Kamis, 14 Agustus 2014

The Cultural Aspects Comparison of the Ice Princess and 5cm Film



1.    The Analysis of Cultural Aspects of The Ice Princess Film
1a. Artefacts (concreate)
This film shows the strong artifacts which have become the icon or symbol of the characters. Those are skating shoes, clothes, places, and competition. I think that all of them only stay in Western countries or some countries which have winter season naturally, not in Eastern. Although in eastern there are also many of skating places and facilities, but those are made by human and only in certain places. In that movie we know that ”Casey realized that her childhood favorite pastime was ice skating at the pond outside her home.
In contrast, Indonesia doesn’t have winter so children cannot play ice skating outside their home naturally. Children can play that if their parents have much money to bring them to some malls or other places which have ice skating facilities. Simply, most of Eastern children never do ice skating like in Western, not only because they don’t have the stool but also there aren’t ice places naturally.

In addition, in Eastern there aren’t completely skating courses. Indonesian people think that ice skating is not important and it’s qiute difficult to get the facilities, also this is very expensive. This is very different in Western, especially in that film there are many of skating courses because they become a need for Western people, for instance children and teenagers.

1b. Pattern of Behaviour
Behaviour is acting that produce after getting stimulus outside from the body. In fact, many of people behaviour between Western and Eastern people are completely different because each place has its own culture and become its characteristic that may differ with others. After watching the Ice Princess film I can conclude that Western have many of behaviour which are different with Indonesia. First, Casey on that film showed that to get something she must do by herself and she didn’t depend on her parents. She worked in a food places to pay her skating course because her mother didn’t agree with skating game. It’s crystal clearly that Western conclude as self improvement while Eastern as group improvement lika in 5cm that the characters do something together in group. Second, Casey did what she likes, not her parents like. She decided her future by herself and the agreement from her parents or family are not important. Third, at the end of this film, a man named Teddy gave her flowers as a congratulation and they had kissed in the skating places in front of all of audience and her mother.

Those moments from the film are very contrast with Eastern culture, especially in Indonesia. In Indonesia most of people respect their parents so much and do what the parents say to them. Also they may don’t work to pay all of budgets their course and still depend on their parents although they can work by theirselves, and getting agreement from their parents or family are very important to get success.

Beyond that, give flowers for congratulation is common in Indonesia, but having kiss in front of people or public places, whereas those people don’t marry yet, it is strongly uncommon. People will think that you are impolite even excessive person because it includes as dishonourable behaviour in Indonesia. Although people have married, they don’t allow for having kiss in public places.

1c. Abstract (Values or Norms)
That goes without saying that from the film we can understand Western people perceive that ice skating is very prestisius game and competition, but in Eastern not. Ice skating is a need and a common skill which everyone must have in Western. It is the most popular game in winter.

By the time the race Sectionals, Casey did well. In Salchow three, she slipped and fell, but then she saw Joan in the audience who stood thus increasing her confidence, made her did her best, beautiful and artistic abilities. At the end of the race Sectionals, Casey finished as the second, while the first was Nikki. From that story of the film, I can conclude that people who we love can give us support to de our best although we almost give up.

2.        The Analysis of Cultural Aspects of 5cm Film
2a. Artefacts (concreate)
5cm film has concreate cultural aspect that I have found. That is about clothes. This characters used polite clothes that represent our culture as Eastern country. It’s very contrast with the Ice Princess film that some way the characters use polite clothes in winter since they may feel cold, but some way they use so mini-dress although in winter. The mini-dress may polite in Western because it represent their culture, but it’s completely impolite in our culture.

2b. Pattern of Behaviour
From both the film we can see many of different behaviours between teenagers in Western and Eastern.  From 5cm film, teenagers respect their parents so much, even they are very afraid with them. But in Western, people decide their future by theirselves and they aren’t afraid if their parents get angry with them. It’s doesn’t matter for them because they can work by theirselves to pay what they need, they can do everything with their ability, and don’t depend on their parents. So, we can conclude that Eastern are dependence, while Western are freedom.

Men and women in 5cm film also don’t have kiss before married though they love anyone so much. They usually only shake their hands, neck, pinch friend’s nose, or just touch between cheeks to express their feelings in friendship or love.

2c. Abstract (Values or Norms)
            5cm film showed that Indonesian as eastern culture perceive that family and friends are important for their life. They have much relatives and care with each other while in Western they perceive that all about their life is a private matter that someone mustn’t know about that. Asking about life is very impolite in Western, but in Eastern it will be a symbol that someone respect and care with us. Simply, we can say that Eastern are collective while Western are individual.


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