In my opinion, I think that Rabbit Proof Fence would be an excellent movie for us to watch for class. The movie deals with the true story of three, young aborigines girls who were taken to Moorehouse Settlement. The movie took place in Australia in 1931 during the struggle between the white Christian missionaries and the indigenous peoples of Australia, the aborigines. In the film, a white man by the name of Mr. Neville enacted a plan to ultimately destroy the “unwanted” third race of half-caste children. Half-castes were the children of a mix of white and aborigines people. He got the legal rights to all of the children, stripped them from their parents, and took them to a settlement where they were trained in how to be domestic servants to white people. The three girls run away from the camp and walk over 1500 miles in a 9 week period back to their home in Jigalong. I think that the film would benefit our class discussions because it deals with a different type of racism. In the film, Mr. Neville ACTUALLY believes that he is helping the aborigines people, and they are treated arguably well in the settlement. There are numerous aspects of mise-en-scene that would be great for analysis as well. I found the film interesting because there was little to no dialogue, but it was still extremely thought provoking.
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