The Whalerider

In the film Whalerider by Nicky Caro a main character is Pai. This essay is going to describe Pai and explain why I liked this character. Whalerider is a story about a young girl who is the next descendent in a long line of chiefs. But her grandfather doesn't want to have a girl for a leader. The movie is about Pai's struggle to prove herself  to her grandfather as a leader, a struggle which she eventually wins.

An important scene is when Pai swims underwater to get Koro's necklace. This scene is important because it shows Pai's leadership. This long shot shows when Pai swims underwater to get the necklace. It makes me feel that Pai is able to be a leader and she will do anything for that.

An other important scene is when Pai tried to talk to Hemi about a personal problem. This scene also shows Pai's leadership because she's able to talk to people and understand their feelings. In the medium shot the scene shows when Pai finished school she saw Hemi smoking, and she realises that he needed help, so she tried be kind and speak to him. I think Pai is very kind to try to help people who need it and that is another thing that shows Pai leadership skills.

Also other important scene is when Pai repaired a boat with a broken string. When his grandfather taught Pai about the ancestors with a string and his grandfather used that string to repair the boat, he broke it, but Pai could repair it. In this long shot we can see how Pai is repairing the boat of her grandfather with the string. I think that's very smart because to repair a boat is not a easy thing to do, and of course it shows another thing about Pai's ability for leader ship.

In conclusion the scene of Pai swiming for get her grandfather necklace is important because this long shot shows that Pai is able to be a leader. Pai also shows leadership by being kind and trying to help Hemi, this is a midshot and we can see how she tries to speak to him to resolve his personal problems. The boat scene is also an important thing, this scene is show as a long shot and we can see when Koro is teaching Pai about the ancesters with a string that he used to repair the boat but is broken, and Pai could repair it with the string broken, this scene is very important and also shows Pai's leadership. All these verbal and visual scenes put together shows that Pai is an important character because she will be a good leader so we can understand it.

By Paula

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