Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

Absolutely Fantastic

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It's 1931. The government in the Chief Protector of Aborigines A.O. Neville (Kenneth Branagh) is the legal guardian of every Aborigine in Western Australia. Government agents would remove half-caste children from their parents. Sisters Daisy and Molly Craig along with their cousin Gracie are taken from their tribe, the Jigalong mob. Molly's father is a white man who was working on the rabbit-proof fence. She leads the trio in an escape. They follow the fence back home tracked closely by native Moodoo. Neville directs a massive manhunt to find the three little girls.It's a compelling historical drama. The little girls are great especially Everlyn Sampi. It also has the great David Gulpilil. Seeing the real Molly Craig and Daisy Craig Kadibill in present day is what truly kills me. It's an amazing true story.

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.

In this movie we get to see the true story about three aboriginal girls. They are all «half-caste» and belongs to the stolen generation. The kids were taken by force from their family and brought 1,500 miles away from their home, Jigalong, to Moon River where they were going to be taught to be servants. The girls, Molly, Daisy and Gracie managed to escape the camp and together the girls walked all the way back to Jigalong. Following only the rabbit proof fence. The girls are all over the news and everybody is looking for them to bring them back to Moon river. Mr. Neville is the man behind it all. He is the minister in charge of the half-caste people. He would do anything to bring them back to the camp again. The walk takes over 9 weeks and the girls have to go trough the rough landscape of the Australias desert. It is truly fascinating and also horrible to see the girls walk so long and with no food, or water. I really liked this movie. That is because it is a true story. Although it is a really dreadful history it is a great way to learn about what really happened in Australia so many years ago. It is a powerful story and an important movie. At the end in the movie we get to see two of the aboriginal girls that walked all the way back to Jiglalong. They are now over 80 years old and still alive. To see them on the footage was really fascinating.

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.