Day 4
Activity 2
Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the boy child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. However his twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), survives.
At age 12, she enlists the help of her grandmother (Vicky Haughton) and the training of her uncle (Grant Roa) to claim her birthright of chiefdom. But to break with convention, she'll have to do the impossible: win over her ultra-traditional grandfather (Rawiri Paratene).
She tries to get her grandfathers attention but nothing she does is good enough. At the end of the movie something special happens between her and a whale, the legend of her ancestors which changes her grandfathers mind.
I give this movie a 5 because it has really good acting and the story about a family coming back together and a girl never giving up is inspiring.
She tries to get her grandfathers attention but nothing she does is good enough. At the end of the movie something special happens between her and a whale, the legend of her ancestors which changes her grandfathers mind.
I give this movie a 5 because it has really good acting and the story about a family coming back together and a girl never giving up is inspiring.
Hi Dianne,
ReplyDeleteI love your summary about the whale rider!
Great job on your effort towards the Winter Learning Journey,
Great to see you participate in the Winter Learning journey!
I hope to see you next term with your excellence!
Regards,
Lusia Pahulu
Thank you Lusia.Keep your work up your doing great.
DeleteHi Dianne,
ReplyDeleteI love your summary and the reasons you gave for rating it a 5. You are absolutely right, the Whale rider movie is an inspirational movie about Pakea never giving up which is why I loved watching this when I was young.
Keep blogging with us to find out more interesting facts! Well done!
Jacinta