RPF Molly Craig: [about everybody in Moore River] This people... make me sick! Moodoo: This girl is clever. She wants to go home. Mr. A. O. Neville‚ the Chief Protector of Aborigines‚ is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in the State of Western Australia. He has the power "to remove any half-caste child" from their family‚ from anywhere within the state. A.O. Neville: If only they would understand what we are trying to do for them A.O. Neville: Just because people have Neolithic
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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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was 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
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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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“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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creates an enormous issue. That is a keystone in some of the unjust laws that perpetuate in many countries around the world. Australian aborigines had lived on the continent thousands of years before the Europeans arrived. The dramatization of Rabbit-Proof Fence: Australia’s Stolen Generations‚ tells the story of three children‚ Molly‚ Daisy‚ and Gracie‚ that were taken from their mother and family and put into a state funded school for children that are half-cast‚ that is half Aboriginal and half European
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processes 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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The experience of journeys provides opportunity for obstacles and determination. Bystanders possess an important role in journeys as they maybe the facilitators‚ of change or be the audience who themselves have to go on their own journey. “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce in 2002 in conjunction with the related texts The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and the audio text Mawson: Life and Death in the Antarctic directed by Malcolm Mcdonald capture the intricacy of the experience
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Rabbit-Proof Fence Personal Response Dear diary‚ It had felt like an eternity but the day had finally given way to night. The departure of the daylight offered my sunbaked skin refuge from the dry heat that constantly pressed down on me. My weary muscles lent me just enough energy to lift my heavy head and scan the horizon to ensure that the Tracker was long gone. Occasionally‚ I glanced up and gazed upon the colorful specks of light that were interspersed within the inky black sky. It was heart-wrenching
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Rabbit Proof Fence Filming Techniques. At the start of the movie we are given Molly speaks to us in her traditional language‚ during this duration we are given beautiful shots of Jigalong‚ and after them we are shown Molly and her family I believe this was made for background information but also to keep the viewers at their seats at the same time. We are also given close ups o the main characters which obviously communicates to us that the character is the one being spoken about. Phillip Noyce
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