Thornley points out that this film nostalgically celebrates Kiwi ingenuity, but does not wallow in that sense of nostalgia. 'As Hollywood becomes increasingly a part of everyday New Zealanders' lives in the form of King Kong remakes, Lord of the Rings hype and tourists in matching leisure suits, it is comforting to watch how it used to be when Queen was firmly in charge of the country from half a world away, we all lived in 'quarter-acre state houses' with lemon trees out the back and National radio dominated the airwaves [...] At a time when New Zealand is no longer England's protectorate and we are having to learn to negotiate a new set of contemporaries from Asia to America, as well as reshaping our ongoing jostling with Australia – Kiwis want more than ever to see a story about 'the time that was'.
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