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    Koro's leadership of the Wharanga community is characterized by stubbornness and lack of vision. His unwillingness to consider alternatives and fixed views prevent him from recognizing the potential in others like Pai and lead to the neglect of opportunities. Koro's rigidity also triggers Porourangi to leave the community after an argument, and damages his relationships. However, when Koro becomes less stubborn and opens himself to new perspectives, the community is able to progress and thrive.

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    Koro's leadership of the Wharanga community is characterized by stubbornness and lack of vision. His unwillingness to consider alternatives and fixed views prevent him from recognizing the potential in others like Pai and lead to the neglect of opportunities. Koro's rigidity also triggers Porourangi to leave the community after an argument, and damages his relationships. However, when Koro becomes less stubborn and opens himself to new perspectives, the community is able to progress and thrive.

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    Koro's leadership of the Wharanga community is characterized by stubbornness and lack of vision. His unwillingness to consider alternatives and fixed views prevent him from recognizing the potential in others like Pai and lead to the neglect of opportunities. Koro's rigidity also triggers Porourangi to leave the community after an argument, and damages his relationships. However, when Koro becomes less stubborn and opens himself to new perspectives, the community is able to progress and thrive.

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    ‘KORO’S LEADERSHIP IS CHARACTERISED BY STUBBORNNESS AND

    LACK OF VISION’
    Many films portray leaders as figures expediting a community. Niki Caro’s Whale Rider 2002 explores
    this theme in a modern-day New Zealand setting. Caro’s film based on the same title by Witi Ihimera
    shows viewers when a character’s leadership is classified as obstinate it causes severe
    consequences. Koro’s lack of vision prevents him from seeing the possibilities before him, as a result;
    his granddaughter suffers. It is when Koro is unaffected by stubbornness the community and the
    people around him progress.

    In the community, there are many individuals who had the right qualities and characteristics of a
    great leader. Instead, Koro often ignored these individuals like Pai and Rawiri, a repercussion of his
    rigid views and tunnel visioned-like approach to leadership. His wilfulness is first revealed to the
    audience, when Pai’s twin brother dies, causing Koro to be fixated on the presumption that
    Pai’s dead twin was the rightful successor. Pai narrates to the viewers that there “was no gladness
    when she was born”, as Koro repudiates a female leader to be ‘incomprehensible’ and describes Pai
    to be of “no use”. Thus, Koro’s blindness leads to the neglection of opportunities and dysfunctional
    judgement.

    In Whale Rider Koro’s lack of vision triggers Porourangi to leave Wharanga. If Koro did not act so
    selfish to Porourangi, it could be said that he wouldn’t have left the community. Porourangi knew
    that his father did not have the maturity to be the right man, and so, he left the community, leaving
    his little daughter behind. The catalyst that triggers Porouangi’s escape is Koro’s mulishness. This is
    portrayed during their argument at the hospital where Koro tells Porourangi to “start again”
    disregarding his wife and son’s death. Although Koro’s perverseness is the cause of Porourangi’s
    suffering, he states “I can’t be what Koro wants”, during the conversation with Pai showcasing his
    self-awareness. Due to Koro's lack of vision, it has been detrimental to his relationships.

    The Wharanga community progresses when Koro gets rid of his stubbornness and frees himself to
    explore other ways of life. Throughout the film, Koro always adhered to his views and never
    considered taking another path in his leadership. With this mentality, Koro saw and experienced his
    community's fall in all aspects of life – health, unity and overall happiness. When Koro sees the
    ramifications of his leadership, he changes his views, benefiting the community. Caro uses a long
    shot and high-key lighting in the scene where the members of the community sail on the Waka
    which Pai recounts to the audience that "our people will keep moving forward all together, with all
    our strength". The long shot and high-key lighting serve to emphasize the community's regained
    accord so that this scene attests them to have advanced in their way of life. Therefore, Koro's
    resolute attitude had held back the community from achieving this reality earlier.

    Koro's obstinant approach to leadership was the main and root cause of the dysfunction in
    Wharanga. Koro's lack of vision results in the denial of opportunities and as his ignorance mounts, it
    leads to poor judgement. Koro's self-willed personality causes his relationships to suffer. Once Koro
    changes his approach to leadership, the community thrives allowing for new achievements.
    Throughout the film, Koro has been identified as a leader who is both stubborn and blinded by his
    lack of vision, but he has developed into a character who is more compliant.

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