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The film I watched for my report was Rabbit-Proof Fence, which takes place in Australia. The story follows three young girls, known as half-castes, who are taken from their home to a native settlement where they will be raised to be servants or labourers. The girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie escape the camp and try to find their way back home by following the rabbit fence set up along western Australia. Meanwhile, the white law enforcement search for them to no avail. Going into this project, I had

The movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, tells the story about three young aboriginals girls’ name, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who were taken away from their families and homes to be brought up in white society. The girls are related; two sisters and a cousin. The story reveals the struggles the girls encounters while trying to run away from Moore River, which is a settlement camp where half-caste native (children with both white and Native parents) children are educated on how to

foundational to the historical contrast that divides Australian society. The volume of this irrational prejudice through the perpetuation of dominant western ideologies depicted Aborigines as treacherous and unscrupulous. In contrast, the riveting Rabbit Proof Fence film released in 2002 and directed by Philip Noyce, eschews bigotry by illuminating a dense history of racist and distorted Aboriginal representations. Furthermore, it chronicles the ordeal of the Stolen Generation which included abducting

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

Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie directed by Phillip Noyce based on the novel by Doris Pilkington Garimara. In the excerpt, ‘The Stealing of Children,’ it shows the offspring of the indigenous people being taken away from their parents as the white settlers thought they weren’t being treated properly. Events like these occurred from 1910-1970 in Australia’s history. Many aboriginal children didn’t want to be taken away and the fictional story, based on real events, of Rabbit Proof Fence has been created

1931, the half-cast act is in effect leaving no mixed race child safe from the government. The film Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the tale of three girls who were directly effected by the act. Their incredible journey defied all odds, everything was against the girls and they persevered. Their situation and journey was brought about Australia’s dominate culture idea of social justice in order to protect their culture and the paradigms of the half-cast children. The assimilation of the half-cast aboriginals

The 2002 controversial movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, aims to enlighten the audience about the suffering of Indigenous Australians during The Great Depression. Similar to this, the 1986 Play No Sugar has the same purpose. Set in Northam, Western Australia, both texts utilise a first person point of view to explore the hardships of surviving during the Great Depression, but with vastly different characters. Using different types of characterisation, lighting, flashbacks, dialogue

The theme of kinship to the land and people is demonstrated in the 2002 film, Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Phillip Noyce through his cinematography. Molly, Gracie and Daisy were forcibly removed from their families and culture under the command of A.O. Neville (Chief Protector of Aborigines). They were taken to Moore River Settlement, to be domesticated, purified and converted into Christians. Despite the aggressive assimilation policy, Molly never neglected her physical and spiritual connection

The 2001 film, Rabbit Proof Fence, is based off of the true story of three little girls, Molly, Daisy and Gracie, that were taken away from their families because they were of mixed races. In 1931, Western Australia, the area's Chief Protector of Aborigines, Neville, tries to breed out the Aboriginal race. To do this he finds and takes all mixed race children, half-castes, away from their homes and into settlements to prepare them for life in white society. Many children were never saw their families

Rabbit Proof Fence Write down a few of yours own thoughts about the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. How did you react to the film? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? I enjoyed the film, despite how sad it was. It brought attention to an important theme and it told the story in an exciting, yet realistic way. The fact that it was based on a real story only made it sadder. I believe this film should be watch by all to inform about the flaws in Australia´s legal system and the horrors experienced by the native