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Obviously, the missions are the evidences of the issues of the aboriginal
religions. In general, the big annoyance of the religion on the main
character Willie makes him distressing and also undoubtedly shows the
collision of the aboriginal religions and Christianity.
In the next place, the funny song Nothing I Would Rather Be in the film
Bran Nue Dae makes reference to the aboriginal issues of land rights. From
research, Australia was first discovered and developed by the aborigines
(centrallandcouncil.com, 2016). After the arrival of the colonists, most of
the aborigines were compelled to move away from their ancestral
homelands. The aborigines persistently struggled for their own lands.
Many of them were dead or enslaved by the colonists, the others tragically
roamed the streets and suffered hunger and coldness. The loss of the
aboriginal land rights brought serious consequences to the lives of the
aborigines. The land rights of the Australian aborigines were not improved
since last century (Wood, S., 2016). In the movie Bran Nue Dae, the
problems of the aboriginal land rights are touched upon by means of the
lyrics of the amusing song Nothing I Would Rather Be. For instance,
when Willie takes the punishment by the Father, Willie humorously sings
this song and runs out of the school. In the meanwhile, all the aboriginal
students stand up and sing with him. They repeat the lyrics There's
Nothing I Would Rather Be than to be an aborigine, and watch you take
my precious land away (Perkins, R., 2010, 20:30). Specifically, the proud
expression on Willie and other students faces and their exaggerated
actions show their anger to the pillage of their lands by the colonists.
According to the film, all the students stand up and give supports to Willie
manifest that the land rights issues are experienced by not only Willie, but
also the majority of the aborigines. Hence, the land rights are a
widespread aboriginal problem in Australia. The lyrics that are repeated
many times And watch you take my precious land away also effectively
prove the existence of the aboriginal issues of land rights. As discussed
above, the amusing actions of Willie and other students and the ironic
song Nothing I Would Rather Be strongly link to the land rights issues
experienced by the Aborigines in Australia, which are serious and
widespread.
Finally, the unfair treatments that the aborigines withstood will be
elaborated through the evaluation of Willies dream in the prison. When
the colonists first arrived in Australia, they could not understand the
aboriginal culture at all. As a result, the misunderstanding of the
indigenous culture brought countless deaths to the aborigines
(aiatsis.gov.au, 2015). The aborigines in the society were unaccountably
isolated by others. The human rights of the aboriginal Australians were not
protected by the laws until 1970s (Leannesultana.global2.vic.edu.au.,
2016). In the movie Bran Nue Dae, the unfair treatments that are
experienced by the indigenous people are mentioned through Willies
dream in the prison, which includes the song called Listen To The News.
For example, when Willie falls asleep in the prison, he has a dream about
uncle Tadpole, and many indigenous people are passionately dancing and
singing in a typical aboriginal way. The lyrics of the song Listen To The
News are quite impressive, man of the gun come shot up the son, and
the girl and the child and the mother, discussing a way, Is this the end
of our people (Perkins, R., 2010, 57:20). To be more specific, the dance of
the aborigines in Willies dream looks powerful and inspiring, which shows
their desire to be impartially treated by others. Through the lyrics of the
song Listen To The News, the unfair treatments can be seen. The
colonists used guns to shoot the aboriginal people and killed the
aborigines from generation to generation. Consequently, the aboriginal
cultures are hard to pass along. When the aborigines in Willies dream first
appeared, they are locked by the chains, this means that the colonists
used the chains to expel and enslave the indigenous Australians. The last
sentence Is this the end of our people tells the audiences that the
aborigines worry about the loss of their cultures, since the colonists could
not understand their cultures at all and treated the aborigines and their
cultures with extremely discriminatory attitude. (Nguyen, A., 2012).
Therefore, Willies dream in the prison definitely links to the unfair
treatments, which is further demonstrated through the lyrics of the song
Listen To The News, and the dance of the aborigines.
In conclusion, the serious issues that highly affects Australian aborigines
are mentioned in terms of the character, the song and the vision in the
movie Bran Nue Dae. The collisions of the religions are shown through the
main character Willie. The lyrics of the song Nothing I Would Rather Be,
and the humorous actions of the students refer to the land rights issues
that the aborigines have. The song Listen To The News and the imposing
indigenous dance in Willies dream makes reference to the unfair
treatments that the aborigines suffered. The international students who
study in Australia ought to watch this film, as they do not know much
about the aboriginal history in Australia. The overseas students can
certainly realize what they should do to make the aborigines live better.
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Clc.org.au. (2016). The History of the Land Rights Act | Central Land
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