Essays on Whale Rider
Several types of camera shots and angles are used in the film. There may not be a deeper intention behind the choice of every shot, but multiple techniques indicate the status of symbols, figures, or nature. Some shots determine the size of a subject in its environment, and subjects can be displayed from different angles....
The relationship between whales and people is a substantial theme of Whale Rider although the novel deals with it more elaborately. One aspect is the special connection between Pai and the whales; however, the entire village has a unique relationship with the animals due to their key role in its history. Whales have an important...
Niko Caro, Director Nikola Jean “Niki” Caro was born in Wellington in 1967. In 1997, her first feature film, Memory and Desire, received international approval (Niki Caro Biography…). Whale Rider was an even larger success. Based on The Whale Rider, it was broadcast and praised all over the world. The most remarkable award it won...
The novel explicitly depicts the impiety humans treat nature with, for instance by executing nuclear tests or killing whales. This aspect is not present in Whale Rider which can at least to some extent be explained with the cast nearly entirely consisting of Maori who do not contaminate the sea. Moreover, Caro treats Paikea’s myth...
The task given to the students of year 9 is to write an analytical essay that discusses how a film produces meaning for a school-based magazine. We are expected to demonstrate our understanding of: the film and how film techniques create meaning and essay structures. With reference to the film Whale Rider, we are to...
