Post by Aj_June on Aug 6, 2018 2:21:59 GMT
Just like to share my experience (it's not directly related to the topic). In 2017 I had a Japanese person come to live in my flat. I thanked my Chinese landlady that she chose a Japanese tenant for a change (She usually used to pick Indian, Thai and Chinese tenants). He was a very nice and soft-spoken guy. But what I found out is that not all of us appreciate the things that are very close to us. This guy was a beautiful and helpful human being but he did not have a great deal of respect for Japanese cinema. He hadn't heard the names of OZU and Mizoguchi (in spite of living first 24 years of his life in Japan). He wasn't aware of many famous myths and folktales from Japan. He had not seen Ballad of Narayama.
He was a totally westernised guy even if he had lived all his life in Japan. He was a massive fan of Liverpool football club. He liked movies such as "Fast and Furious" (Whatever that is) and was oblivious to the beauty of Japanese cinema. So then I thought oh it is OK. Everyone has his or her own priorities. May be this guy thinks Japanese cinema is not that great compared to western cinema (and specifically Hollywood). May be he finds lot more thrills in supporting Liverpool F.C. than in reading his motherlands history.
He was a totally westernised guy even if he had lived all his life in Japan. He was a massive fan of Liverpool football club. He liked movies such as "Fast and Furious" (Whatever that is) and was oblivious to the beauty of Japanese cinema. So then I thought oh it is OK. Everyone has his or her own priorities. May be this guy thinks Japanese cinema is not that great compared to western cinema (and specifically Hollywood). May be he finds lot more thrills in supporting Liverpool F.C. than in reading his motherlands history.