Review of Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) by Dt L — 30 Jan 2011

"Just because a people use neolithic tools, Inspector, does not mean they have neolithic minds." - Mr. Neville.

Watching this movie about children ripped away from the lives they knew - the only lifestyle they had lived, the only people who had loved them only the way a parent truly can - in order to purify bloodline and create a white man's Christian Australia, brought back to mind stories of the Holocaust in Europe. Kenneth Branagh plays the part of a well-meaning Mr. Nevile (a.k.a. Mr. Devil) perfectly, finely balancing on the line of saving people from their own backwards ways and abusively creating a new, pure race for the betterment of the people.

The sad part, is that this spanned over a 40-year period, destroying families and a religious and cultural existence that had been established there for many years before the influence of white settlers.

I would absolutely recommend this movie to anyone who loves a hero - almost of epic proportions - being found in the hearts of a young girl (Molly), who instills this in her sister (Daisy) and cousin (Gracie), trekking 1200 miles across the harsh Australian terrain in order to find the fence that will lead them back to their beloved home.