airport runway is literally built around a house
- Reason077 5y agoYeah, this is a pretty crazy example! It's not just a house but an actual working farm: https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/tokyo-narita-airport-has-a-farm-in-the-middle-of-it https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/tokyo-narita-airport-has-a-far...
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoTell 'im 'e's dreamin'
- billforsternz 5y agoThe cultural references were double indirection re-referenced in Thor Ragnarock, with Taika Waititi managing to pay significant homage to things that only make sense to Australians and New Zealanders. Not sure how he got away with that, but I salute his endeavour and success.