The Rabbit Proof Fence: Issue Of The Stolen Generation

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Why The Rabbit Proof Fence is an Effective way of educating Australian Students about the Issue of the Stolen Generation. If you were taken away from your family, would you be able to walk 1500 miles to find the place you used to call home? The Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie based on a true story about 3 girls, Molly, Gracie and Daisy, who are stolen from their families and sent to Moore River Native Settlement and run away to find their way back home. This movie is definitely an effective way to educate Australian students about The Stolen Generation. It is vastly beneficial in teaching students about the Stolen Generation. Presenting vital facts about this issue, by telling the truths on what happened at the Moore River Native Settlement camp …show more content…

Throughout the film, Phillip Noyce uses different camera angles to show how much power a certain character has. An example of this is when the protector of the aboriginal population, Mr A.O Neville, is writing the authorisation letter to remove Molly, Gracie and Daisy from their home. The Director uses a low camera shot looking upwards towards Neville to capture the amount of power and authority he has. Another example is when A.O Neville is talking to his secretary and there is a line-up of aboriginal parents outside his window. The camera shot is up on Neville’s level showing the aboriginals as powerless as and less important than Neville. These different camera angles help the audience have an opinion of a characters. Something else that is shown in the movie is the use of different settings. A clear example of this is when Molly, Gracie and Daisy are walking along the rabbit proof fence and Noyce uses a wide shot to show the dry, deserted setting around them. This shows how disconnected they are from the world around them. This also shows the audience how alone they are in the world. Ladies and Gentleman, it is clear that Phillip Noyce accurate teaches the audience about the stolen generation through the use of setting, characters and camera