{"id":2605,"date":"2013-07-16T00:30:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T00:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imaginaisladepascua.com\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2021-10-18T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:25:02","slug":"rapa-nui-movie-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-movie-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapa Nui, the movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imaginarapanui.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Rapa_Nui-802743217-large.jpg?resize=580%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rapa nui movie\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"custom_html-13\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"content-box-redes-sociales\"><div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\"><a class=\"a2a_button_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/whatsapp?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"WhatsApp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=&amp;linkname=\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>Rapa Nui is the only movie that has ever been filmed about the civilization that once populated Easter Island. It was filmed in 1994, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Reynolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kevin Reynolds<\/strong><\/a>, produced by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Costner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Costner<\/a><\/strong>, and starred by Jason Scott Lee, Esai Morales and Sandrine Holt.<\/p>\n<p>The main plot revolves around a love story between Nora (Jason Scott Lee) and Ramana (Sandrine Holt), who belong to the two rival tribes that once lived on the island, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/easter-island-mystery\/\">Long Ears and the Short Ears<\/a><\/strong>. The Short Ears were the working class, and they built the moai while being ordered by the Long Ears, who held the power. Only the members of the Long Ear tribe had the right to participate in the annual competition that determined who would be named the new <strong><a title=\"Tangata Manu\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/tangata-manu-the-easter-island-birdman\/\">Birdman<\/a><\/strong>, and therefore would govern the island for a year.<\/p>\n<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"text-47\" class=\"widget widget_text widget-shortcode area-arbitrary \">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.7em; color: #c4c4c4; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">ADVERTISING<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"anuncio\">\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Banner_Central Rapa Nui -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9974337153208599\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4035446418\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->\n<p>Nora, one of the contenders, falls in love with Ramana, a girl belonging to the Short Ear tribe. But this love can only triumph if he wins the competition and if she agrees to spend several moons locked within a cave.<\/p>\n<p>The story tells a very summarized version of the collapse of the collapse of civilization on <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/\">Easter Island<\/a>. It shows the food scarcity and the massive cutting of trees for the construction and transportation of moai from the <strong><a title=\"Rano Raraku\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-volcanoes\/rano-raraku\/\">Rano Raraku<\/a><\/strong> quarry to their corresponding ahus.<\/p>\n<p>There are many inexact details in the movie. For example, scenes from various historical periods are mixed together. The construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/moai-easter-island-statues\/\">moai<\/a> took place long before the Tangata Manu cult and the Birdman competition. And the possible conflict between the Long Ear and Short Ear tribes, which seems to be true, took place before the Tangata Manu competition started being celebrated. Though you can\u2019t really judge the Hollywood producers that harshly, because, after all, the documented <a title=\"Easter Island History\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-history\/\">history of Easter Island<\/a> is based purely on theories and hypothesis, because no one knows what really happened.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the million-dollar investment, the movie was a huge commercial flop and was virtually unnoticed. Many believe that it didn\u2019t receive the box office recognition it deserved because it dared to deal with an unusual theme, such as the belief of legends and myths of a tribe that only looks out for its own interests, oppresses the working class and also destroys the environment. It\u2019s contrary to the usual message of the \u201cgood savage\u201d that lives at peace with nature. It should serve us as a way to reflect on the possible ecological catastrophe being caused by our current tribe.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mQ3kbX5jzX0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The most noteworthy aspect of the movie is the excellent photography that features Easter Island\u2019s spectacular natural scenery, recreating the atmosphere and villages and the way of life of the tribes including the entire process of carving and transportation of the statues.<\/p>\n<p>The best scene of the film is during theBird Man Competition. It\u2019s a thrilling sequence in which contestants risk their lives going down the crater of the<a title=\"Rano Kau\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-volcanoes\/rano-kau\/\"><strong> Rano Kau<\/strong><\/a> volcano, swimming on their <strong><a title=\"Tapati Rapa Nui\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/rapa-nui-culture\/tapati-festival\/\">poras<\/a><\/strong> to the islets (motus) and dodging sharks to collect the first <strong><a title=\"Easter Island Animals\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/manutara-sacred-bird-rapa-nui-easter-island\/\">manutara<\/a><\/strong> egg.<\/p>\n<p>We also shouldn\u2019t forget the opening of the film and the soundtrack signed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stewart_Copeland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stewart Coppeland<\/strong><\/a>, drummer and founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolice.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Police<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those who have been to the island will recognize all of the landscapes. The Birdman Competition is filmed where it formerly took place, in <strong><a title=\"Orongo\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-archaeology\/orongo\/\">Orongo<\/a><\/strong> on the Rano Kau crater. The cave where Ramana is enclosed is \u201cthe cave of virgins&#8221;, located on the foothills of the <strong><a title=\"Poike\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-volcanoes\/poike\/\">Poike<\/a><\/strong> volcano. You could also recognize the <a title=\"Ana Kai Tangata\" href=\"https:\/\/imaginarapanui.com\/en\/easter-island-sightseeing\/easter-island-caves\/ana-kai-tangata\/\"><strong>Ana Kai Tangata<\/strong><\/a> cave where Ramana&#8217;s father builds the canoe in which the protagonists escape.<\/p>\n<p>For the island\u2019s visitors, you can see the film in the<strong> Manavai Hotel<\/strong>, situated on Te Pito O Te Nua Street. 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