For
years Australian Aborigines have wanted
a public apology from the country's government for the stolen generation. They
had it on 2008 by Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia but this movie
gives people both inside and outside of Australia an understanding of the plight
of the stolen generation as well as showing a dark part of the country's past.
The First
thought in my mind
about this movie is the kids shouldn’t
be separated of their
mothers.
And as
opinion and information about some real conditions in Australia i want to say
that the kids walked close to 805 Km. in nine weeks, that's about 39 Km. per
day.
The movie doesn't even come close to portraying the harshness of the
terrain and weather conditions the girls would have encountered. The pain and
hunger these girls must have endured goes beyond belief and is a testament to
the courage one can summon to attain a goal held firmly in belief. I was not
aware of the history of the Aborigines Control Act or of the suffering imposed
on a race deemed inferior by the colonials. In some small measure, this film
helps both educate and inspire, and is one of those pictures that's not easy to
let go. I encourage anyone to view "Rabbit Proof Fence" to witness
just how far the human spirit can go to attain freedom and dignity.
If we take
this to another side of the world we can find that in America at some point
maybe they had a sense of superiority about the Australian people and their
policy to that, in my opinion Americans shouldn't feel superior to the
Australian policy wonks. They did exactly the same thing to Native Americans
over a century ago, taking children away to mission schools to be
"civilized."
Also as
extra information I find that Doris Pilkington, author
of the book "Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence", is the daughter of Molly Craig (played by Everlyn Sampi in the film).
I really enjoyed reading your post. I didn't know that the same situation happend in America. It's terrible, the kids were taken away from their families, from the love of their moms and dads, it's so sad! It's pretty amazing how the girls (of "the rabbit proof fence") fought for their dignity and integrity, it's really laudable.
ReplyDeleteAll the indigenous peoples need and must have a real acknowledgment, they deserve it!
Peace :)
I liked your post!
ReplyDeleteIt has very good information about the movie and its context. The Rabbit Proof Fence movie touched me when we watched it. It's hard to know that humans are capable of doing things like that to children, taking them away from their own families by force... I hope things like these never happen again, I hope that if we're face to new circumstances, we as humans, act as the civilized group we say we are, to solve troubles with love and using our reason :)
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