It doesn’t seem that long ago when Hollywood
was the center of the movie universe when it came to quality. Hollywood still
controls the movie world, but over the last five to ten years other countries
are putting out more films as good or better then anything the major studios
are releasing. Last Year “A Separation” was nominated for Best Foreign Film and
for Best Picture, something you will see more commonly in the future.
Most people do not enjoy watching foreign
films because of subtitles, but in a lot of cases it is worth them in order to
see into a culture you may never get to see into. Take for an example “A
Separation”, a film from Iran that deals with something that happens in the
country often. The story revolves around a family who is going through a separation,
when a mother wants a better life for her daughter and her husband wanting to
stay to care for his ailing father. An accident happens involving the father
and a tale where honor and religious beliefs play a part. Another big foreign film
was “The Artist” which came from France and went on to win multiple awards at
this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture. Another great film came from Japan
called “I Saw the Devil” about a guy who torments a serial killer responsible
for his girlfriend’s death.
Movies have always been a window
into worlds that we never see or a way to humanize people that we know nothing
about. Foreign films do that not with other worlds but with other cultures.
Don’t judge a movie on where it is from, judge it on its story and you might
find something you enjoyed more then you thought you could.
Brian Taylor
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