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In the Film Whale Riders, the director Niki Caro, does an excellent job in developing critical themes combining spiritual and religious traditions resonating with the audience. The compelling themes demonstrated in the movie such as leadership, change of role in women, connection to nature, traditions and change are all eloquently presented as the plot unfolds. As a young woman myself, I can feel empathy towards the main protagonist, Pai, as she puts maximum effort in convincing her grandfather Koro

Whale Rider is an expressive, cultural drama film by the award winning director Nikola Jean "Niki" Caro, that explores the ideas of love, rejection, tradition and gender roles. It's a story about a young Maori girl, Paikea Apirana that's born into the chief line along with a twin brother. With her twin brother dying moments after birth, only Paikea was left to fulfil the role of heir, though Koro, the current chief and Pai's grandpa refuses as does their culture and religion. Throughout the film

Whale Rider Review Niki Caro’s film, Whale Rider, beautifully captures the small village of Whangara, which is located in the northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The film portrays a Maori tribe that tells the story of a long-held tradition. This film is rich in symbolism, which is easy for any viewer to understand. Whale Rider does a wonderful job of capturing the attention of the audience because of the intense and close relationships between the characters, the way Caro conveys the movie’s

you ever wonder how different life would be if this world had a little more magic. Author, Cornelia Funke tells a story on how the world can be changed and how easily someone's life can change with a different reality. Cornelia Funke writes Dragon Rider which it is about a fun adventure fill of different creatures and a new kind of adventure and she uses a creative way to tell it to her audience. This story was written back in 1997 in Germany and the story is based around that time period. Also being

Identify an important character in the film. Explain why the character is important and discuss what techniques the director uses to portray the character and the effect on the audience? By Tishya Kapoor In the film, The Whale Rider, by Nicki Caro, is about a young girl named Paikea Apirana (Pai) who is destined to become a leader and lead the community. However Koro, Pai’s grandfather expects a male leader to lead the community as he expects Maori tradition and culture to carry on. Koro refuses

Whale Rider Scene: last scene of the movie (Whales) Introduction: The director of the movie Whale Rider, Niki Caro has included that movie is a realistic representation of Maori traditional culture. In the movie Whale Rider, the filmmaker has shown how traditions can separate and connect people. The director has used camera techniques, sound effects and mise en scene in the movie Whale Rider. Camera technique: In the movie whale Rider, different types of camera techniques are used. This movie

choose to either be courageous or to simply not confront the problem. Alex Rider, the main character in Ark Angel, faces this same situation in the book. This book was written by Anthony Horowitz, who incorporates some prominent themes in his writing that I want to analyze such as courage, betrayal, and loneliness. Horowitz uses the main characters of the book to communicate these themes. The main characters include Alex Rider, Paul Drevin, Nikolei Drevin, and the members of Force Three. These characters

The Whale Rider, a novel written by Witi Ihimaera which is set on the East coast of New Zealand at Whāngārā. The novel tells the story of the local Māori iwi, Te Tai Rawhiti, and of Kahu, a young Māori girl whose spirit and determination challenges tradition to overcome adversity and lead her people into the advancing times. In this essay the theme of tradition The Whale Rider takes place during a time where Māori culture was witnessing a decline, there were concerns of the culture being assimilated

over the world. #UpforSchool wants to change that” The book Whale rider by Witi Ihimaera Is a story about a young girl named Kahu. Everyone doesn't see much in her; Because she is a girl. But Kahu knows she is special. And keeps on trying to prove to everyone. That just because she is a girl doesn't mean she is “ Worthless.” The theme of the whale rider by Witi ihimaera is female empowerment. In the book The Whale Rider. There is several examples of female empowerment. From both Kahu and