... in real life one of the most fascinating enigmas that so many people wonder about down to this day. The story has been told before in book and film, all of which were of great interest to me. The story of Hanging Rock picknic was done superbly by Peter Weir in 1975. And there was a captivating movie several years before that. In this version everyone is a little or a lot creepy and somewhat degenerate. I do believe it is a really obscene attack upon the characters of the real people who actually lived out this fascinatingly dramatic incident. Over on Amazon Prime, Amazon has cut off all reviews because they were so bad and Amazon became suspicious there was some campaign against this series. But there wasn't, it's just that this series really is that awful.Unfortunately the people who actually lived out the real incident so long ago are not around to complain that the producers of this series wanted to make it sensational. They went too far, too dark, and way too sick. Instead of attracting interest by sensationalizing the story, they bore viewers with constant, mind numbing, and relentless perversity.

This is my favorite film I've seen in 2017 so far. I quite simply have not been able to stop thinking about it. One of Australia's most well-loved films, in this movie- part period-drama, part mystery, part terrifying horror film- 3 schoolgirls and a teacher go missing on a mysterious rock in the Australian outback. This is a mystery with no solution- but you wouldn't want there to be one. It's like what Morgan Freeman says in The Shawshank Redemption: sometimes words can't do something justice. A true ending would only unravel the movie's haunting, heartbreaking story and ruin the atmosphere and spoil the many equally fascinating interpretations. I see it as a story about sexuality, Peter Weir (Wow, why isn't he more famous? His direction here is genius) sees it as a film about nature, others describe it as a film about colonialism. This is such an interesting, fascinating film with so much to say, and it's backed with amazing performances, brilliant visuals and a complex, chilling and heart-breaking script. Occasionally the pace is slow, but who cares to be honest. Aside from the fact that maybe showing a bit more of how the community outside of the school reacts to the disappearances, there really is hardly anything wrong with this movie. Both a haunting yet beautiful dream and a captivating drama, this is truly a work of art. 9/10

On Saint Valentine's day 1900 in the state of Victoria, Australia, schoolgirls from Appleyard College go picnicking at Hanging Rock led by teachers Miss Greta McCraw and young de Poitiers. Below them, Michael Fitzhubert is having lunch with his Colonel uncle, aunt, and valet Albert. Back at school, headmistress Mrs. Appleyard has kept Sara from going. At the picnic, buggy driver Ben Hussey notices his watch has stopped and Miss McCraw's watch has also stopped at noon. Miranda St. Clare, Marion Quade, Irma, and Edith go off to explore spied by Michael and Albert. After a nap, three girls walk off and Edith runs back in hysteria. Miss McCraw go in search for them as the rest return home with Edith. The locals set off to find the missing four. Appleyard fears losing students. She tells Sara that her benefactor has stopped sending money. Irma is found but she won't talk about the disappearances.There is a light dreamy sense of foreboding for the first part. It's a little slow at the beginning as one wonders what the story is going to be about. It has repressed sexuality. It's a moody, haunted mystery. It's a lot of things. The most daring of all is that it gives no obvious answers. That can very infuriating. It also leaves the audience with a haunted feeling. The scenes at the Rock are almost hypnotic. I would have liked more time at the Rock in the later parts. The Sara story hints at an even darker world at the school. Most of the actors are relative amateurs. For instance, Sara mumbles a lot of her lines but that fits her character. This is kinda floaty haunting mystery.

This one is the very eerie film by Peter Weir. He is not in the mood to render a judgement on something, rather he is not even asking us to give one. This depiction of his is solely for asking and raising questions. The most prominent comment for this film which tries to teach is "We,humans are not the only species who live on this Earth." All species want to maintain relation with Nature, but who and how keeps it good, matters a lot." The tragedy lies in the film where the director constantly urges viewers to think, ask and visualize what would be the cause behind all the acts? But he simultaneously tries to make ourselves believe that all is the fate of Nature. And thereby, the story keeps on grooving around the characters as a sinister's mystery in their minds. The one message, one tries to take out might be-"One mustn't try to know all the answers, but one must try to find answers by knowing all the questions". The background music is very tense, it helps to build up tension among the viewers. It makes one time sure watch for viewing psychological thriller films.