Taiaha

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

The film Whale Rider takes A large portion of the film fixates on the dynamic of this connection amongst Koro, the tribal chief, and his granddaughter Paikea. Paikea respects her grandfather, and has a puzzling association with the tribe’s ancestry; her namesake, Paikea the Whale Rider, travelled from Hawaii to New Zealand on the back of a whale. Paikea spends the most of the film trying to prove her worth and gain respect from her grandfather. Unlike many of the other tribal youth, she reveres the

Throughout the film Whale Rider, many characters address the ancient custom that only males can ascend to chiefdom in the Maori tribe. In the film, the culture and traditions are extremely important to the Maori tribe, especially the elders. Koro is blind to the potential his granddaughter holds because he holds onto the ancient traditions dearly. The movie Whale Rider deals with a hybrid culture, and some characters have a harder time transitioning than others. In the film, the audience sees the

In this Particular scene, Pai, being brave, tries to comfort Hemi, despite Hemi’s bad mood and continuous warnings that he does not want Pai there. This exchange is then followed by Hemi, now being brave, starting a taiaha fight. Pai, having learnt the art behind Koro’s back is another sign of bravery from Pai. After Pai defeats Hemi by disarming him, Koro walks into the scene and discovers Pai breaking the rules he set out for him. Hemi shows bravery again, by standing

Love changes peoples opinions towards others. I have chosen to explore the theme that love has the potential to change people 's opinions towards each other. This theme is evident in the novel The help by Kathryn Stokett, the poem Let me describe for you her eyes by Glenn Colquhoun and the films The Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival. Firstly, the theme love has the potential to change people 's opinions towards each other is evident in the novel the

I’m the boss in this kitchen.” While she is not as against a female leader like Koro, she still has an out-dated opinion of a woman’s duty within the house. Rawiri shows a lot of belief in Pai, especially when he agrees to teach her how to use the Taiaha behind Koro’s back. Though this does not fully display his ideas on leadership, it does prove to the audience that he believes in Pai and her ability to lead, therefor showing an understanding of modern ideals about leadership contrary to Paka’s judgment

A recurring idea that is portrayed in the texts "Gang Feeds Hungry School Kids", "Sad Joke on a Marae", "Day Trip", and "Bred in South Auckland" is that not all people fit into the stereotype they have been given. The authors shows this by the dialogue and the character's actions. In the article "Gang Feed Hungry School Kids" the idea that not all people fit into the stereotype they have been given is shown when Jamie Pink, who is the Leader of the Tribal Huk Gang, is described as someone who

This is represented with a medium-shot to show how she is sneaking around. The camera then slowly focuses on Pai. She uses a forbidden item for a girl, a “taiaha”, and practices with it alone while her grandfather teaches the boys how to use it. Challenging the boys for leadership has been one of Pai’s main goals, and this is shown when she is riding on her bike and overtakes the boys in a bus. A close-up

The Whale Rider By Witi Ihimaera Published May 2003 Kahu (Pai) is an eight year old Maori girl with a special gift. She can communicate with whales. She could be the leader her tribe needs, but her great-grandfather adheres strictly to Maori tradition which requires a male heir. He barely acknowledges her. The Whale Rider" tells the story of Kahu, a young girl in New Zealand struggling to find her place in her family and community. She craves the love of her great-grandfather, but he's entirely

Paikea. Paikea took this as an omen and tried to prepare herself to become leader, even though her grandfather opposed. However something that sets the Whale Rider plot apart from Bend It Like Beckham was the heavy focus on the Maori culture. The Maori culture has a heavy influence in this story which also leads the Paikea into making the necessary decisions about her leadership. Although there were many contrasts, Bend It Like Beckham and Whale Rider shared many similarities between their individual