Rabbit Proof Fence – Notes * Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the true story of three Aboriginal girls who are forcibly removed from their families. Set in 1931‚ their removal was part of an official Australian government policy which removed ‘half caste’ children from their parents and placed them within institutions that trained these children to become domestic servants. The story centres on the three girls escape from the Moore River Settlement (the institution in which they are placed) and their
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Journeys notes Rabbit Proof Fence Film‚ Phillip Noyce director‚ 3 half caste girls taken from their family to be assimilated‚ 1200 mile journey home Journeys can be forced upon you by others Being forced into the car - reaction shots of girls and family‚ horror of force - close up facial shots of girls‚ distant family – filmed through glass to show separation Journeys can be intimidating and threatening Girls in cage- Molly looking up at guard. Point of view shot showing
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How does the film Rabbit Proof Fence and the picture book The Rabbits‚ by Phillip Noyce and John Marsden respectively‚ position a responder to feel sympathetic for the Aboriginal people in the film and book? The Aboriginal people of Australia have endured great suffering since white settle began in 1788. Despite this‚ they have shown both resilience and determination to maintain their cultural identity. Phillip Noyce’s Rabbit Proof Fence examines such suffering through its portrayal of three
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Identity and Power in Rabbit Proof Fence Humans naturally seek community and belonging. A sense of community powerfully influences self identity. Community is often found in the nation; that is‚ in "a collection of people who have come to believe that they have been shaped by a common past and are destined to share a common future‚ [ and possess] a sense of otherness from groups around them" (Enloe). It is this "otherness" that both strengthens and endangers community bonds‚ and the pursuit of
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Rabbit Proof Fence Essay One of the themes shown in ‘ Rabbit Proof Fence’ is imprisonment. This theme is shown through camera shots and setting. Some example of this are included in the scenes where they are locked in cage on the train‚ when Riggs captures them and fights for them from their mother‚ and the orderly prison-like manner they are made to live in at the Moore River Settlement. We are also figuratively shown the idea of imprisonment with the Rabbit Proof Fence symbolizing the theme
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Rabbit-Proof Fence is a film directed by Phillip Noyce. It is about three mixed-race Aboriginal girls who ran away from the Moore River Native Settlement to return to their mothers. The girls walk for nine weeks and 1200 miles of the rabbit-proof fence in Australia to return to Jigalong‚ their hometown while being tracked down by a hunter and several others under Mr Neville’s orders. The film uses several effective production techniques such as a variety of camera shots to fulfill different purposes
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Rabbit-Proof Fence Rabbit proof fence tells a true story of three young aboriginal girls‚ who are taken from their mothers and forced to be “re-educated” of the western ways at a remote settlement near Moore River. Molly‚ the oldest of the three‚ takes responsibility of the 2 younger girls‚ Gracie and Daisy. Molly‚ Gracie and daisy are taken away from their home in jigalong‚ they suffered a long journey to an education camp near Moore River‚ throughout their epic journey they attempt the impossible
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Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) “Three little girls. Snatched from their mothers’ arms. Spirited 1‚500 miles away. Denied their very identity. Forced to adapt to a strange new world. They will attempt the impossible. A daring escape. A run from the authorities. An epic journey across an unforgiving landscape that will test their very will to survive. Their only resources‚ tenacity‚ determination‚ ingenuity and each other. Their one hope‚ find the rabbit-proof fence that might just guide them home. A
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RABBIT PROOF FENCE INTRODUCTION 50‚ 000 half- cast aboriginal children were taken away from their families in the 20th century. Can you imagine being taken away from everything and everyone you ever loved or cared about to never see them in your life again? The film “The Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Philip Noyce set in Western Australia highlights unfairness and the vulnerability of aboriginal people. The stolen generation is a devastating story. It is honestly hard to believe that
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individual (and combinations of several) techniques to reprensent the concept of the physical journey and specifically that it is the journey‚ not the destination that matters. Noyce has used a number of filimic and literary techniques thoughout “Rabbit Proof Fence” to ddo this. The use of symbolism‚ lighting‚ characterisation and camera angles all enable Noyce to express the physical journey being explored. The cover of Kellehers’ novel ______ uses visual techniques such as colour‚ blending and dark patches
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