Does Money Influence Society In The Film 'The Whale Rider'

“Whoever controls the media,the images, controls the culture.” The things that we do our the possessions that define our culture because they define a person. One’s culture has a tremendous impact on the way one views others and the world.

People adapt their culture or things that they do on a everyday basis based off the things their culture has taught them or the things they see. In the drama/family movie, the Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro, In the beginning of the movie when Pai was born and her dad left and gave her to her grandfather Koro because of what Porourangi named her and that is was not a part of their culture. A couple of years later Porourangi came back and Koro’s perception changed of what he thought about

Some people think that the actual physical thing makes the difference. This shows that “Money brings out the good / bad in us which becomes an average of what kind of society we are / live in. It makes us love each other, hate each other, envy each other, be jealous of each other and basically notice each other.” "How Does Money Influence Society?Frequently Asked in." How Does Money Influence Society? Bernard Olupot, 12 Dec. 2014. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. As you can see this is wrong that people think culture doesn't affect how we view people and the world because culture has a bigger meaning than just money and how it makes them look or feel better. This can be proved by saying “In fact, some sociologists say that since the advent of television in the 1950's, our country really has become one great community with many shared experiences--the same programs, clothes, cars, beliefs, feelings, and hopes and doubts as expressed on the same television programming from coast to coast and from Alaska to Mexico.” 2: Society and Culture." 2: Society and Culture. Richard Jewell, 24 Aug. 2002. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. All of these statistics should prove why my claim is