Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

"Rabbit-Proof Fence" is a 2002 film and it is a real winner. It is directed by Phillip Noyce. The book is by Doris Pilkington and the screenplay is by Christine Olsen. The cast includes Evelyn Sampi, Tianna Sanbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, Myann Lawford, Deborah Mailman, Jason Clarke and Kenneth Branagh. The film is told in a steady, unsentimental tone that allows the film to be powerful without the typically Hollywood use of sweeping music or other such lazy tools. Instead the circumstances of the story create the emotion. The story is a little weak at some points – once the children escape the film has a touch too many scenes of near-capture and escape to sustain the drama. Also the film (understandably) lends a lot of respect to the Aborigines – giving them a sense of mysticism that they maybe don't deserve. This is a slight problem when a key action involves a hawk that is supposedly summoned by their mothers (or something!). However these are minor complaints given the sweeping emotion of the film and the sheer power of the story. I gave this film 9 stars.

This is in my opinion the best Aussie drama to hit any of the screens. I decided to take a look at this because I hate the Australian's over-usage of comedy films and feel-good films (basically all the Australian films that get any recognition here) and decided that I wanted a change of pace, something that knows what it is and doesn't fit into the categories above at any point. My first stop was this movie.Basically this movie is about The Stolen Generation, a rather forgotten chapter in our history despite it ending in the 1970's. It's where the Australian government took half-aboriginal children away from their homes so they could never be seen again by their parents, they grow up and marry a white family and then by the third generation in that family they're white.This focuses on three children who were a part of the stolen generation and decided to walk to their homes, which happens to be on the other side of the country. The one thing they do know about it is that in the area there is a rabbit-proof fence of which they'll follow back to their homes.I liked this film a lot, it is such a refreshing change of pace in comparison with the comedies and feel-good movies being made. I would recommend this to anybody who wants a refreshing change of pace in the Australian film industry.

RABBIT-PROOF FENCERabbit-proof fence (2002) is an adventure/drama film set to the 1930's in Australia. It is starring Everlyn Sampi, Laura Monaghan and Tianna Sansbury as Molly, Gracie and Daisy. The movie is based on a book named "Follow the rabbit-proof fence", which is based on a true story.The story is about a half-caste aboriginal girl happily living with her mother in in a small place called "Jigalong". Along with her half-sister Daisy and her cousin Gracie, they are taken from their homes and put in Moore River Native Settlement. Here, they are supposed to get raised as white children. Molly takes the first chance she gets and runs away together with her sister and her cousin, planning to walk the 1500 miles home to Jigalong. The movie is mainly about the trip that lasts over many weeks, while they're struggling with the heat, the hunger and the pain from their feet. On their way, they meet many different people.The emotional soundtrack by Peter Gabriel was truly amazing. His way to translate natural sounds like wind and rain into music is very effective. He succeeds in blending the aboriginal instruments together with the modern ones. The final outcome of the musical use is that the emotions in each scene discreetly gets elevated without disturbing the storyline.I think it was a very good film. The plot was good, the music caught the viewer. The way the three girls acted was truly amazing. The fact that the film is based on a true story makes me even more interested in the film. I really enjoyed the clip at the very ending where we could see the real Molly and Daisy as old people. I would recommend this movie to people that are about 13 years or older, because a younger audience will perhaps not understand the content of the movie, neither the grave emotions involved. To enjoy this movie fully, one should also have some knowledge about the story of the aboriginals.

Characters:Molly: She is the oldest girl of three and Daisy's sister. She is 14- years old.Gracie: She is Molly and Daisy's cousin. She is the middle one. She is 10-years old.Daisy: She is the youngest one. She is 8-years old.The film is a 2002 Australian drama film. It is directed by Philip Noyce. Rabbit-Proof Fence is based on the book "Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence" written by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is based on a true story. The film follows the Aboriginal girls as they walk for nine weeks along 1500 miles (2400 km) of the Australian rabbit-proof fence to return to their community at Jigalong, while being pursued by a white authority figure and an Aboriginal tracker. The soundtrack to the film is called "Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence", is made by a man named Peter Gabriel.This is in Western Australia during the 1930s. The film begins in the remote town of Jigalong where 14-year old Molly, and 8-year old Daisy, lives with their mother, grandmother and their 10-year old cousin Gracie. Thousands of miles away, the "protector" of the Aborigines, A.O. Neville, signs an order to take the girls to his re-education camp. Neville calls people like these girls "half-castes", they have one white and one aboriginal parent. Neville says that the aboriginal peoples of Australia are a danger to themselves, and that the "half-castes" must be bred out of existence. The girls are taken from Jigalong to the camp at Moore River. Half-castes that are of a certain age live at the camps and are taught to become servants for the whites living in Australia. The three girls, Molly, Gracie and Daisy decide to escape from the camp and walk home to Jigalong. The Aboriginal tracker, Moodoo, is called in to find the girls and bring them back to the camp. They evade Moodoo several times, receiving aid from strangers in the harsh Australian country they travel. After a long walk they find the rabbit-proof fence and knows that they can follow it north to Jigalong. Neville figures out their strategy and sends Moodoo and a local constable, Riggs, after them.I think this was a great film with facts about differences between people and what people do to other people. Here the white people want to eradicate the aborigines, and "help" the half-castes. I will recommend this film, because it is very interesting. But I will not recommend it for a cozy evening.