French Film

On Wednesday October 30th I attended the showing of a French Horror film. This took place a little while after the French discussion table I had attended. It was held in an upstairs room in the Rams Den building.

Though I do not remember the name of the film, I do know that it was a very interesting experience. I was amazed by the fluidity of their speech. To hear such a romantic language spoken in such harsh tones and in such fearful tones was very unique. The subject matter of the film was not bad but it is difficult to really appreciate the full nature of a film without first being immersed in the films origin culture. That being said, I was still on the edge of my seat from this thriller. At points you got so swept up into the action that you forgot to read the subtitles and just focused on what was happening on screen. Their actions portrayed what they were thinking and feeling better than their words could. I believe this is why they say you should watch television and movies from the culture of the language you are trying to learn because it can really give you a context for which to place the words and phrases.