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This is what we watch, this is who we are. By Sachetha Bamunusinghe Illustration by Natalie Ng Having spent my break in the middle of nowhere in Sri Lanka, I felt truly blessed to have an actual television that worked. Away from ‘becoming one’ with the monkeys, I ended up spending a lot of time watching foreign films. From Bollywood movies to modern Spanish short films, it made me realize the numerous benefits foreign films can offer to an audience. A cultural experience in language learning Firstly, films provide the key expressions and sounds acoustics that are significant in in the everyday-day usage of a language. When watching a foreign film, do you ever think “Oh! That word is used so much” or “Wow, they speak so passionately”? If you’re learning another language, watching foreign films is a great way of assimilating these phrases and speech style into your own learning experience. I find learning languages at university helps to consistently enhance students’ grammatical practices, however lacks usage of the common expressions. This could be the difference between a student speaking eloquently and a student who can speak eloquently and be easily connected to a foreign society. Imagine going to Spain and being able to explain in Spanish the Franco dictatorship and its oppressions to society, but not being able to ask a local how much coffee is? Being able to communicate with locals, on top of knowing the culture, is an overall rewarding language speaking experience. Highlights the social norms and behavior One of the most important benefits for an audience is being able to learn the societal values that are integrated in a foreign community. For first-timers to a country without any prior cultural knowledge, these norms may seem interesting or even unusual at first. However by watching foreign films, the audience is illustrated how these ‘different’ norms are indeed normal in the particular society. For example, I’ve watched Japanese anime and film, which is also highly popular for comic fans in Western societies. I learnt important concepts before visiting Japan such as the concept of Senpai and Kohai, where those who are older or of a ‘higher’ role than yourself, must be greatly respected. This includes using formal language unlike casual styles, and even changing your behavior. Foreign films assist in bridging this cultural knowledge gap of a foreign society, and to broaden the understanding of foreign societal norms for an audience. Hopefully next time you’re at a film festival or movie night, these benefits will convince you that foreign films are a must-try! It opens up a world of imagination There are many American films made by Hollywood that will remain iconic for years to come, but often same generic storyline repeats itself. Foreign films on the other hand provide unique tales, as the audience cannot predict the endings of films, as everything to begin with is new and surprising. For example, I watched the German film “Der Räuber” or “The Robber” which is based upon a marathon runner who also successfully robs banks as a hobby. BAM! This film not only encompasses the suspense of an awesome thriller, but also provides a story that differs from the generic style. Additionally, the remakes of foreign films into English films are disappointing: it is more appealing to an English speaking audience, but is it really better? Like a foreign language itself, converting everything into English eliminates the tradition, lust and originality of a film that we otherwise could have encountered. Whether foreign films are wonderful or confronting, they delve into depths of imagination we infrequently see. Lot’s <strong>Wife</strong> | 45
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Lot’s Wife is entirely w
Page 5: TIMOTHY NEWPORT CARINA FLOREA Well,
Page 8 and 9: INTERVIEW Writing the lived experie
Page 10 and 11: Junk in the trunk: a day in the lif
Page 12 and 13: CLUBS AND SOCIETY What we’re wear
Page 14 and 15: STUDENT What’s mine is mine, what
Page 16 and 17: OFFICE BEARER REPORTS MSA PRESIDENT
Page 18 and 19: SOCIETY
Page 20 and 21: SOCIETY I am no-one: why identity m
Page 22 and 23: OPINION Veganism is not compassiona
Page 24 and 25: Losing the war: the case for drug r
Page 26 and 27: ESSAY His and hers: can we quit it
Page 28 and 29: Wot’s Life with Clippy the Micros
Page 30 and 31: 1 2 3 4 Coursework scholarship appl
Page 35 and 36: SCIENCE Boils and trouble: the witc
Page 37 and 38: INTERVIEW A study has shown By Ruby
Page 39 and 40: SCIENCE Borderline Personality Diso
Page 41 and 42: SCIENCE Serving the people By Abdul
Page 43: PUZZLES 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12
Page 48 and 49: CULTURE Ideas worth shredding By Ja
Page 50 and 51: CULTURE “rollercoaster” of his
Page 52 and 53: Illustration by Elizabeth Bridges
Page 54 and 55: Illustration CREATIVE by Natalie Ng
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Page 58 and 59: POETRY In Search of Lost Time By Is
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