Whale rider

Destinee 2022-01-05 08:02:29

From the film, you can see that the ancient Maori still has a serious patriarchal consciousness. The rules are originally used to break, and life needs to be self-ruled. The girl did not give up the goal, she used her heart to pass on the miracle of the chief.
The style is very plain. The story shown in the movie is like the sea. Although it only shows the surface of the sea, it can make people vaguely experience the calm torrents and undercurrents, as well as all the unknowns in it. At the end of the film, the little girl (with the natural beauty of innocence and innocence) experienced numerous obstacles, gender, the decline of her tribe, and lack of self-confidence... the tenacious and even stubborn vitality was silent for a long time, and finally accepted and recognized by nature, and whales Produced a mysterious induction from ancient times. In the end, she proved herself and brought courage to the people.

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  • Janie 2022-01-05 08:02:29

    It's not marked! | 2013.3.13 UCCA New Zealand Film Festival. Traditional history, past and future. The shot of the canoe entering the sea is extremely solemn. A movie that tells a story attentively. Film and digital feel really different. The audience was wiping tears at the school lecture. It's that the ending is suddenly supernatural|||

  • Elissa 2022-03-22 09:02:18

    Those with the gift of summoning souls are probably blessed by God. It tells the themes of man and nature, including the growth of little girls and the joys and sorrows of seaside people. When people are calling the whales home by the sea, their hearts are mixed.

Whale Rider quotes

  • Koro: If you have the tooth of a whale, you must have the jaw of a whale to yield it.

  • [first lines]

    Paikea: In the old days, the land felt a great emptiness. It was waiting. Waiting to be filled up. Waiting for someone to love it. Waiting for a leader.

    [child birth scene]

    Paikea: And he came on the back of a whale. A man to lead a new people. Our ancestor, Paikea. But now we were waiting for the firstborn of the new generation, for the descendant of the whale rider. For the boy who would be chief.

    Paikea: There was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died, and took our mother with him.