This is a question about culture and movies. I am looking for several foreign movies that are familiar to Americans, but contain elements of the movie that most Americans didn't understand because it was made for a different culture. Do you know how some things are understood within a culture, but might be missed by those outside the culture?
The only example I can think of is in House of Flying Daggers, when the main characters begin to fight in the large field near the end of the movie. It begins to snow in the middle of summer, which signifies the death of the people at the hideout. Even though it doesn't show the people in the hideout dying, everyone who knows Chinese culture knows what has happened.
This is for a university project. Thanks!
2007-02-09 15:52:10 · 3 answers · asked by KFIfan 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
"Nobody Knows" (from Japan) and "Turtles Can Fly" will be mind blowing for the average American.
"Waking Ned Devine" will be the easiest for Americans to relate to. Everybody in America understands about lottery tickets, but the Sweepstakes tickets might confuse them for a while.
"The Commitments" will give Americans a great dose of familar music and show some cultural aspects they might not have thought about before.
"The Cup" (India?) will expose people to not only the universal appeal of football, but also the lifestyle of Buddhist monks.
2007-02-09 16:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't that that's true at all. I personally love watching anime in japanese and just following along with the subtitles. The dubbed anime just isn't as good and you don't get the full effects, it's not as authentic as the author intended. Foreign movies are cool too. It's fun to watch the same movie in different languages and then compare the two. I watched the trailer, and the content of the movie doesn't appeal to me, and I don't think I'd like it. Sorry.
2016-05-24 20:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a pretty cool project. Wish i could help. I do love foreign films, but don't know of the cultural signification differences in their movies. But I did want to comment on your avatar. I love Benny Hill. Ever since my grandfather let me watch it with him real late at night. Used to get into trouble when my dad would catch me up, but hey, it was worth it...
2007-02-09 16:27:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋