Rabbit Proof Fence Essay

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 sister and their cousin escaped Moore River and returned to their families. The movie focuses a great deal on characterisation applying clothing and props, camera angles and sound and music affects to nearly every scene to give the audience an ambience, and to set the scene. Character
Camera angles give us different point of views of the characters and it can also make us feel differently about the scene and change our perspectives. Sound and music basically sets the mood around the scene, and the sounds can make us feel differently about different scenes. It adds to the scene and what we are feeling. It mainly emphasises the emotion and sets an ambience for the audience. Three of the main characters are Molly, as she is the oldest girl and the movie shows her facial expressions a whole lot more than the other two girls, Mr Neville, or as referenced in the movie a lot, “The Devil”, is the main antagonist of the film and therefore is concentrated on a lot, to portray that evil presence in the film, and finally the elders. The elders as a whole, are a main character or presence in the film. They give every scene that they’re present in, as one or as a whole, much more importance. These three film conventions have impacted how we view each character and throughout the movie we can tell how each character transforms, for good or for