Whale Rider

    Whale Rider was a pretty interesting movie. It takes place in New Zealand and it still has a sense of ancient times, even though it is recent. The story revolves around Pai, a young girl who was supposed to be the new leader of her tribe. She didn't actually become the leader because she was a girl, very sexist in my opinion. Pai's grandfather never accepted her as the new leader, even though Pai tried hard and wanted to participate in all the boys' activities. There was even a scene where Pai had beaten her grandfather in a stick fight, and Pai became a disgrace to her grandfather after that. Pai was supported by everyone else in her family, her grandfather was the only one who hated the idea of her becoming the leader. Near the end of the movie, her grandfather accepted her as the new leader because she was able to get all the beached whales back to the ocean. No one else was able to do that. Pai, even though she was a girl, ended up becoming the new leader.