Legendary charm

Briana 2022-01-05 08:02:29

For more content, please follow the WeChat subscription account "kaiweimovie" Legendary is often inspirational, because some spiritual power, or some hidden mystery, produces eternal and upward momentum. If a certain legend carries its inherent rationality, it will produce a good story. The movie "Whale Rider" has such a good story, the empty sea, the distant call, the Maori on an island, their ancestors came by riding a whale. The ancient peoples naturally have traditional parents and systems, and there must be an elder in charge of the entire village. Inheritance and development have become a mission. Opposition and friction are the continuous advancement and replacement of the new era. In traditional literary works, clear contradictions are the prerequisite for good works. The creator of "Whale Rider" caught this contradiction and created a legendary classic. In the group leader's house, the birth of a newborn must be a major event, especially the eldest son, which even affected the heart of the chief (group leader) as the grandfather. It was a happy event, but the death of the daughter-in-law brought grief. The old team leader did not actually care about the death of the daughter-in-law. For him, what was deeply shocked was that the daughter-in-law not only died, but also took away the son who had just given birth. Although only one baby girl was shed, it was named PAI. As a karo (the name of the team leader) with a strong sense of mission and responsibility, it is important to pass on from generation to generation. At the same time, he also hopes that his grandson can become a new chieftain and inherit his career. The birth of a little girl, PAI, means that the contradiction between her growth and her grandfather will become deeper and deeper, and it will become more and more difficult to escape the conflict that she faces directly. The father of PAI, the eldest son of the old chief, has already integrated into the life of the new era, and has not inherited the old cause. This is another complex emotion between grandfather and granddaughter: I want to love, but because of myself The principle can not be cherished. Giving up is a kind of betrayal to the ancestors. Karo will not do this, so he must insist and insist on looking for the future chief of the clan. He called all the eldest sons of the younger generation in the family to learn ancient techniques and traditional Maori culture. Whether it was out of proving himself or a natural learning spirit, Pai devoted himself to training with great interest, but his grandfather severely reprimanded him. The reason is simple, because Pai is a girl. This makes her rebellion have a deeper meaning, which is a subversion of the family and traditional cultural concepts. She couldn't learn her skills by stealing it, and Pai seemed to feel confused and desperate. At this time, the person who stood up and pointed her was her grandmother. As a female, she had sympathy for Pai and love from her heart. Grandma told Pai that in addition to grandfather, she can also learn skills from her uncle (father's younger brother), especially stick skills. And when the smart Pai accidentally fought Mick during the short-term study, he picked out his stick, just to show her grandfather, no doubt, this became her new evidence. Anxious to find out the grandfather of the future chief, he finally waited for his last class, which is also the final selection. Mick was once an admired child, but because he lost to Pai, he was qualified to be selected. The other boys all followed to the sea. The old chief threw the whale teeth on his body into the sea, and the child who could retrieve it again should be the best candidate for the future chief. Of course, the result seemed to be destined in the future, no one picked up the whale teeth. Desperate karo called the ancestor spirit in the middle of the night sadly. Pai is also beside the ship, calling the gods with the same content. Gradually, the mysterious spirituality of the little girl Pai began to become the center of the film's legendary color. Due to the call of pai, the whales swam ashore in groups as if they had heard the call of their ancestors. At this time, at night, Pai was tearfully recite the poem dedicated to his grandfather at the party, but his grandfather stared at the whales swimming ashore. To prove that she actually meant sacrifice for Pai. At least she had to risk her life and take the whale away. She rode away from the sea on the back of the whale like her ancestors did. Holding the whale tooth that Pai retrieved from the sea in his hand, the grandfather finally admitted Pai at this moment, and at the same time he had deep regrets in his heart. The legendary color ends with a beautiful reconciliation, which completes the traditional narrative. Regardless of the movie, Pai’s image has become an inspiration and an example of struggle. This may be the advantage of traditional narrative. Typical characters not only have important meanings in the play, but they also have a certain universal meaning outside the film. This is also the most effective way to express meaning in this meaningless world.

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Extended Reading
  • Ericka 2022-04-23 07:03:21

    Maori, culture film list

  • Josiane 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    The growth of the girl, as well as the strong family affection, interspersed with Maori language. The whole article is crying four-fifths of the time, definitely worth watching.

Whale Rider quotes

  • Koro: If you have the tooth of a whale, you must have the jaw of a whale to yield it.

  • [first lines]

    Paikea: In the old days, the land felt a great emptiness. It was waiting. Waiting to be filled up. Waiting for someone to love it. Waiting for a leader.

    [child birth scene]

    Paikea: And he came on the back of a whale. A man to lead a new people. Our ancestor, Paikea. But now we were waiting for the firstborn of the new generation, for the descendant of the whale rider. For the boy who would be chief.

    Paikea: There was no gladness when I was born. My twin brother died, and took our mother with him.