1. Language and Culture
Movies

2. Movies and Language
 Movies are an excellent way to pick
up on the language that is being used
by certain cultures
 Movies are good way to learn how to
react faster to a language that you
are learning and in the process, pick
up on words that you did not know
before

3. Movies and Language
 The language in movies varies from
formal to slang depending on the
time period that the movies is said to
be taking place
 The language in movies also varies
depending on the location of the film
 Example: High school, university

4. Movies and Language
 The language in movies will help
viewers understand the use of slang
words in the proper context
 Tone through movies you can see
how the tone of certain words can
change the meaning of that particular
word
 Example: are you crazy? Vs are you
crazy? (1st= serious 2nd= joking)

5. Movies and Culture
 Movies are a great place to hear and
understand idioms
 Idioms are often used in movies in
order to provide cultural context
 Idioms are often associated with
culture and are a good way to
understand the cultural group in
which you are learning about during
the movie

6. Movies and Culture
 Movies often showcase different
subcultures and their language
 In addition to the language of specific
subcultures, music is also paired with
movies based on these subcultures
 Oftentimes, movies have their own
soundtracks that can be purchased
during or after the movie is being
shown in theatres

7. Movies and Culture
 Subcultures within movies are usually
paired with a specific type of genre or
theme of a movie
 If the subculture is not the main focus
of the movie, the character in the
movie will represent a certain type of
person from a subculture
 Example: the ditz, the gangster, the
rocker, the surfer

8. Movies and Culture
 Most times, you will see a certain
subculture going to see movies that they
best identify with
 It is rare that you will see the older
generation at a movie that is targeted at
the younger generation and vice versa
 There are movies that are suitable for
family viewing which may not identify with
any subculture in particular

9. Movies and Culture
 Movies are a good way to get out of
the house and do something fun
 In order to lure people to the movies
in the West, there is a cheap movie
night (usually on Tuesdays) which is
a half price of a regular movie ticket
 Movies are a good way to bring the
family together

10. Movies and Culture
 Movies usually a first date activity
 They are seen as a good way to enjoy
someone else’s company without
having to talk to much
 This helps avoid a lot of awkward
pauses and helps the two parties get
comfortable with each other in a
natural way

11. Discussion
 Do you often go to see movies that
you think are specifically targeted to
you age group?
 Do you go out of your way to see
movies that you think are not
targeted at your subculture or age
group? If so, Why?

12. Jackass

13. Jackass
 Jackass appeals to males more so than
females
 American reality film, filled with stunts and
pranks
 Extreme crude humour (not very
intelligent) which does not appeal to
everyone
 Very vulgar and at times disgusting
 Appeals to the prankster and aquired
humour subculture

14. Jackass

15. Clueless

16. Clueless
 Clueless is a film that appeals to girls
 This movie is said to have popularized
the “valley girl” subculture
 Based on superficial needs and wants
and caring about appearance more
than anything else

17. Blue Crush

18. Blue Crush
 This film appeals to the “surfer”
subculture
 Filled with common “surfer”
terminology
 This movie tries to depict the surfer
lifestyle and mentality

19. Save the Last Dance
 This movies deals with the inner-city
lifestyles and the struggles of living in
a poor neighbourhood
 This movie focuses on the innercity
subculture and the stresses of that
kind of lifestyle

20. The Princess Diaries
 Fairytale
 This movie deals with the typical
teenager who is often made fun of at
school
 The outcast wanting to be an insider
 Many students can relate to this type
of movie
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21. Movie Themes/Genre
 Romance or romantic usually refers
to Romance (love), love emphasizing
emotion
 Romance: These movies usually focus
on the search for true love after
heartbreak and finding love in the
right places
 Example: Notebook (2004)

22. Biography
 These are movies that are either loosely or
heavily based on a person or a group of
people
 Most times, these movies come about after
someone important has passed away or if
someone has a very interesting story of
how they became succesful
 Ex: Justin Bieber (Never Say Never, Ray
(Ray Charles)

23. Romantic Comedy
 Romantic comedy films are films
with light-hearted, humorous
plotlines, centered on romantic ideals
 Romantic comedy films are a sub-
genre of comedy films as well as of
romance films
 love story that ends happily

24. Romantic Comedy
 In a typical romantic comedy the two lovers
tend to be young, likeable, and apparently
meant for each other, yet they are kept
apart by some complicating circumstance
(e.g., class differences, parental
interference; a previous girlfriend or
boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles,
they are finally wed. A wedding-bells, fairy-
tale-style happy ending is practically
mandatory.[5]

25. Comedy
 Comedy film is a genre of film in which
the main emphasis is on humour. They are
designed to elicit laughter from the
audience. Comedies are mostly light-
hearted dramas and are made to amuse
and entertain the audiences. The comedy
genre humorously exaggerate situations,
the way of speaking, the action and
characters.[1]

26. Horror
 Horror films are a movie genre seeking to
elicit a negative emotional reaction from
viewers by playing on the audience's most
primal fears.
 They often feature scenes that startle the
viewer
 Horror films deal with the viewer's
nightmares, hidden worst fears, revulsions
and terror of the unknown

27. Drama/Suspense
 To intrigue the imagination
 To have the audience participate in the movie by
trying to figure out the plot
 Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving
them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened
expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or
terror. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing,
gritty,rousing and fast-paced. Literary devices such
as red herrings, plot twists and cliffhangers are used
extensively. A thriller is villain-driven plot, whereby
he or she presents obstacles that the hero must
overcome.[2][3]

28. Action
 Action film is a film genre where one or
more heroes is thrust into a series of
challenges that require physical feats,
extended fights and frenetic chases.
 character struggling against incredible
odds such as, life-threatening situations, an
evil villain, and/or being chased in several
ways of transportation (car, bus, truck,
etc.), with victory achieved at the end after
difficult physical efforts and violence.

29. Inspirational Movies
 These are movies that always start
off with an upset but grow to
overcome all obstacles with some
bumps along the way
 These movies usually send the
message that you can succeed at
anything that you put your mind to
 Examples: Coach Carter/ Money Ball

30. Discussion
 What type of movies do you like to
watch the most and why?
 Do you think that your subculture or
age has anything to do with that?
 5 minutes

31. Movie!
 Money Ball