Myth, Culture, and Family in Whale Rider

Niki Caro's acclaimed movie "Whale Rider" tells the story of a young Maori girl who proves himself to his grandfather and tries to assume her fate as a tribal leader. Her grandfather, Whangara Chief, had a traditional way of ignoring the possibility of his granddaughter as his successor. Only when a tragedy happens, Pi can prove to her grandfather that her community still has a connection with the spiritual world of Maori. By placing emphasis on Maori's culture and myth, you can classify a whale's knight as a movie. This indicates that the hero's pie can not "understand" through myths, culture, family relationships, "going home".

The movie "Whale Rider" in 2002 introduces the modern ritual of the traditional Maori village and the culture of modern fungara in New Zealand. In mythology of the whangara, the existence on the island traced back to one ancestor "Pai Care" a thousand years ago, and when his canoe rode on the shore of the village behind a whale, they escaped death. Since then, the main leadership role was taken over by the first male, the first male, and established a patriarchal society. "Pai" is the protagonist of a 12 - year - old movie, after the twin brothers died, the mother is going to be the next fun glass chief when giving birth. Pai 's father exchanged his traditional culture for the living of Europe.

The movie "Knight of the Whale" is considered a personal and family drama, and it shows that even in the farthest part of the world, families have similar relationships and personal problems. Everyone has the same feelings: they feel depressed and crying, I feel happy and laughing. Maori families, like their beliefs and rituals, can be like American families and other families. The story takes place in a small town in New Zealand's Whangara. Centuries ago, a legendary ancestor named Paikea brought Maori, and they still live there. The myth of Paikea said that he was rescued by a whale after his canoe was missing in the sea. He built Maori on a whale, and it existed from that day: the eldest is the leader and tribal leader. A group of whales responds when entering the ocean, but when a whale hangs on the beach it is a signal that his tribe has reached the end of the world.

This is part of the chief and should be executed. Third, the cuff encounter with her fate is an important part of the next whale rider biting her grandfather. A whale knight communicates with a whale. The first one should be the toe portion of a small roller to become a whale's knight. To satisfy the cuff's fate, she almost hardly helped her become a knight of the first female whale. The cuff helped to understand my destiny. First of all, they allow direct help in her life. Secondly, Colo and the ancient bullfight whale are ironic to ensure that the cuff is the future of a whale knight. Third, Kahu helped himself to become the next whale knight. There are many people who have various ideas to realize the fate of the cuff. Fate is very important cuff has realized the dream of becoming a next whale knight.