A Presentation by: Abigail Alfaro

Film Critics

The setting took place in Krakow , Germany where the Jewish people were ordered to register all family members and relocate to major cities.

The cultural identity shown here was the discrimination of Jewish people.

Schindler’s List

Oscar Schindler, a money-minded person and being a German that he was, was against the mass killing of the Jewish people and spent his money to save the lives of those 1,100 Jewish people.

Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson)

Watching this movie/film made me realize the hostility of the German soldiers and other residents towards these Jewish people.

Jewish people

Nazis

The German soldiers discriminated the Jewish people took their lives and burned down their dead bodies rather than giving them proper burial.

Setting: India This film is about the three

engineering students who met each other at Imperial College. They are Farhan, Rancho, and Raju.

3 Idiots

The cultural identity found here is prejudice wherein some students make fun of these three guys whom they believe are nothing but fools

L-R: Farhan, Rancho and Raju

Inside a trap cell

Somehow, these guys proved those other students wrong by showing that they could help other people in need and they have this positive outlook in life. As they say, “Aal Izz Well”

Raju, Rancho and Farhan

Aal Izz Well…

The sad part was that as they were about to help a fellow engineering student, they were too late since he already killed himself due to being told by a professor that he is a failure.

Suicide part

What I have learned from watching this film is that we should not judge others by their ability and instead of degrading them or telling them that they are a failure, we should support them and cheer them up.

I admire the three guys for their loyalty to each other and their strong friendship. No matter what their stand is, they are still there for each other through thick and thin

Rancho and his friends

The film was about a man who got arrested for stealing bread. Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, broke free of the parole to start a new life as Monsieur Madeleine.

Les Miserables

The setting took place in France and the cultural identity would probably be prejudice because the prisoners, including Jean Valjean himself, was mistreated due to being a criminal.

Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean

Jean Valjean was not the only one that was mistreated but Fantine , a factory worker, as well by other people.

Anne Hathaway as Fantine

Two characters that I admire the most in this film are Fantine for being a sacrificial mother and Jean Valjean for being such a kind man , even to those who have done him wrong like Inspector Javert.

Fantine

Jean Valjean/Monsieur Madeleine

Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert

What I have learned from this film was that even bad people deserve to be given the chance to start living a new life as a good person.

From being Jean Valjean ( a convict)

To being Monsieur Madeleine (a respected man)

Karate Kid is about a young boy who moved from Detroit to China due to the fact that his mother got a job.

Two of the cultural identities identified here are prejudice and discrimination.

Karate Kid

Karate Kid poster

Dre Parker moving to China

There’s also a language barrier between an American and a Chinese wherein Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) tries to communicate with his fellow traveller in Mandarin.

Dre Parker trying to strike a conversation in Mandarin

One of the cultural identity found in this film is discrimination wherein Dre Parker gets bullied in his school by Cheng and his friends.

Bullied by Cheng and his friends

Dre Parker gets hurt

Another cultural identity is the prejudice where Mei Ying (WenWen Han) ‘s parents disapprove of her friendship with Dre since they think that he is a bad influence to their child.

Mei Ying

At the Forbidden City

Mei Ying falls for Dre

Quoting Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) , “Too much good stuff becomes bad stuff” , I have learned that we have to discipline or control ourselves from doing such things that we think or believe are good for us.

Also, Mr Han disciplined Dre with hanging his coat and taught him the importance of proper attitude in hanging his coat.

Being taught to hang his coat

Mr. Han to Dre on hanging his coat on the rack: “Attitude”

I admire Mr. Han the most in this film for being a good mentor to Dre Parker about kung fu and for being a disciplinarian as well.

Teaching kung fu to Dre