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8-10 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Movies and TV programs made in one’s own country are more interesting than those made in other countries. I am a big fan of movies and TV programs,especially the amusing ones.But to tell the truth,sometimes I feel bored when seeing Dustin Hoffman's film as I don't find anything funny on a false woman.In addition, my italian friend,Valentina keeps serious but I burst into laughters while we watch a Chinese Soap Opera.As far as I am concerned,the cultural gap and the distinct ways to express jokes lead our different reactions to the same scene in a movie or a TV program. On one hand,movies and TV programs made in one's own country are more close to his daily life and thus are much easier to understand.As we know,the directors often collect materials of the films or tv programs from our familiar small things and present them in the means of artistic expression.It's quite common that we suddenly realize some scene which we may have experienced somewhere before and then smile in a grin of understanding.On the contrary,if we don't get acquaint with customs of other countries,we may feel confused and even disgusting.I remembered once i saw a scene in a japanese movie in which a lot of people were having bath together,both men and women,totally naked.I was shocked and could not comprehend why they seemd at ease.After reading some books,i knew it is a Japanese tradition,nobody will feel embarrassed.But I still can not accept it.The culture gap between countries makes the movies and tv programs abroad unintelligible. On the other hand, the ways to express comic effects in different countries are distinct.Some like to use funny words,some prefer strange props and customers and others make jokes by body language.Chaplin's film gained great popularity in America but my parents are perfectly unmoved by the tinny,terrible-dressed tramp.They admire more a traditional Chinese artistic form named Cross Talk in which two men just stand there and make fun of trifling matters in daily life .My friend,Mei who comes from another province,even can not catch the jokse when seeing Cross Talk as sometimes the actors speak in dialect,let alone with those foreigners.What's more,it's impossible to have subtitle in English at the risk of losing fascination of linguistics when the actors play. To sum up,I firmly agree with the statement that movies and TV programs made in one's own country are more interesting than those made in other countries.We are much familiar with their content and way of expression are more acceptable.Compared with Jim Carrey's exaggerated facial expression,I'd like to enjoy a Cross Talk. |