What landmark Australian film has contributed to the development of Australian identity? Hello and welcome to the AACTA awards for 2017.This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Australian film, The Sentimental Bloke. Today I have invited here to talk to you about how Rabbit Proof Fence is special landmark Australian film that has contributed to the development of Australian identity. The film I will be analysing for you today will be, Rabbit Proof Fence. Rabbit Proof Fence is a well know Australian movie which a majority of Australian would have watched before. Rabbit Proof Fence was warmly received by both audiences and critics upon its release in 2002. Grossing over $16 million at the international box office the iconic Australian film has won over 20 different …show more content…
On the TV show, The Movie Show, David Stratton described the film as a “bold and timely film about the stolen generations.” The film is so highly rated for its amazing plot, the well-used mise en scene and the film techniques including the camera work and sound. The plot of the iconic Australian film, Rabbit Proof Fence shows how dark Australia’s culture was in the past. The film is based on a true story following three aboriginal girls Molly, Daisy and Gracie who were taken away from their families and sent to an orphanage called, Moore River Native Settlement. The girls make an escape from Moore River and make a long, stretching over 9 weeks journey their home in Jigalong to reunite with their families, all along following the rabbit-proof fence. As constable Riggs arrives, Maude, Molly’s mother realises that the constable has come to take the children away from them. They run, but
The movie in which I have chosen to study and evaluate is The Sapphires, the movie was released on the 9 August 2012. Written by Tony Briggs and Keith Thompson and based in the Murray River in Albury, Sydney and in Vietnam. It is set in the era of the late 1950 and 1960’s. In this speech I will talk about the plot, how the movie challenges the Australian stereotype and the literary techniques used by the film makers, while also linking to the ‘Ture Blue Aussie’ topic we are currently studying.
Rolf de Herr’s 2002 film The Tracker represented some human beings in the past who have been extremely naïve, barbarous, and bigoted when it came to dealing with Indigenous Australians. This film portrayed white racism in the characters of the Fanatic, the Veteran, and at first the Recruit until he becomes stronger and eventually changes his demeanor towards the Aboriginal people. Even though the Tracker experiences immense hardship throughout the movie he was always two steps ahead of his bosses since he was very familiar with the land and was also able to outsmart his superior officers. The Tracker is a gloomy film which presents the dark past of Australia that must never be forgotten.
In Rabbit Proof Fence scene two where the three girls are removed from their families and taken to a settlement school by Neville the Chief Protector to be taught a new ‘white’ way of life, this is the process of breeding out the indigenous people. In this scene the white soldier is seen forcefully separating the three children from their homes, this signifies white dominance over the Indigenous people. Similarly to Bran Nue Dae, where Willie is being hunted down by Father Benedictus the man behind the Catholic boarding school where he teaches indigenous students to learn about white values and culture signifying a similar situation. The separations of indigenous and white people are forcefully brought together while removing Aboriginal culture and
Aboriginal history and family values have been an integral part of Australian history. Radiance is a fresh influence to sensitive Aboriginal political issues that were overdue for addressing. For someone to state this movie has a strong cultural and political underpinning would be appropriate in relation to the film. In the perspective of this submission, it is my opinion that there was definitely an abundance of issues concerning the structure of Aboriginal culture and politics in this film.
Racism is defined as, “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races” (Merriam-Webster). Director Philip Noyce conveys Webster’s definition of racism in his 2002 film, Rabbit-Proof Fence, by examining Aboriginal racism of the 1930s through the eyes of three young girls: Molly, Gracie and Daisy who are forcefully taken from their mothers by the Australian government; and a man, Neville, who believes that giving half-castes a chance to join his “civilized society” is the virtuous thing to do, even if it means stripping them of their family, traditions and culture. The film follows the girls as they escape from the Moore River Native Settlement, an indentured servant training camp for half-castes, and walk 1,200 miles back to their home in Jigalong. Noyce weaves story progression and character development throughout the film to demonstrate the theme of racism and covey the discriminations that occurred to Australia’s stolen generation and Aboriginal people during the 1930s.
An exceptional film revolving around Dalton Trumbo and many other Hollywood artists. In 1947, Dalton Trumbo and many Hollywood figures were blacklisted for their political beliefs. This film depicts the effects that the blacklist and those who enforced it had on the lives of the communist in America; particularly those in Hollywood. Trumbo gathers his fellow Hollywood writers and tries to prove to said enforcers that their beliefs are theirs alone and does not affect their ability to produce great films. This film does exactly what its set out to do; it brings you to the time when amazing writers were blacklisted for believing in something other than the norm, and fighting for their right to believe in whatever they choose.
With the help of superb editing, sound, mise en scene, and cinematography, this film cannot be topped. The fist scene of the movie creates an atmosphere that helps the viewer know that he/she will enjoy this wonderful classic. Throughout the movie there are surprises and fun that makes this a movie that people will want to watch again and again. Gene Kelly said it best when he said, "Dignity, always dignity. " That is what this movie has from beginning to end, dignity.
The successful movie was nominated for many awards. The movie received an Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture and won a Key Art Award for best audio and visual technique which was well deserved for it beautiful production. It also deserved to win the “Breakthrough Performance of the Year” award for its outstanding cinematography on its brilliant display of American life and 1900’s society. The display, visuals, and special effects bring the film to life and the emotional writing has engaged so many viewers to connect themselves to the movie.
Thousand of years before the white settlers came to conquer Australia, many of the Aboriginals used tracking as a life skill. It was frequently used as an everyday tool to explore the landscape of Australia. In a spiritual way, the Aborigines have a close to connection to the nature surrounding them. Through the years and experience of tracking and exploring their environment, the Aborigines had a clearer depiction of the environment they lived on. Ultimately, the native people adapted themselves to live and survive in Australia. In the first chapter of Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, Pilkington demonstrates the training the Aborigines have to hunt in their surroundings when the tribes would come together in the winter, “to set fire to areas
Robert Harling, screenplay writer, and Herbert Ross, director, should be given special thanks for such a wonderful film. This movie can connect to almost any viewers’ life in some way or another regardless of age, allowing many viewers to have a personal connection to the film’s message and story. This is definitely a film I would rewatch and would highly recommend to any people who have not already witnessed it. This movie completes its purpose very efficiently, and though it doesn’t necessarily have a “Hollywood Ending” you will feel very delighted after previewing it. Overall, I would rank this movie at four and a half stars out of
• Describe the film in general terms. What subjects does it cover? Describe the plot and setting. What issues does it raise? What do you see as the main purpose of the film?
.... The film is stunningly beautiful in terms of visual presentation – it consists of elegance and overstated beauty; it is a visual feast.
The movie takes a small look at a few individuals and takes a more personal but also satirical look at the old west. The film shows the truth of the old west, that it was a place where violent, uncomplicated men were the ones who built the culture and towns. The director just likes his main hero also took a morally grey approach to creating his movie. Where he emphasis how war and violence created some of the cultures of the American West. The movie really goes deep into the lifestyle of cowboys focusing on the greed and violence that can sometimes accompany such a lifestyle while also using the Civil War as a backdrop. Although panned by critics during its initial release today the films remain universally loved and is considered one of the greatest western movies of all time. I think this is because it takes a realistic and satirical approach to both cowboys and the western Civil War time period. Despite its shortcomings during its release and the limitation due to the technology of the time. The film over the years has managed to become a western classic that is surprisingly smart and witty, while also managing to keep its message
In conclusion, I enjoyed this film. I have a completely different opinion than the reviewers I have referenced in this paper. If a person has an open, carefree mind, then they will enjoy this film in its entirety. This film is suitable for people of all ages, and it is a great example of a comedic, sit-down family movie.
It was a movie that flipped charater analysis on its head because the actions we saw were at the end of the movie so the we are techincally watching the domino effect in reverse. We see the choices the characters are making and sometimes we just have no idea why, but it would later explain as the movie progressively went backwards. I enjoyed the concept of the movie and after the first time watching it it gave me this confusion because I wasn’t sure what to make of what. After watching numerous times I got a feel for what was happening and the reasoning behind the characters actions in certain situations. The movie made me question what actually had happened and what was a part of a delusioned past. This message can be carried to many others who have been brought up into a culture that they believe is just but in reality hurts