Whale Rider (Te Kaieke Tohora)
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A powerful story of change and tradition meeting.
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Keisha Castle-Hughes: Paikea
Whale Rider receives its namesake from the legend, a legend involving the Maori people coming to New Zealand as a r... read more
Brilliant drama! A masterpice!
Traditional rich Maori culture is preserved marvellously with Whale Rider; this captivating slice of New Zealand filmmaking. Whale Rider was a complete surprise for me. Habitually, I had mistaken the film for some propaganda that promotes the ideologies of the Maori culture. On the contrary, Whale Rider was the farthest thin... read more
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"Format: DVD Viewing: 1st Thoughts: My father has a pretty stacked collection of foreign and classic movie DVDs and on occasion I'll grab one to borrow. I had heard good things about this movie but never got to see it. Very endearing story of a young girl determined to prove everyone wrong, especially her stubborn and set in his ways grandfather. It's a universal story about culture and traditions, and trying to hold onto something despite the changing times. One question I have is did this movie"
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" Notes: First of all, I think it is important to point that, in my opinion, most movies involving kids or teenagers are usually rather uninspired and/or sugar-coated. In fact, there are honestly usually a waste of time, even for the children who happened to be their target audience. However, there are a few exceptions though and this movie is definitely one of them. Indeed, to start with the story was riveting but the performances (above all by Keisha Castle-Hughes) were all impressive. Basical"
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" Notes: First of all, I think it is important to point that, in my opinion, most movies involving kids or teenagers are usually rather uninspired and/or sugar-coated. In fact, there are honestly usually a waste of time, even for the children who happened to be their target audience. However, there are a few exceptions though and this movie is definitely one of them. Indeed, to start with the story was riveting but the performances (above all by Keisha Castle-Hughes) were all impressive. Basical"
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" An island heritage that is already desperately trying to hold onto it's own identity, finds itself even more challenged when a little girl tries desperately to fit into it in a manner that would break one if it's fundamental "rules". For, in order to triumph, she must dispel the ages old belief that to achieve the mantle of a chieftain, one must be a male. And in the process, she ends up making both that old tradition and a pack of whales, her b#tchez. Yay for Girl Power! "