Paka

Gaetano 2022-01-05 08:02:29

Remember the name of grandfather in the movie is paka. The old chief had always had a silent love for his granddaughter. It was this love that made him miserable. He must also hope that Pi was a boy. He knew best how smart Pi is. He didn't realize that he had been blindfolded until his ancestor God Whale almost took his child away. And the love of the party paka seems to be innate, with the tolerance and selflessness of the ancestors, the kind of "rebellion" is more like a mission called in the soul, which cannot be violated.
The movie reminds me of my grandfather. I am his little granddaughter. He loves me more than he loves his grandson. Like my mother said, it seems that I am the girl my grandfather expects to come. There is a kind of feeling that is destined. of. In the second half of the film, I kept facing the old man on the screen and cried frequently. I miss the old man who took me on a bicycle. We used to spend the time home from school together like Pie and her paka. , When I grow up, I realize that those are priceless happiness...

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  • Rosalia 2022-01-05 08:02:29

    It’s rare that my mother watched a small drama movie that didn’t feel bored but was very emotional.

  • Kaleigh 2022-01-05 08:02:29

    The Maori culture is in the same line as the vast waves. The destiny of this special girl in this special family is used delicately to tell, the collision between primitive culture and modern atmosphere, and finally a fusion, which is a delightful fusion.

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.