I watched Whale Rider in class last week. Im not a very emotional person, but i have to admit it was a very touching movie. It was difficult to inderstand the spiritual stuff because most of it was in a different language, but it was still interesting. For girls, its a great movie about strength and courage and being true to yourself no matter what. Paikea is a very understanding character. We can feel for her in her struggle of a sexist tradition withought losing the love of her granfather. i liked how Paikea kept trying to please her grandfather. Also when she kept trying to be a good leader, even when nobody approved. I really enjoyed this film.