Review of Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) by Dazmine K — 19 Jan 2014

Until the 1970's, Australian government would capture half-castes children into camps with other children of the same color to breed them with the whites to make them less dark and more civilized. These children are now called "The Stolen Generation". This film is a true story about three young girls who walked 1,500 miles away from a government institution for Aboriginal children to find their way to their mother again. These three girls followed the rabbit-proof fence to find their way home, barefoot, with a "Tracker" man after them. Although, they lost one of them on their journey, they let nothing stop them.

This movie shows how in 1931, where it took place in, people relied on religion to keep them going. Very early in the film, it shows the eagle, as Molly's spirit bird. Her mother tells her that this eagle will look after her. Close to the end of the movie, the bird makes an appearance to know that she is almost home. Also, In the first day that these three girls ate breakfast in the institution, the workers required all children to stand, bow their heads, close their eyes, and pray. It's not hard to tell how Molly, Daisy, and Gracie had no idea what they were doing, but they played along.