Reflection: The Rabbit Proof Fence

The Rabbit Proof Fence was very moving and inspirational film. It has given me a greater understanding of Australia's history and the unfortunate happenings that occurred for over 30 years there. This film was centered on 3 Aboriginal sisters, each whom did an amazing job in capturing the hardships during their time. This film was able to show the power of love and how it can bring a family together again - even if it means walking thousands of miles in the Australian desert. As you can see in the picture below, there are 3 rabbit proof fences on the western half of Australia. In The Rabbit Proof Fence, the three sisters followed the red fence on the map below for nearly 2000 miles to Jigalong, their home. Not only did this movie do a great job in showing the continent's crucial past, but it was able to show the clash between the two cultures and how things were during that time. It showed the average life of an Aboriginal family as well as the average Caucasian who lived in Australia.

I would recommend this movie to a friend. It's a very moving film that emphasizes an unknown past of Australia that so many of us know little about. It also gives us an insight on a culture that many of us in America don't know a lot about as well. I enjoyed viewing this film and would definitely watch it again.