Whale Rider

I thought Whale Rider was a really cute movie; though I felt like crying when Pai's grandfather didn't seem to accept her in any activity. It's really sad and touching because Pai was always trying to show her grandfather that she could be a chief, but he never paid any attention to what she had to say or what she could do; he basically set her aside like an unwanted puppy abandoned in te middle of no where. My favorite part of the movie was when Pai helped the whale to move back into the sea. Her way of gently moving the whale with the touch of her nose agianst the innocent creature's was really cute and touching; at least I thought so. Pai's family didn't value her because she was a girl and couldn't be a chief to keep the generation going. I think her grandfather held a grudge against her for the lost of her brother that unfortunatley died at birth; that's really sad to know that your own grandfather; your blood, didn't want you or like you. Pai decided to put a smile on her grandfather's face and to prove she could do what a boy could do; even though her grandfather tolf her to stay out of guy activities she would try to get a sneak peek on what they were doing. She learned really quickly by watching her grandfather from a distance teaching the boys of the community. Pai's uncle helped her because he wanted to see her keep on the family tradition of being a chief. Pai retreived her grandfathers prised necklace from the bottom of the sea where he had thrown it for a test. Pai showed that girls can also be true leaders not just only boys.