The feature film, The Castle by Rob Sitch, uses varying film codes to stereotype the main character, Darryl Kerrigan as a true Aussie battler. Symbolic and audio are the most-apparent code types used, but written and technical codes still emerge, just like all other good films.
             The Castle is a story about a loving family and their home. Their home happens to be situated near a large airport owned by airlink, and this airport needs room to grow, they're room. Being so closely linked to the government body it uses its political power to try and compulsorily acquire a string of houses next to the airport. They do not realise that one of these houses belongs to Darryl and the Kerrigan Family, and that a house is material, but they are trying to buy a family's home. This news is brought in a letter, and while they are examining it, their non-English speaking neighbour knocks on their door asking for a letter to be translated, a very similar letter to the one the Kerrigan's received. This makes Darryl worried about his other neighbour, Jack. Jack is an old man with out much money and seems to rely on Darryl a generous amount. Darryl, infuriated by this news, tries to convince Dennis Denuto – a small Lawyer that does petty thefts and wills – to represent him in court. Unfortunately, Darryl is on his own in the local court, losing his case. Next, he asks for help from the local neighbours, financially – but he understands Jack can't pay so he offers to pay for him – and pays Dennis Denuto to go to the High Court with the case. Dennis' case was not good enough, just talking about the "gist" of the Constitution, but not before Darryl rejects a bribe from Airlink. During this hearing, Darryl met a man who he did not know was a QC. This QC tracked down Darryl when he heard that he had lost, and offered to represent him in the High Court of Australia, for free. This QC was amazing; he w...