I thought this movie told us that neither a man nor the woman matters, and even who has the right. And we should protect the tradition, but must change with the times.
The main character is Paikea. She lives in a village of Maori. She is sheik’ grandchild. Her name is same as the descendant who is a brave man. Sheik’ name is Koro. He want a descendent. And his son is Pororangi.
At the beginning of the movie sheik’ son had a girl. In fact, he had a son, but died with mother at time of the delivery. Koro wanted a boy because he must take up an after age. He is not able to like her. But he takes her by bicycle to school every day. Her father come back home from Germany. Koro thought his son to be an after age. But his son refused it. His son thinks to take his daughter but she returned in the middle to follow it. He gathered the boys of the village. And he trained the boys to be an after age. She wanted to train with them. But she is the girl so she can be by tradition. The boys took a last trial. However, nobody was able to pass by. She saw the conclusion and examined it for the last time and cleared it. But her grandmother does not say her husband. She wants to make friends with a grandfather and invites him to the school arts festival. Koro was going to go for a school arts festival but a whale was washed ashore on the sea. Whales are importance for the village.
The climax of the movie is he saves whales. Finish the school arts festival, everyone come back home. They notice it. They save Whales. Paikea ride a whale and return it to the sea. Her grandparents noticed she is a brave. She was rescued.
First I did not like this movie because though she should be a pretty grandchild, he avoids her. But Paikea is really smart and kindly. I think she is a real brave woman.
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