Movie Review#6 (Whale Rider)

In the small beach village of New Zealand. There were the Maori which hands down the legend that ancestral hero Paikea was led to this place by whale. And the head of family keep protecting the village from generation to generation. One day, an elder son Porourangi who is the head of the head of family was given twin boy and girl. Only boys can be the head of family, girls can’t be the head of family. But a boy and mother lose their life at the time of birth. He was in for a rude awakening. Then he leaves an only daughter and he left the village. So the girl was bestowed the name Paikea which is same name with the hero of legend, and she is brought up by grandparents.
The grandfather of the pie who was the head of a family felt the strong anger and sorrow that lost the grandchild of a boy who should have become a successor. And he couldn't receive her. But he loves her as a grandchild. He took her on bicycle and took the school to and from everyday.
When Pai became 12 years old, she and boys who of the same age are gathered in the village and the training of successor upbringing begins. But Pai is a girl so she was not permitted participation to the training. She want to take part in the training very much. So she learns a traditional song and dance in secret with the aid of her uncle and begins the special training of “taiaha” which can play only tribal boy from generation to generation.
One day, a lot of whales were tossed up onto the beach. Kolo(her grandfather) and village people try to sent back them to the sea. But it was very difficult so they was going to leave the beach. Then Pai rode on a back of whale to return them to the sea, and the whale which she rode returns to the sea and the other whales came back to the sea with Pai. Her grandfather come to the realization that Pai is a really successor.
I saw this movie for the first time. The scenery of this movie is very beautiful!! I want to go there someday. I impressed by her speech scene. I can sense her steadfastness for the head of family. And I thought that this movie likes The Naushika of wind of valley. My favorite scene is Pai ride on a whale. I think that this scene is really wonderful. I want to ride a whale once.

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