Film Discussion: Two foreign language films I love (and why I want to watch more)
As a film watcher, I always aspire to broaden my horizons and watch as many different films as possible. Yes, I will still watch the biggest blockbusters and highly anticipated Oscar films, but I also like to watch more niche movies, from independent companies to supporting short-film creators. I also like to enjoy different movies from all across the world, not just the UK and America.
Recently, numerous movies have decided to embrace culture and have characters represented by speaking a foreign language in an English-dominated movie. Some examples include: Chinese organisation in The Martian, Katana speaking Japanese in Suicide Squad, and the Winter Soldier speaking Romanian in Captain America: Civil War.
As someone who embraces culture, it shocks me on how few foreign language films I have actually watched. In fact, only two come into mind that I chose to watch myself (I did watch Amelie in French class but that was over seven years ago and I truly don't remember much about it). The other shocking thing is that both of these movies are Japanese (with one having an option for English dubbing).
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