Rabbit Proof Fence was a movie that was based on the discrimination of the Aboriginal and Torress Strait Australian natives. It was based on the ’stolen generations’. The stolen generations was the segregation of the indigenous, europeans and mixed peoples in Australia. It was when the mainly mixed descended children in Australia were taken away from their mothers and put into camps to learn the western way of life. These children were stripped of their culture.
The film Rabbit Proof Fence is a prime example of the stolen generation. It promotes what has happened in Australia with the indigenous and the European settlers.
I thought this film was very good but not excellent. I feel that the tension should have been held a lot more better. It wasn’t as sad as I was expecting the film to be. Although the film did promote the story, the film didn’t hold a lot of emotional feeling. If there was more of this I think people would’ve enjoyed the film a lot more as they would’ve felt more a part of the story. They would’ve wanted to listen more and be just that little more interested.
The three little girls in the film who played the parts of the stolen children were very cute! They played their parts well. The adults did very well also. They showed their culture with pride, which I think was lovely.
This film was kept short which was good as it showed the main points in the film and it wasn’t dragged on and on. I do think though that it could’ve been a bit longer to show some more detail on what the children went through in those camps.
Overall Rabbit Proof Fence was a film that I would recommend to any one who is interested in history and Human Rights.