The Film Whale Rider

The film Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro depicts the journey of a determined young Maori girl, Paikea, who strives to do the impossible, of claiming her birthright position as chief from her very traditional grandfather, Koro. Koro who is the chief now, searches for the right individual who can lead the tribe since the original leader his son, Paikea’s father, left when his son, Paikea’s twin brother, dies at birth. To be the leader of the tribe Koro displays the working styles of examine and execute.
In examine working style, Koro is very traditional. In his search for chief, Koro created a school to teach the young boys of their tribe the ins and outs of how to become chief. His young and excited granddaughter, Paikea, wanted to participate with the rest of the
During one of his walks on the beach Koro discovered that a whale washed ashore, and as he looked down the beach he discovered many whales washed ashore. Eventually, people found Koro at the beach and he told them to get as many people as they can. Soon almost the entire tribe was just standing there not knowing what to do. Koro then made the decision in telling everyone what to do to keep the whales alive and to how to help guide them back into the ocean. This scene shows that Koro makes decisions because when no one else could think of what to do Koro made the decision for everyone else with what they should do to help. Koro also believes that he could do anything. In the film his boat motor breaks down, so he starts to work on fixing it. He tried many different things before Paikea showed up asking questions. He then leaves to go get something else to try to fix it, while Paikea starts to play with the motor. He tells her not to touch it because he knows what he is doing, even though she fixes it herself. This scene shows that Koro believes he can do anything because he didn’t want to accept help from others because he thought he could do it on his