This is a movie review about the movie “Hoofmeisie”. In this review, I will critically discuss: Leadership styles and changes, Teambuilding activities and Ethical dilemmas that occur throughout the movie.
HOOFMEISIE is a hilarious and honest family comedy about four primary school girls who, under their dominating mothers, go to extremes to be elected as the head girl of their primary school.
Nadia van Heerden is a loving and motivated orphan with an ambitious dream to become the head girl of her school. Her hard work, however, is sabotaged time and again by the tomboy Hetwieg, the sly Susan and Nadia's best friend, Melissa, all of whom are also competing for the title. The opening scene begins at the award ceremony where in Nadia’s dream, Nadia is selected as Hoofmeisie, this scene starts in harmony, but soon turns out to be a catastrophic when comments are passed down to Nadia and the mothers of the children begin to bicker. When Nadia awakens from her dream, she acknowledges herself as Hoofmeisie, sparking a great dislike from her grandmother who has lost hope because of the constraints that have knocked her down.
Nadia’s passion of becoming Hoofmeisie is soon brought to the fore when she is told that dreams do not come true. The second scene opens with one of Nadia’s strongest competition, Susaan Vivier, a devilish and problematic child whose mother is so obsessed with Susaan becoming Hoofmeisie, that she compiles a devious plan to oust out the competition so that her daughter could have the competitive advantage and become Hoofmeisie. During this scene, Susaan’s mother has compiled a list of wh...
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...see Nadia become head girl and she kept on acknowledging it from the beginning, however because Melissa’s mother wanted the opposite it made it seem as though Melissa was shallow. Melissa is however honest and shows sincerity and integrity in all her actions, however she doesn’t constitute deceptive behaviour.
Imaginative. Make timely and appropriate changes in your thinking, plans, and methods. Show creativity by thinking of new and better goals, ideas, and solutions to problems. This leadership style best describes Susan but in a negative manner because all of her plans are constituted by a sinister mindset. Her solution to a problem is to get rid of it. She is not competent and does not base her actions on morals and basic principles she just wants to win hoofmeisie at whatever cost and with a mother that is willing to help her she might just achieve that goal
There have been countless books, lectures, and and trainings, and retreats constructed around the idea of cultivating leadership in an individual. However, cultivating individuals’ ability to follow great leadership has received far less attention. Who are these people leading if each person within an organization is being trained to be a leader? The word follower has negative connotations, evoking the images of a weak, uncreative, milquetoast personality. However, Jimmy Collins, in his book, “Creative Followership: In the Shadow of Greatness”, suggests that the ability to be led brings as much creativity, consciousness, and indeed leadership to an organization or team as the leader himself.
Josies aspirations reach much farther than that of her families ambitions for her life. It is at this point in time where a classic example of culture clash begins. Josie feels the need to rebel against the stero-typical female in an Italian culture. This determination stems from her education and desire to step away from her Italian life and responsibilities, breaking away not only from her family and their narrow mindedness but also the entire Italian culture. This is a major leap for Josie who aspires to be the first Alibrandi female to take control of her life. This motivation of freedom is strong in Josie and her rebellious ways demonstrate this.
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The sequence opens with various shots of the Red Army pioneers marching along the road. We gradually move to the back of the parade until we see Mitia, in disguise, marching with them. However, the camera only stays with him for a brief instant. It tilts down to reveal a young boy who is probably the same age as Nadia, and right after that we cut to a shot of her, at the gate, saluting the pioneers. That single cut reveals the entire essence of Nadia's character. She has one desire: to be a pioneer. She has been raised in a family that cultivates the memory of an idealistic communist regime, in which unity and devotion prevail. Nadia embodies the memories and desires of her people: memories of a past utopia, and desires to keep that utopia alive.
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