Rabbit Proof Fence: Straight from the Heart Reactions Kortney McKee Northern Illinois University I could not find a copy of this movie to watch for a while. Then I checked YouTube and there it was the whole thing with subtitles. I do not remember if I watched it in class when previously enrolled‚ but I am glad I found it and glad I watched it. I have always been very interested in other cultures but I feel like I gloss over the information and come out with an idealistic view of how certain
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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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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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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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where the point that alienation with culture will influence one’s understanding of their identity was illustrated. One’s identity is build up by where and whom he belongs to. This is conveyed through the extraordinary journey revealed in “Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Philip Noyce where he demonstrated his idea that one’s understanding of their identity can arise from where they belong and who they belongs to. Also the emotional poem “Postcard” by Peter Skrzynecki also suggests a similar idea that one’s
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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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RPF Molly Craig: [about everybody in Moore River] This people... make me sick! Moodoo: This girl is clever. She wants to go home. Mr. A. O. Neville‚ the Chief Protector of Aborigines‚ is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia. He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family‚ from anywhere within the state. A.O. Neville: If only they would understand what we are trying to do for them A.O. Neville: Just because people have Neolithic
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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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