The Whale Rider

The Whale Rider is a great movie that I can relate to in some ways. Paikea was shunned from her grandfather, Koro since the day she was born. She wanted to fight for the love and respect from her grandfather. She even put her own life at risk to show him that she deserves his love. The rest of her family adored her, even her father that left her as a baby, wanted to reclaim his fatherhood title and asked Paikea to live with him and his new family. Paikea left for a day, but immediately turned around because she had a goal and didn't want to give up. I can relate because I wanted to gain love and respect from my father. Though, I didn't put my self in any danger, I worked hard in school and found a job and worked. As I got older I decided to put the focus on myself and that made me happy and that made others around me happy as well. I love this story and I am glad that I was introduced to this movie. I love how the story showed that even though the old ways are meant to stay and be cherished, that it's alright to have new ways be an addition to the old.