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Release Date: 28 October, 2003 Retail Price: $14.94 OUR Price: $9.99 You SAVE: $4.95! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
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Whale of a Film
"Whale Rider", a New Zealand film, is a story about a Maori tribe in modern times, with a twist of their tales and tradition thrown in. It's based on the 1987 novel of the same name. I thought I'd like it much more than I actually did, unfortunately.
Pai is a twelve year old Maori girl, the latest in a line of chiefs, an only daughter, very passionate about her people and culture, and who loves her grandfather, the chief of their region, very much. Daughters cannot go on to be chiefs, no matter how passionate they are, that is the tradition, and a tradition Pai's grandfather is determined to keep. Deciding to ignore his daughter completely, the old chief calls together all the Maori boys in the community, teaching them the old ways, the whats and the whys. In secret, Pai spys on them, learning the old ways too, creating an even bigger rift between her grandfather, a rift he refuses to mend.
I found it was rather serious and melodramatic (the dialogue, the shots, the music, the acting) like there was (or had to be) significance in everything that happened in the story. There was very little humour, which is a shame, because I'm sure I would have enjoyed the film a bit more if it had. The Maoris are pretty funny guys in real life as well. This film makes them out to be very stressed and intense, for the most part. Ah well. Through the film, I learnt a little bit about the culture of the Maoris, but considering it was one of the central parts of the film, it didn't seem to get too deep or detailed with explanations. Also, the title of the film is a bit misleading. There isn't an awful lot of whale riding, and I was looking forward to that. Where there is some, it's pretty well done, I thought.
An all right film. Worth a look, I suppose.
Whale rider
A pleasant and spiritual story about customs and the ability of people to believe and embrace change
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