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Whale Rider
by PenultimateManStanding » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 01:55:41
My youngest girl, Rosie, wanted me to watch this movie. The last time she recommended a movie to me to watch it was Second Hand Lion with Robert Duvall. I loved that one. This one is about a Maori girl fighting against the traditional ascendance of males over females in traditional New Zealand. I love Rosie. She's a strong girl. I wouldn't want it any other way. What is needed is an evolution in thought, somehow, someway, but I don't what it is. I think doly is on to it somehow. She doesn't identify with feminists, but she sticks up for herself.
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Re: Whale Rider
by smallpoxgirl » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 02:06:24
Yeah. I'd give it one and a half out of four stars. Good theme, but less than gripping plot.
"We were standing on the edges
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
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Re: Whale Rider
by PenultimateManStanding » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 02:10:32
Well, I haven't seen the whole thing. Did you see Second Hand Lion? That was a five star flick.
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Re: Whale Rider
by smallpoxgirl » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 02:14:00
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'D')id you see Second Hand Lion?
No. What's it about?
"We were standing on the edges
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
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Re: Whale Rider
by smallpoxgirl » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 02:23:36
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'I') think doly is on to it somehow. She doesn't identify with feminists, but she sticks up for herself.
If you want a really different take on feminism, check out Camille Paglia's Sexual Personae. I got through the first chapter and had to put it down for a while. My head's still swimming. I'm not sure if she is right on or a total nutcase, but she definitely has a unique take on things. Within the first couple of pages she manages to piss all over all three waves of feminists as well as the anti-feminists. The one quote of hers that I love is "feminism is the radical belief that women are human beings."
"We were standing on the edges
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
Of a thousand burning bridges
Sifting through the ashes every day
What we thought would never end
Now is nothing more than a memory
The way things were before
I lost my way" - OCMS
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Re: Whale Rider
by PenultimateManStanding » Sun 09 Jul 2006, 02:24:32
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 'D')id you see Second Hand Lion?
No. What's it about?
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sounds like. One of these days I'm going to make a sign: "Caution: Trespassers will be shot, salesmen will be killed, missionaries will be boiled alive and eaten. Proceed at your own risk."