Discussion:
Cultural Differences Paper
Watch one of the following films:
• Why Did I Get Married (PG-13)
• Slumdog Millionaire (R)
• Real Women Have Curves (PG-13)
• Whale Rider (PG-13)
• The Princess and the Frog (G)
• The Kite Runner (PG-13)
• Brokeback Mountain (R)
• The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13)
• Six Degrees of Separation (R)
• Friends With Money (R)
• Double Happiness (PG-13)
• Far From Heaven (PG-13)
• The Joy Luck Club (R)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG)
• Soul Food (R)
• Crash (2004) (R)
• The Family Stone (PG-13)
• Like Water for Chocolate (R)
• Frida (R)
• Driving Miss Daisy (PG)
• My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (R)
• Smoke Signals (PG-13)
• The Crying Game (R)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (R)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PG-13)
Create a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper about the cultural differences portrayed in the film.
• Provide specific examples of how both Hall's perspective of culture as a screen and Hofstede's five dimensions are reflected in a particular cultural pattern.
• Address the following in your paper:
o Evaluate both cultural identity and cultural bias within the film.
o Explain the concept of cultural patterns and what types of cultural patterns are exhibited in the film.
o Illustrate examples of both verbal and nonverbal intercultural communication within the film. How do these relate to a particular intercultural communication theory?
You must Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.