before him. He didn’t want to have a girl as a leader for the Maoris. He trained other boys from the little town‚ and Pai watched them while they trained. There was a lots of legends about whales and how they had helped the Maori to migrate form Hawaiki‚ and the film showed us how Pai called the whales and they came. 2) The two leaders was Pai’s grandfather Koko and Pai’s father. But Pai became a leader after that her grandfather was convinced that she could be a leader. 3) Koko showed his leader ship
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When Pai is in concerts and whenever something occurs like a festival‚ the Ocean is usually always in the background as a reminder of their cultural roots. Pai and her grandfather are seen in the Waka at the end of the movie and the boat is only used for special occasions and one can gather that when the leader is picked they go on the boat‚ as it is a tradition. A way that Caro explores the past is through the ocean. This is seen whenever Pai communicates to the Whale. This
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retrieve it. But Pai has several surprises for her tradition-bound grandfather that will open his eyes and the rest of the tribe to her true destiny. To become the next chief. Koro doesn’t see Pai’s potential because he thinks that girls can’t be leaders or in control. He
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together mainly using a number of different techniques including point of view‚ which is based on Pai because of her narrations‚ but is linked together with scenes of Koro‚ Nanny Flowers and Porourangi all having the point of view; conflict‚ with disagreements and argument all forming the story to come; and finally the way the story is divided into three main acts‚ which are linked together with narrations from Pai‚ and turning points in the story. Point of View is used powerfully in this film‚ especially
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Jane Kim February 16‚ 2010 Gender Androgyny Through the Eyes of Pai What does it mean to be androgynous? According to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own‚ it is “[…] the theory that the union of man and woman makes for the greatest satisfaction‚ the most complete happiness”(Woolf 37). An androgynous mind is when the male and female work in harmony and co-operate spiritually. She states that “[…] a great mind is androgynous. It is when this fusion
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“The whale rider” Abstract “Whale Rider” is a drama film of the 2002‚ based on the novel of Witi Ihimaera‚ and directed by Niki Caro. The world première was on September 2002‚ at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film gained much respect from critics‚ it went on in film festivals such as Sundance and Tribecca‚ and gained international recognition. It has a lot of awards through the world: BAFTA Childrens’ Award‚ Best Feature Film - 2003; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award‚ Best
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It teaches you that despite not everyone will believe in you‚ you can’t let that restrict you from your goals and rights. An example of leadership in the movie‚ is when Pai beats the school bus on her bike‚ without Paka. When she accomplishes this‚ it shows that she is a leader and can beat the boys. Paka does not believe that Pai can beat the boys in anything but she proves that she can‚ which teaches us a large amount on how to be a leader. The way that the director has made the movie‚ produces
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the parenting of the protagonists. Weather a complete disregard for the feelings of the child or ignoring their significant actions‚ both Pai and Arjie do not get the help from their parental figure as is deserved and they respond to this in different ways. It is the ways that the protagonists respond to the failures that makes the person. In “Whale Rider” Pai is faced with failure of not one‚ but two parental figures. From the day she was born her grandfather‚ Koro‚ has seen her as the cause of
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growing up in patriarchal society known as the Maori tribe. Pai‚ short for Paikea‚ spends her life trying to get her grandfather to accept her. When she was born‚ her twin brother died at birth‚ leaving the grandfather’s dreams shattered. He needed a male so he can grow up to be chief. The chief will be known as the Whale Rider and he was supposed to bring the village to greatness. Unfortunately‚ after the death of her twin brother‚ Pai is forced to gain her grandfather’s love and acceptance. She
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his tribe. Until one person prepares to make the sacrifice to save the people...the Whale Rider. “Whale Rider” shows emotional experience of a young Maori girl‚ Pai‚ who is the main character and the brightest personality in the film. She struggles to gain the approval of her grandfather and her people. From the beginning‚ Paikea‚ or Pai‚ is a young girl in a man’s world. Though she is loved by her grandfather named Koro‚ who is the Chief of the Maori tribe‚ she is not accepted as a future leader
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