Whale Rider Review

Pai was a young girl living in a modern tribe called Whangara in the east coast of New Zealand. The people believed that a whale saved their ancestor, Paikea, from drowning. Since then, the men have become the leaders of the tribe. Even though she's a girl, Pai posseses the leadership and strength of a boy. Her grandfather is mad because he doesn't want a girl to be the leader. Pai is a very nice, innocent girl. Actor, Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Pai's role, and does an outstanding job. The movie overall, is very emotional and with Keisha's acting skills, the movie is well done. The whales symbolize their life. A whale helped their tribe continue in life, so if a whale dies, they become very sad because the whales brought them to land. When Pai helped the whale get up, her grandfather finally accepted her because she payed the whales back for helping their tribe. The ending symbolized the tribe working as a group. This was a great film, and I would reccommend for anyone to watch it.