Whale Rider

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

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

The Movie “Whale Rider” directed by Niki Caro and the story “Life In The Age of The Mimis” by Domingo Martinez have very similar themes in the way they both have something to do with rebelling for the better. Do you believe that traditions can be broken? Well in the film “Whale Rider” by Niki Caro that's exactly what happens. There is a girl named pai who frequently breaks the tribes traditions. Utamataly throughout the story it shows that sometimes tradition can be broken for the better. Pai

‘Whale rider,’ is a film directed by Niki Caro. It explores themes of duty, culture and tradition through the eyes of Paikea Apirana. She is the protagonist in this film and narrates sections too. Viewers are introduced to different characters throughout the movie, who have different opinions about their culture and how they should uphold them. Culture, tradition and duty are perceived differently by the various characters. Paikea is very passionate about her history and ancestors. Even though just

The movie Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro, have many things in common with the book Nervous Conditions, written in 2002 by Tsitsi Dangarembga. These two share many common themes such as sexism, discrimination, and loss. The two main characters of each story share one major characteristic in common. Paikea from Whale rider, and Tambo from Nervous Conditions, both disrupt the sociological and cultural norms in their respective communities and challenge a greater authority, who is a part of their

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

Plot Whale Rider is the journey of an eleven-year-old Paikea Apirana. She is a Maori girl living with her grandparents in their small community. She is a surviving twin, her brother and mother died during childbirth. Pai’s father who was the designated chief to be, could not cope after the death of his son and wife. So, he decides to become a sculptor and move to Europe. Pai remained with her grandparents and grows up in a traditional Maori family. Her family are the leaders in the community and

“there was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died and took my mother with him. Everyone was waiting for the first born boy to lead us, but he died and I didn’t” (Whale Rider, 2002). Her grandfather often reproves her for being a girl because only boys can carry on the ritual of being the descendant of the divine Whale Rider of the Sea. Her grandfather looked her with disdain and viewed her as a load because she could not realize this role, even although she was always trying to satisfy him

In the movie “Whale Rider” directed by Niki Caro, many important objects are used to foreshadow the later events involving protagonist Paikea Apirana, a young girl forbidden by tradition to become the chief of her tribe. Although the outcome of the film seems quite unprecedented at first, Director Caro conceals many clues regarding the ending for the audience to discover. She does this through the use of camera angles, dialogue and props, notably through the use of the rope, the Taiaha and the Rei

Witi Ihimaera manipulates the characters within the novel The Whale Rider to convey the theme of Unconditional love. Eight-year-old Kahu was born into a tribe with deep cultural and traditional beliefs that remains instilled in the members through the rigid leadership of Koro Apriana. Upon her birth, Koro Apriana expresses an immediate disdain for the girl as she is the first-born of Poruorangi; successor and heir to the Whangara tribe, in which according to tradition is passed from eldest son to