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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: to Jongnu Guru |
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| Canuckophile wrote: |
There are some way off base comments in what you quoted from the K middle school text on Hollywood/the Academy Awards, but some of it is right on.
"Product placement" in movies/TV was pretty much launched with ET -- and with sales increasing by 66% for Reese's pieces, hey... Madison Avenue noticed. Since then product placement a BIG MARKETING area for cars, junk food, etc.
The Academy Awards are a funny mix. They are not in fact voted in by commercial interests. One of the complaints I've read is that the Academies are strictly determined by vote of those who are in the Academy (whatever it is and however you get into it - I dunno) which includes a lot of 70+ geezers who are completely retired from their former industry. So big film companies try like blazes to get their films noticed - and only the big guys can afford the moollah for this publicity effort.
So the "small film" industry is generally neglected by the Academies. The blockbusters like Titanic (from the ancient genus Soap Opera Film) have a much better chance, although even here, it seems the Academies occasionally "self-correct" and give awards to films like the NZ one back in the 90's (memory fails) and the one about the guy with schizophrenia (fails again).
It's certainly true that Korean film industry attempts to be profitable - but I don't see why that negates what the textbook was saying about the American film industry.
I thought it was a fairly benign warning to kids: Watch out - someone's trying to influence you. And that's absolutely true. That's why child psychologists and educators recommend NO TV for kids under age of 6, if possible. Most of what young kids get out of TV is the commercial pitches.
I'm rather surprised (pleasantly so, in fact) that the K textbook went into matters like this. Wish North American texts did this! (And again, every syllable was not a pearl of wisdom, but I thought some of it was useful for kids to think about.)
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But, it's still an anti-American piece that's been packaged as an article about film. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| teachmeenglish wrote: |
On Indian movies for indians only..NOT. I have seen them in Korea and am living in Beijing and I can by pirated Indian movies on the street.
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It's surprising to me that a large number of Chinese find Indian movies interesting -- though, admittedly, other than my fondness for the lovely Aishwarya Rai, my knowledge of Indian cinema is limited to the earplug-worthy musicals they sometimes show on channel 18 back home.
I still don't get Itaewonguy's claim that Korean movies are for Koreans only, especially after he admitted to enjoying them himself.
Help me out, bro.
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Canuckophile
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:27 am Post subject: Miscellaneous - middle school text AND Indian cinema |
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I remarked quite clearly that the Korean middle school textbook was NOT accurate in all respects.
Unfortunately, Koreans have a strong tendency to bite the hand that feeds them. (That would be the U.S., but to dwell on this anomaly - an interesting and frustrating one - would be the subject for another thread.)
It is certainly true that much in this textbook is definitely pro-"homeland", or xenophobic, or anti-American, or simply off-base.
But some of the comments are legitimate - and I was remarking on these, because other posts seemed to dismiss the textbook entirely as Koreans ranting against the US.
And maybe that was its purpose - but they managed to say a few intelligent things. I chose to focus on those.
As far as Indian cinema, he's dead now but Indian filmmaker SATYAJIT RAY is a world-class director. If you have a chance to see any of his films, he does an outstanding job of showing the "culture clash" between old and new India (i.e., East meets West) and the long-term cultural impact of the Raj. Serious films - didn't get much play in India, but he's well respected abroad.
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DrewAgain
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hallyuwood???
Sometimes I can't help but wonder if Korean society has been screwed by its group-oriented past. "Why bother being different when you can blend into the crowd?" Just how much has this type of thinking hampered creativity? Koreans have all the tools for original innovation, it's really just up to them to realize it. In the meantime, do away with the Hallyuwood-type "ideas"! |
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