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To be clear, when I mean "foreign", I mean movies that are NOT in English, since we speak English here.
Since my last post about things I've observed regarding foreign movies, some try and talk for the entire board by saying how no more than a handful are interested in foreign movies, which is baffling.. I've thought about it for quite a while, because I really, really care about this site, and hope we can learn more from each other with discussion and movie recommendations. I love the joy others get when others recommend them a successful movie.
Judging by the "Rate the Last Movie" thread (and others) it seems they're very popular, but that fact is ignored, but I want to gauge the interest and see out of curiosity.
Of course, I will answer yes, but will add because its a wonderful educational experience. It's just like food. People shrug and consider cheeseburgers American food, and I like them, but just imagine if you never tried Italian food like Pizza (etc etc). It's also interesting to see their interpretation of the form. Another educational experience is to see a movie made in the 60s that covers WWII, which many European movies do, since most of the fighting was there. And in contrast, I love comparing that to a European movie that was made during or immediately after the war. It's also fascinating to see how one country or continent judges an historical event, and how they portray it to the viewers. And then you have "allies" and "adversary" interpretations, which can enable one to think for a while about the message, but also how they go about it.
When people say "American" movie, it could mean anything, and I think its the same for every other country. Regardless of what happens to a future countdown, I'd urge people to expand..
I think film in general is underappreciated in terms of influence. When I traveled the world I noticed how a majority of people (despite being intelligent) associate countries with movies. A few will say "I know it's just a movie, but I didn't know ...."... When asking people who spoke good English how they learned, almost every answer was "The movies"... I also think subconsciously (and consciously) that movies have a profound effect on people, even if they are fictional. People "fall in love" with characters on the screen. Some movies influence for "bad", whose examples are displayed more often, since bad news sells. One example is how African soldiers were influenced by "The Wild Bunch" after an interviewer asked Peckinpah about the effects of violence in movies. However, you'll never read about a story where someone did the right thing or just became a better person because of a movie touched them in a way, or finally woke them up.
Here's a sub-question... Do you know of any great foreign movies that portray American events? I'd love to see their take.
Since my last post about things I've observed regarding foreign movies, some try and talk for the entire board by saying how no more than a handful are interested in foreign movies, which is baffling.. I've thought about it for quite a while, because I really, really care about this site, and hope we can learn more from each other with discussion and movie recommendations. I love the joy others get when others recommend them a successful movie.
Judging by the "Rate the Last Movie" thread (and others) it seems they're very popular, but that fact is ignored, but I want to gauge the interest and see out of curiosity.
Of course, I will answer yes, but will add because its a wonderful educational experience. It's just like food. People shrug and consider cheeseburgers American food, and I like them, but just imagine if you never tried Italian food like Pizza (etc etc). It's also interesting to see their interpretation of the form. Another educational experience is to see a movie made in the 60s that covers WWII, which many European movies do, since most of the fighting was there. And in contrast, I love comparing that to a European movie that was made during or immediately after the war. It's also fascinating to see how one country or continent judges an historical event, and how they portray it to the viewers. And then you have "allies" and "adversary" interpretations, which can enable one to think for a while about the message, but also how they go about it.
When people say "American" movie, it could mean anything, and I think its the same for every other country. Regardless of what happens to a future countdown, I'd urge people to expand..
I think film in general is underappreciated in terms of influence. When I traveled the world I noticed how a majority of people (despite being intelligent) associate countries with movies. A few will say "I know it's just a movie, but I didn't know ...."... When asking people who spoke good English how they learned, almost every answer was "The movies"... I also think subconsciously (and consciously) that movies have a profound effect on people, even if they are fictional. People "fall in love" with characters on the screen. Some movies influence for "bad", whose examples are displayed more often, since bad news sells. One example is how African soldiers were influenced by "The Wild Bunch" after an interviewer asked Peckinpah about the effects of violence in movies. However, you'll never read about a story where someone did the right thing or just became a better person because of a movie touched them in a way, or finally woke them up.
Here's a sub-question... Do you know of any great foreign movies that portray American events? I'd love to see their take.
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