subject: Cinema for learning language [print this page] Cinema is a world of unreal realityCinema is a world of unreal reality. It is the mirror of society Movies are an art work based on different kinds of thoughts, ideas and characters.Watching movies is about diving into the sea of ones imagination. It is a quest to quench the thirst of knowledge and entertainment.But the importance of watching movies is not limited to entertainment. Movies are helpful to disseminate education thus create awareness. While watching a movie we try to identify ourselves in the characters. We relate the situations of the movie with our life. Movies work as a magic on us. Watching movies is important not only for entertainment but for education and awareness also. Many times, movies have the power to make us laugh or cry, drawing on our inner emotions and providing a safe release of feelings that have been unexpressed .How many times has your doctor recommended that you should have a good laugh and call back in the morning? Recently psychologists have started prescribing their patients few videos from Blockbuster and a night with the DVD player with a bucket of microwave popcorn. Yet, everyone can probably recall a certain movie that made them feel better or a movie that really made them think, or cry, or laugh until their own problems seemed lighter. Movies as therapy may sound like a strange concept, but there are many positive benefits associated with watching movies as a way to combat depressive symptoms or improve mental health. The wide variety of movies available today, allow viewers to choose a movie to fit the mood. Movies help a great deal in language learning. Language learning becomes easier when you are in an environment where the language is spoken you want to learn. Movies provide us that environment. Suppose you want to learn English. You can do so by living in England for some months. But it may not be feasible for everybody. One comes to know about the language, culture and life style of the people of a particular place by watching movie on regular basis. It will allow you to learn the language of the movie. You can learn the usages of words appropriately from a movie. Inspite of all advantages there are some side effects of watching movies. The impact of movies on the viewers mind is enormous. Movies inspire us to have a thought as it is shown. We start believing the facts what happens in a movie. We get convinced by the idea of the movie easily. Sometimes we take wrong decisions in our life after getting influenced by movies. If watching movies becomes an addiction, its a complete wastage of time because it doesnt benefit us sometimes. At present movies are becoming more commercial. They drive the viewers mind towards wrong direction. These movies misguide the masses. Movies present violent acts through acting with fake guns and fake blood. The events shown in the movies have become increasingly violent and show sexual contents. Although this violence and sexual content in movies is having devastating effects on youth, you can not blame cinema, instead we must blame our parents. These days many parents dont take the time to talk to their children about what they watch on television. Movies with positive role models can influence people to change their behavior for the better. Spending time watching movies can take your time away from healthy activities such as pay outside with your friends, eating dinner together as a family or reading. .
