Wow...
Rabbitproof Fence was really a great movie. I saw many traits throughout the whole movie like courage, determination, power, sadness, hope and many others. This movie had two specific scenes that I could relate to (not in a personal way, but by having an understanding).
The first scene that showed a sense of an "A-HA" moment was when the girls first arrived to the Moore River settlement and they began to speak their native tongue. The tall (scary) guy walks up and says, "you will speak English only here". And again in that same settlement one of the ladies that was in charge told the girls to not speak their native tongue. I found this to be very relatable because I hear a lot of people saying, "If those people want to move to America then they should speak English. We shouldn't have to put their language on produces, tags, or boxes." Americans, aren't we supposed to be open to the many immigrants from around the world? But immigrants why should we have to conform to your language if you are coming here? I find this a very hard topic to approach. Of course, in the film the girls were being forced to speak English, and here in America no one is forced to speak any language. It does make more sense to speak one language, so it is easier to interact with one another.
The second "A-HA" moment I got from this film was when the Australian Army guy (I don't know what to call him) goes through the woods at Jigalong (where they lived) and when the soldier goes around the bush he comes face to face with the mother of Molly and the grandmother of Molly. The soldier has a gun in hand, but when the mother points her stick (sharp end) at the soldier he nervously walks away and stumbles. This reminded me of Rosa Parks. Even though she did stand up to the white person and didn't move from the front of the bus, she still stood up to the 'enemy' and later became a hero for the Civil Rights just like Molly's mother became a hero to Molly and her younger sister.
These were the two scenes that really stuck with me. Don't get me wrong, the whole movie was really good and to top it off I had no idea it was a true story! I found that very exciting!
The first scene that showed a sense of an "A-HA" moment was when the girls first arrived to the Moore River settlement and they began to speak their native tongue. The tall (scary) guy walks up and says, "you will speak English only here". And again in that same settlement one of the ladies that was in charge told the girls to not speak their native tongue. I found this to be very relatable because I hear a lot of people saying, "If those people want to move to America then they should speak English. We shouldn't have to put their language on produces, tags, or boxes." Americans, aren't we supposed to be open to the many immigrants from around the world? But immigrants why should we have to conform to your language if you are coming here? I find this a very hard topic to approach. Of course, in the film the girls were being forced to speak English, and here in America no one is forced to speak any language. It does make more sense to speak one language, so it is easier to interact with one another.
The second "A-HA" moment I got from this film was when the Australian Army guy (I don't know what to call him) goes through the woods at Jigalong (where they lived) and when the soldier goes around the bush he comes face to face with the mother of Molly and the grandmother of Molly. The soldier has a gun in hand, but when the mother points her stick (sharp end) at the soldier he nervously walks away and stumbles. This reminded me of Rosa Parks. Even though she did stand up to the white person and didn't move from the front of the bus, she still stood up to the 'enemy' and later became a hero for the Civil Rights just like Molly's mother became a hero to Molly and her younger sister.
These were the two scenes that really stuck with me. Don't get me wrong, the whole movie was really good and to top it off I had no idea it was a true story! I found that very exciting!
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