суббота, 26 сентября 2009 г.

DOTCOM Phase #3, Module 2 - Exploring REEL BAD ARABS

First of all I want to say that I am glad to see new Module. And I am looking forward to see all of direction and participants from USA in Armenia.

1.The first thing that came into my mind when I thought about word “Arab” was “Iran”. I can’t explain why, but it was so, maybe because Iran is our neighbor, maybe because this is the biggest Arabic country.
At first seconds of watching this film it was feeling that this film will be about something mysterious, because this film is about Arabs, and almost in all what I listen about Arabs was mystery, at this moment worked REPTILIAN part of my brain.
When I was watching this film at first time the first thing that I think about was horror, I saw dying people, and I think that at that time work Limbic part of my brain.
When I watched this film at second time I think about role of Arabs in the world and cinema. And this is work of neo-cortex part of my brain.
2. PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES-Music.
Music which was used in this film make us to think about Arabs, because when the man hear music which is usual for any nation, our brain begin think about this nation, and we begin listen more carefully and understand better.
3. PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES-1.RHETORICAL QUESTIONS-When in film the man said “if Arabs are so?”
2. Fear/Defensive nationalism- in film the announcer said “at first Arabs were associated with terrorists”
3. Testimonial- in film was used fragment from film with governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. All of us know him, and that why believe this part of film.
4. SUGGESTIONS-I think “REAL BAD ARABS” is good film, and it can become better if the filmmakers has shown the real life of Arabs today. Show their night clubs, restaurants and their usual life. Yes there are different, but they are people too. We must only try to understand them and to learn about them more. Believe me Arabs have good character traits, which we can adopt.
5. Yes I do. Because in this film man can see the history of changing relation to Arabs during the time, and I think it will be interesting to them to watch this film.