Foreign Films can alter our thinking, if only because they
beckon us to view the world through lenses that differ from those we normally
wear. Instead of the tightly narrated mess of blurbs typically available on
Netflix or iTunes, the films of other countries help us encounter different
rhythms of life, ways of doing things and, if we’re lucky, contribute to ourunderstanding that there isn’t just
one right way to live or feel. With their plotlines, foreign movies let us
experience universal feelings like love,fear, hope, and grief in varied ways, and this
encourages us to think critically and empathetically. In addition, they make us
value diversity and question our own values whenwe hear other languages and see other ways of
communicating. There is also the reality that these movies tend to be slower
paced, open ended, or have such deep stories that they force us to think and
interpretrather than
just consume everything. This style of film makes us a little more patient,
attentive, and detail-oriented. Admittedly, for foreign film watching to become
not just a pastime but a learning tool, one must love to be led rather than to
learnhow to lead, for
watching foreign films teaches us emotionally and in terms of understanding the
world around us but not always in an
orderly manner.
Foreign films still bring us out of our bubbles and challenge us with
realities that are not our own but represent very humanquestions, timely ones at that. In the process, we learn
to see lifethrough a
more sympathetic and broader lens, thanks to the complicated characters and
situations we encounter daily. This kind of cinema doesn'tnecessarily dictate what to think but rather
challenges us to consider, interrogate our own beliefs, and then live with the
idea that there can be multiple truths. By getting used to other narrative and
formal conventions, we train ourselves to bemore demanding and less superficial consumers. Day in and
day out, the experience changes how you think, talk, and interact with other
people, makingyou a little
more open-minded, a little more understanding, and a little more cognizant of
the fact that people all over the world do things a little differently than you
do.
✨ Motivational quote:
“Every story told in another language is an opportunity to think differently and grow a little more.”
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