‘Rabbit proof fence’ Knowledge and understanding The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’‚ Directed by Phillip Noyce‚ has created a powerful and moving film based on the true story of three young aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken from their families in Jigalong‚ W.A‚ 1931. The film gives the audience an insight into the aboriginal culture and spirituality. It also exposes the racist government policies that were applied to the aboriginal people and resulted in what
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The film‚ Rabbit Proof Fence‚ produced in 2002 and directed by Phillip Noyce‚ follows the journey of three Aboriginal girls‚ Molly‚ Daisy and Gracie‚ who in 1931 were forcibly removed from their home in Jigalong‚ Western Australia‚ then sent to the Moore River settlement. The young girls escaped and fled across the harsh‚ desert landscape using the rabbit-proof fence as their only guide‚ to return home. The film is based on a lamentable period in our history. It’s set in a context where European
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1500 miles long‚ from sea to sea. In the rural deserts of Western Australia‚ was the worlds longest fence‚ known as: The Rabbit Proof Fence. Based on the book by Doris Pilkington - “Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence”‚ the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence” centres on 3 girls: Molly‚ 14 Daisy‚ 8 and Gracie‚ 10. who have to find their way back home to Jigalong after being kidnapped and taken to an institution in Moore River. The story is narrated by a much older and wiser‚ Molly herself. It shows how she‚ her
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There are many film techniques used to create atmosphere and to express ideologies and discourses. The film Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) is a riveting film‚ which has represented the cultural identity of Australia. Atmosphere is conveyed right from the very beginning. The mood between the aboriginal family is very relaxed‚ they are happy carefree‚ harmoniess and secure and strong and in power. Film techniques help convey this message by using undershots of the family and and close ups of their happy
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Rabbit-Proof Fence * How do the filmmakers begin the film and engage us in the story and at the beginning of the film what do you think you are seeing at first? The Australian film based on the true story about “The Stolen Generation” titled “Rabbit-Proof Fence” begins with a brief written summary about the Australian Aborigines Act of 1931. This historical information is just enough to really grasp the viewer’s curiosity before moving on to what is initially‚ the unidentifiable aerial footage
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Noyce‚ My name is Anna Marie and is currently studying the topic Belonging. I was deeply moved by your film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as it has helped me understand the importance of Belonging. The two scenes which I thought stressed the importance of Belonging the most were when the girls arrived at the Moore River Institution and in ‘Lost’ during Molly and Daisy’s journey along the fence to Jigalong. My first scene of choice‚ shows the girls arrival at the Moore River Institution. For me this scene
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Indigenous people have been represented in a myriad of ways. The Rabbits (1998)‚ an allegorical picture book by John Marsden (writer) and Shaun Tan (illustrator) and Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)‚ a film directed by Phillip Noyce‚ are just two examples of this. Techniques such as music‚ changing camera angles and symbolism are utilised in Rabbit Proof Fence to represent the Aboriginal people as strong-willed and spiritual and in The Rabbits‚ exaggeration‚ different colour themes and perspective are used
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Rabbit Proof Fence in the context of Australian identity: In the introductory lecture our attention was focused on a number of core themes which run throughout the course. One such theme was the concept of a nation and the way in which cultural products of the nation shape our sense of identity. Rabbit Proof Fence is an important film to examine within this context as it is the first international film to examine the issue of Australia’s Stolen Generation. The film brought the story of the
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creates an enormous issue. That is a keystone in some of the unjust laws that perpetuate in many countries around the world. Australian aborigines had lived on the continent thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The dramatization of Rabbit-Proof Fence: Australia’s Stolen Generations‚ tells the story of three children‚ Molly‚ Daisy‚ and Gracie‚ that were taken from their mother and family and put into a state funded school for children that are half-cast‚ that is half Aboriginal and half European
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Australian film and parliamentary speeches have evidently portrayed Australia’s change of attitude towards Aborigines and the Stolen Generation. The film Rabbit Proof Fence portrays the profound injustices associated with the Stolen Generations‚ which serves to contrast that to current government policies. Paul Keating’s Redfern speech severely criticised Australia’s failure to provide justice to Indigenous communities‚ and used this as a basis for pursuing such justice through the government. Kevin
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