Foreign films such as the Hollywood blockbusters are released all over the world and are enjoyed more
than the locally produced films. This essay shall look into the reasons of this phenomenon and also discuss
whether the government should provide financial aid to support the local film industry.
The popularity of Hollywood films and foreign films in general can be attributed to the fact that they use
the most modern technology. For instance, the amazing visual effects and acoustics of the Hollywood
movie Avatar won global audiences. What is more, these films are produced by big companies that have
the money and the means to generate huge publicity for them. Today, we all know that marketing is what
decides the fate of a product - be it a film, a book or a gadget. So it is not surprising that these films tend to
do well overseas. ln contrast, the locally produced films are usually produced by small production houses
and on top of that they often have familiar storylines that may not interest some people. That probably
explains why most people watch foreign films more than locally produced ones.
Another significant reason for watching foreign films is that people are curious to know about foreign
lifestyles and culture. Today, we do not belong to a big planet Earth; we belong to a small global village. So,
people are exposed to different cultures and watching foreign movies satiates their curiosity of knowing
about them. Recently, lwatched a Japanese movie, 'okurobito' which means 'Departures' from which I
learnt how the Japanese do the last rituals when a person dies. This movie fascinated me a lot and I came
to know about Japanese traditions. Some people also watch Hollywood movies to learn English, which has
become a global language and watching English movies is a good way to learn English.
I firmly believe that the government should invest in the local film industry. To begin with, films are the
carrier of a country's culture. Supporting the local film industry will enable to spread its culture and this
seems an essential approach to help a country be more powerful in the world. Secondly, the boom of this
industry would, to a large extent, produce an increasing number of job positions and consequently, the
unemployment rate in this country might substantially decrease, which will contribute to its economy.
Recently, our Bollywood movies such as 'Dabang' and 1ab Tak Hai Jaan' have done business worth crores
and this has definitely boosted our economy.
Summing up, people watch foreign movies because of their better technology and to satisfy their curiosity
of foreign culture. The government should definitely promote local film industry for spreading our culture
and for boosting the economy.
Foreign
films such as the Hollywood blockbusters
are released
all over the world and
are enjoyed
more
than the
locally
produced
films. This essay shall look into the reasons of this phenomenon and
also
discuss
whether the
government
should provide financial aid to support the
local
film industry.
The popularity of Hollywood films and
foreign
films
in general
can
be attributed
to the fact that they
use
the most modern technology.
For instance
, the amazing visual effects and acoustics of the Hollywood
movie Avatar won global audiences.
What is more
, these films are
produced
by
big
companies
that have
the money and the means to generate huge publicity for them.
Today
, we all know that marketing is what
decides the fate of a product
-
be it a film, a book or a gadget.
So
it is not surprising that these films tend to
do well overseas.
ln
contrast, the
locally
produced
films are
usually
produced
by
small
production
houses
and
on top of that
they
often
have familiar storylines that may not interest
some
people
. That
probably
explains
why most
people
watch
foreign
films more than
locally
produced
ones.
Another significant reason for watching
foreign
films is that
people
are curious to know about foreign
lifestyles and
culture
.
Today
, we do not belong to a
big
planet Earth; we belong to a
small
global village.
So
,
people
are exposed
to
different
cultures
and watching
foreign
movies
satiates their curiosity of knowing
about them. Recently,
lwatched
a Japanese
movie
, '
okurobito
' which means 'Departures' from which I
learnt
how the Japanese do the last rituals when a person
dies
. This
movie
fascinated me a lot and I came
to know about Japanese traditions.
Some
people
also
watch
Hollywood
movies
to learn English, which has
become a global language and watching English
movies
is a
good
way to learn English.
I
firmly
believe that the
government
should invest in the
local
film industry. To
begin
with, films are the
carrier of a country's
culture
. Supporting the
local
film industry will enable to spread its
culture
and this
seems an essential approach to
help
a country be more powerful in the world.
Secondly
, the boom of this
industry would, to a large extent, produce an increasing number of job positions and
consequently
, the
unemployment rate in this country might
substantially
decrease, which will contribute to its economy.
Recently, our Bollywood
movies
such as '
Dabang
' and 1ab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
' have done business worth crores
and this has definitely boosted our economy.
Summing up,
people
watch
foreign
movies
because
of their better technology and to satisfy their curiosity
of
foreign
culture
. The
government
should definitely promote
local
film industry for spreading our culture
and for boosting the economy.