Films are a microcosmic representation of a region’s or a nation’s culture. Film appreciation is, therefore, a very effective tool for cultural understanding and analysis. Instead of getting into the technicality & commercial value in the movie business, cinephiles among us will be listing and discussing movies and documentaries on this forum which are rooted in tradition & lore or just had a deep impact on their understanding of their own culture while appreciating the differences with other cultures.
We believe if a positive cultural value is effectively disseminated in movies, then it will make a magnificent contribution to the development and appreciation of culture & heritage. This list will keep growing with regular, curated updates.
So let the magic of the movies begin…
01
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Here is a movie that begins with a Coke bottle falling from the heavens, and ends with a Jeep up in a tree. “The Gods Must Be Crazy” is a South African movie that arrived in Europe with little fanfare in 1982, broke box-office records in Japan and South America and all over Europe, and became a cult hit in North America.
02
Alpha
“Alpha” is your basic “boy and his dog” story, except this time the dog is a wolf and the story takes place twenty-thousand years ago.