During class‚ my group discussed how watching the film Fences changed our understanding for the play Fences. We discussed that throughout the movie‚ the dialogue flowed smoother compared to trying to understand and read it in play form. We also discussed how the movie brought out more raw emotions throughout the characters which made them more likeable on the screen than they appeared on paper. Our example is Troy; he seems like a horrible person and an unlikable guy reading the play but in the movie
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Rabbit Proof Fence – Discussion Questions for English Class 1STTI While watching the movie‚ take notes and think about the following questions: 1. What is the history and context of the film? When is it set? In what genre is it? Is it based on a true story‚ a book? Is it fictional? True story. 2. How did the cameraman use specific angles‚ lighting and music in the film to indicate different moods? What did you notice about the camera angels as the girls became more threatened‚ for
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good fence makes a good neighbor." I agree and disagree with this statement. Most people want a solid fence between their house and their neighbors. I only the other hand‚ see a fence as a way to put yourself in a space that is just yours for nobody else to enter. I think that a fence can be symbolic of an emotional wall. For example‚ a neighbor who has their house fenced off by a twenty foot fence may want to keep to themselves and not be involved with the rest of the community. A tall fence is
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Understanding of Running Fence After watching the great project-Running Fence‚ I have changed my appreciation of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude are outstanding installation artists‚ and they enlarge people sight of traditional artwork. In this project‚ a twenty four and a half mile long white silk fence hung up across the hills and extended to sea shore are in California’s Bodega Bay. With Christo and Jeanne’s precise calculation‚ workers installed staffs within certain distances‚ and used strings
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“Rabbit Proof Fence” When Phillip Noyce took on the task of directing the film ‘Rabbit Proof fence’ his intention was to expose the truth of the ‘Stolen Generation’ which occurred in Australia from 1900 to 1969. Noyce’s purpose for the film was to position his viewers to accept and feel compassion and sympathy for the Australian Aborigines. The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ is based on the novel ‘Follow the Rabbit proof Fence’ written by Doris Pilkington Garimara‚ the daughter of the main character
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lands. b. Endanger animals that only live in the area will find their homes destroyed or decade long hibernation/mating routes destroyed. c. Lives lost on the trek to the wall that splits the nations. 4. Conclusion Why the Border Fence is a Bad Idea The American government has decided that building a wall between our country and Mexico is the best option to keep out illegal immigrants. This wall is a sign of weakness‚ showing that our nation does not know how to handle
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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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which need to be taken into consideration before filming‚ which can be vital to putting on a good performance and taking a realistic approach. Two Australian films which use various acting techniques are ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ and ‘The Rabbit Proof Fence’. ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is a film which delves into the slightly messed up life a seventeen year old girl. A certain scene from this movie looks at Alibrandi’s home life and
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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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erected to illustrate equality in our films and consequently in the Australian way of life. In film‚ one can view a distinctively Australian aspect on equality‚ as many key characters reject the idea of a social caste system. The Castle‚ Rabbit Proof Fence and the Kelly gang all prominently display the Australian aspect of egalitarianism‚ by ignoring or rebelling against unfair laws and boundaries set by social class structuring. In The Castle‚ Darryl Kerrigan‚ a middle-class tow truck driver who opposes
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