Movies And TV

 Americans love the great classic movies. Some of these movies are over half a century old, but they are still popular. Many people believe that it ’ s more fun to watch the old classics than the newest Hollywood sensation. Some Americans have seen movies like “ Lawrence of Arabia ”, “ Citizen Kane ”, or “ Casablanca ” 20 or 30 times.

 They admire the acting, the dialogue and the expert camera work of movies made in the 1930 ’ s, 1940 ’ s or 1950 ’ s. Unfortunately these classics are not easy for foreigners to understand. Often, it requires considerable knowledge of not only English language, but also western culture to understand these serious films.

 Asian students should read as much as possible about these movies before seeing them. Of course, the great classic movies lack modern special effects. But often they have a cast of thousands. You can be sure that these are thousands of real people and not computer animations.