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Film Comparative

Submitted by layluhz_555 on January 7, 2007

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Maori People of New Zealand vs. Western Australian Aboriginals

During our film study in English, we viewed two outstanding movies

- 'Rabbit-Proof Fence' and 'Whale Rider'. Rabbit-Proof Fence, the first

movie we watched, is about the real journey of three half-cast girls,

living in Western Australia where they were captured, sent to a

confinement camp, which they escaped to travel home to their families.

The second movie, Whale Rider, is a completely different story about the

chief of Ngati Konohi and his struggle to find an heir, his eyes seem

closed to the best possible heir, his first born granddaughter- Paika, until

she proves herself worthy. These cultures may be assumed to be the

same, since they are both aboriginals living in the same side of the word,

but these two films say otherwise. In this essay, the similarities and

difference will be explored in further detail.

In both of the films family is quite a big deal and a very important

aspect of daily life. Rabbit-Proof Fence displays the type of Family love

which is needed to survive. On the other hand, in Whale Rider, family love

can be found even when it doesn't seem to be there at all. In Rabbit-

Proof Fence, the Aboriginals/Half-Casts have almost nothing but eachother,

and they haveto stick together in order to survive and with that create a

tight bond with their family members, and value them a lot. On the other

hand, the Maori People rely on their family for love and support, so family

is very valuable and displayed to be so as well. An example of how family

is valued with the children of the Western Australian people is shown in

the...

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