Rabbit-Proof Fence
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Actor: David Gulpilil, Everlyn Sampi, Laura Monaghan, Ningali Lawford, Tianna SansburyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: ALL
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Movie Review: The Rabbit Proof Fence Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Julie Alston
REL-110-FON01
Kimberly Maddox
September 5, 2010
Review of the Rabbit Proof Fence
This film takes place in Western Australia in the 1930's. It was during this time that Aboriginal children were being ripped from their families as well as their culture and traditions. Many were living on "government-owned stations". This was land overseen by the government, but also served as a means of containing these indigenous people. The Aborigines were indigenous or native to Australia and lived off of the earth. They were very spiritually connected to their environment and their heritage. Molly, Gracie, and Daisy were three young girls, or "half-castes". Half-caste is a term, considered racially inflammatory that refers to the mixture of races between Aborigines and Europeans. The half-castes were viewed as inferior and the government made it their mission to try to integrate these people into society. Molly, Gracie, and Daisy were forcibly taken from their mother's one day when they went into "town" to get their rations.
Disregarding their mothers' desperate cries and attempts to prevent the girls from being separated from them, the constable showed no mercy and threw each girl into the back of his car and sped away. The girls traveled for many miles until they reached their final destination which was an "internment camp". Here the girls would be trained to become domestic workers and integrated into white society. Molly was determined that she and Daisy and Gracie would not stay at the camp. Molly waited until the time was right, when everyone else was attending church, and they made a run for it. The girls had a head start by the time the camp officials realized they were gone. The camp sent their "tracker" which also happened to be an Aboriginal man to follow the girls and bring them back.
After several days, Gracie was tricked into believing her mother was in a nearby town and decided not to continue with Molly and Daisy. She was eventually apprehended and returned to camp. After months of walking the continent of Australia, the dangerous and arduous journey of these girls came to an end. They finally were reunited with their mother and their native land.
This movie was excellent and was a perfect example of indigenous culture and society that we have been reading about in our text book. It actually made you realize how important the culture and tradition of indigenous peoples are to them. It is what defines them and it is who they are. They are the spirit of their land and the spirit of their land lives within them. No one has the right to impose their beliefs on anyone else or strip them of their heritage to try to make them fit into their idea of what is right.
Summary of Rabbit-Proof Fence
Based on a true story, Rabbit-Proof Fence moves with dignified grace from its joyful opening scenes to a conclusion that's moving beyond words. The title refers to a 1,500-mile fence separating outback desert from the farmlands of Western Australia. It is here, in 1931, that three aboriginal girls are separated from their mothers and transported to a distant training school, where they are prepared for assimilation into white society by a racist government policy. Gracie, Daisy, and Molly belong to Australia's "stolen generations," and this riveting film (based on the book by Molly's daughter, Doris Pilkington Garimara) follows their escape and tenacious journey homeward, while a stubborn policy enforcer (Kenneth Branagh) demands their recapture. Director Phillip Noyce chronicles their ordeal with gentle compassion, guiding his untrained, aboriginal child actors with a keen eye for meaningful expressions. Their performances evoke powerful emotions (subtly enhanced by Peter Gabriel's excellent score), illuminating a shameful chapter of Australian history while conveying our universal need for a true and proper home. --Jeff ShannonSimilar DVD Movies
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