ABORIGINES
A Population destructed by British since the 18th century
Phillip Noyce 's Viewpoint
Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian ​film director. He ​began making short films at the age of 18, starting with Better to Reign in Hell, using his friends as the cast. He joined the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1977. Many of his films feature espionage, as Noyce grew up listening from his father's stories with the Z Special Force during World War II, and has an interest in the theme.
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Rabbit Proof Fence - Phillip Noyce's comments about Everlyn Sampi the actress in the role of Molly.
​He directed Rabbit-Proof Fence in 2002. In this movie, he expresses what he thinks about what the settlers did. It's based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is based on a true story concerning the author's mother. Moreover, Doris judges the lives of Aboriginal people from a personal point of view which is influenced by the fact that she is a woman. Furthermore, in this movie, the low-angle shots ans the close-ups suggest that the British felt superior to Aboriginies. Likewise, there is a contrast : the Aboriginal children are dressed in rags whereas the Whites are well-dressed. In consequence, the settlers appear authoritarian, tough and powerful. Aborigines were powerless and the British didn't care about the consequences of these attitudes for the stolen generation who were victims of Whites. Abos must have lived in fear. That's why Rabbit Proof Fence aims at emphasizing Aboriginal children's living conditions.