英语电影文化

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书名：英文电影与西方文化（高校英语选修课系列教材）

B. 看英语原版电影对英语学习的影响

比较好的英语学习的电影有：《成长的烦脑》《走向美国》《绝望的主妇》和《friend》又称《老友记》。。。。。。

把思维、文化和语言"泡"来吃

学了几十年的英语却不会说，说出来也是老外听不懂的句子，为什么？因为你把语言当成了科学知识来学。上海新东方学校听力口语培训部主任，电影教学专家邱政政认为，看外文原版电影才能把外国人的思维、文化和语言一起"泡"来吃。

电影的选择

哪些电影比较适合用来学习外语呢？邱先生指出，选择电影有三看：一看语言含量是否大，二看内容是否贴近生活，三看发音是否清晰地道。以上三个方面几乎涵盖了语言学习中语音、语调、节奏、用词、思维、感情等几大要素。

说到看原版外文电影，很多人第一反应是，涌进电影院去看目前被炒得火热的大片，这实际上是一种误解。邱先生说，现在的大片往往制作时注重追求视觉等感官刺激，而忽视语言的锤炼。看这样的影片，看的是热闹
看电影学外语四步曲

第一步：硬着头皮看电影。在看一部新电影之前，千万不要看剧本，看不懂也要硬着头皮上，至少能对情节有所了解。

第二步：边看电影边研读剧本。不要以为考完了托福、GRE等就可以应付一切阅读。实际上，电影中的有些对话看起来很费劲，里面充斥着习惯用法和美国人独有的思维方式，要多看多听，才能适应它。

第三步：反复精听。争取听懂每一个单词，可以采取听写的方法。

第四步：背诵。一开始可以用中文思考美国人的逻辑思维，边思考边背诵，大约坚持10天左右。之后可以大体上用英文思考，把美国人的逻辑慢慢变为自己的了。背诵时重视模仿。

很偶然，在一次考试后我看了一盘原文的《黑衣人》VCD，里面有大量的非常诙谐的英文对白，这让我在笑得前仰后合之余突然对英语产生了很大的兴趣。由于电影里运用了大量的美国本土俚语，为此我还专门买了一本俚语词典。也是巧合，那段时间我接着看了好几部欧美的喜剧片，台词中那种对英语异常熟练的驾驭，不断涌现的轻松幽默的谈吐以及演员精湛的演出，让我对英语的兴趣大幅度提升。从这以后我保留了看原文电影的习惯；所以我的绝招就是看电影学英语。

无庸赘言，这种方法最大的好处就是可以锻炼听力。这种电影听力不像听磁带那样干巴巴的，你可以通过事件发展的逻辑推理，感觉到台词的意思，或者可以多看几遍电影，熟知内容后对台词自然就有感觉了。

在词汇学习上，你可以将词汇的用法做详尽的分析，挖掘词语的深层含义，对词汇有一个全方位的认识，而不仅仅停留在"就词论词"上。例如《阿甘正传》中，阿甘在表达自己极爱吃巧克力时说，自己可以吃下"一百五十万块巧克力"，I could eat a bout a million and a half of these. "million"一词在本句中是大量的意思，而并非说阿甘有过人之处，通过对"million"用法的分析，我对美国人的日常用语中用夸张的语气表示数量多的用法，有了一个更直观的了解。

另外，电影是文化的传播者，无论是故事的叙述，情节的发展以及人物关系的变迁都有着很多和中式思维不太相同的地方，而这些通过语言表达出来的文化差异，却不能仅仅用语言分析透彻，这就需要我们对西方文化，尤其是美国文化的一些特点加以了解，在了解的基础上再逐点分析，不断地加以总结，用心体会东西方价值观念的不同，以及由此产生的思维方式的差异，通过对西方历史文化等方面的综合理解，将语言上升到真正意义上的交流，让英语"活"起来。

当然，学外语也不能把精力全放到看电影上，这只能是一种学习的辅助方法。更重要的还是要你自己下工夫努力学习，我所强调的不过就是在学习里加上一些快乐和兴趣，毕竟让学习很快乐是一件幸福的事。

时下非常流行的一种学习方法是看电影学英语。通过电影能够掌握常用的口语句型，更重要的是学生可以通过电影情节非常容易的理解这种句型的适用语境，以至于有的人认为看好几部电影就能够学好英语口语了。然而，大部分学员在通过电影学习英语过程中有很大的随意性和盲目性，更多的时候是在看电影而不是在学习。作为北文英语学校英文电影赏析课的设计者和主要操作者，本人对此有一些看法，希望能够对广大学员有所帮助。

利用英文电影学习英语应该从硬件设施，电影选择，以及看片方法等多个方面加以注意。

首先，看英文电影最好做好物质准备。最好能够利用DVD影碟机或者电脑的DVD光驱。这一点尤其重要，因为DVD具有能够轻易调入调出字幕，中英文字幕随意切换的优点，这一点是VCD或者RM格式所难以达到的。绝大多数学员在看电影的过程中都离不开字幕的帮助。如果条件上不具备大家可以上网下载一些电影的DVD drip，另外再去一些字幕网站寻找这个电影的中英文字幕文件就是了。

适当的英文电影的选择可以说决定了学习效果的好坏，对于初级学员，我建议大家选择电影的时候以题材轻松、内容简单、画面对语言说明作用强为原则。这样有助于大家通过电影的画面情节猜出语言的含义，避免学习中因听不懂、看不懂而去寻求字典等其他手段帮助而导致的疲劳现象。推荐电影：Sound of Music, Finding Nemo, Lion King， Beauty and Beast 等等

中级水平的学员除了学习语言本身外，更要提高对英语文化背景知识的了解。因此选择一些历史题材的影片进行学习非常重要。推荐电影：Forest Gump， Heaven Earth, Troy, Patriot, Brave Heart, Gone With the Wind 等等。

对自己的水平比较有信心的同学可以选择Sex and the City, Friends 等等时下比较流行的肥皂剧，通过剧情学习一些比较地道的口语表达，让自己的英语显得更加的地道。

在英国几年下来，平均每年要在电影院里看20部左右的电影，最多的时候，一个月看了5部。尤其近年来新片大片不断，而且买两张学生票的价格比国内一个人看场电影还要便宜，所以好电影自然不容错过。

但是，电影看得精彩，语言却经常是个障碍。自然生活对话的语速，抢白时快急得台词，而且在美国电影中还有大量的本土俚语，都是会令人沮丧的因素。如何将那些对话听得明白呢？如何理解那些经常出现的俚语呢？如何意会英语中不同于中文的幽默呢？在这里浅谈几点经验，希望能抛砖引玉。

首先看英文原版的电影能够锻炼听力，从而提高英语的听力水平，应该是大家都承认的。所以从基础来讲，你必须有一定的单词量，尤其是对英语中千变万化的词组要尽可能的学习和了解。因为在日常生活中，你会发现英国人最喜欢用的大多是词组的灵活搭配，从而来体现细腻的神情或动作描写。那么这在看电影的时候，就已经起了相当大的作用。

那么是否要很大的词汇量和词组量才能看懂电影呢？答案是否定的。雅思的词汇量可能大家都知道，而只要具备雅思的词汇量，照笔者看来，就已经足够能看懂电影了。尤其在电影院里，坐在英国本地人中间，很多电影外的因素本身就会大大的帮助你融入到电影的情节之中。譬如说，对很多学生来讲，看喜剧片非常困难，因为涉及到对词组潜台词的理解以及文化背景的限制。但是，当别的观众笑的时候，你已经得到了一个完全充分的信号和理由说，刚才的对白和台词是一段幽默。那么时间一久，看电影时对语言的信心就会大大增加了。

另外一些小的技巧也值得一提：

1．看电影前一定先看懂它的介绍，并且对其情节有一定的掌握。对介绍中的生词和词组预先查字典了解中文的大致函（注：经常中文不好翻或不准确对有些词的应用）。

2．看电影时，抓住关键字词。这一点很重要，经常在为一句台词没听懂而发愁时，你可能又错过了一句能帮助你理解上一句台词含义的句子。所以，如果你的词汇量不是很大，记住，对理解电影起重要作用的是出现在影片中的：人名，地名，形容人或事件的形容词，动词或短语等。

3．如果是系列电影的话，如指环王，哈利波特，看电影前先看他们的小说也会大大帮助对电影的理解。当然这里的小说是指英文原版的。

那么，看懂电影够了吗？答案还是否定的。我们从电影中要得到的可能除了娱乐放松外，还有真正的想过把瘾-让电影感染你。很多好的电影通过画面和音乐就做到这一点了，但是力求上进的你，不是想把文字在台词中的如何运用也了解一下吗？如果是的话，这就是看电影时语言给我们的最大挑战了。不过不用担心的是，你已经有相当的词汇量，对俚语也有些基础，看电影时的信心也和以前不同了。所以我的经验是，用最基本的方法，让自己有一个质的飞跃。是什么呢？笔记。对，这可能是让本文读者有些失望，这么老的方法！但是很管用。好记性不如烂笔头。当你把经常错过的，听不懂的，常用的语言句子词组写在本本上，经过十来部电影后，你会马上体会到这个方法会带给你得巨大收获。当然这不能在电影院里进行，通常电视机上有字幕的电影是最好的。以后到电影院里看电影的时候，你就甚至可以和同去的伙伴解释他们没听懂的台词了。

好了，就让我们在英国，看电影，学英语，找乐趣。

在语言环境中耳濡目染，才能真正“活学”，掌握语音、词汇、句型、思维和文化；在语言环境中入乡随俗，也才能真正“活用”，达到理解和表达、交流和沟通。但是中国人在跟电影学英语时，多数人走入只看不听，或只听不看；只泛不精，或只精不泛的误区，以致看了一些英文电影，但是听和说却没有本质的提高。

但是学好英语，又必须从听说入手。因为学习英语听说可以使英语不再是望而生畏、死气沉沉的学问，而成为妙趣横生、鲜活灵动的实践。但是学习听说不等于“习得听说”，美籍华人的英语好是因为具备了“习得听说”的必要条件：英语环境。但是我们没有条件，可以创造条件，比如看美国电影和情景喜剧，有意识地给自己营造出一种国外的英语环境强迫自己用耳朵接受英语，同时开口说英文，就能在轻松、愉快的氛围中“习得听说”。

英语听说包括语音、语调节奏、用词、句式、思维和文化六部分。首先，对于任何一门语言，语音是基础，它不仅包括单词的发音，还包括真实交际中词汇、习语的连读、失爆、弱化、浊化、重音、缩读等许多音变形式。至于语调节奏，则是地道流利表达英语的润滑剂，没有接触过地道的老外，没有和他们有过面对面的交谈，是很难感受到语调节奏在表达思想中的巨大作用和强大震撼力的。语言是文化的载体，用词和句式的正确与否直接体现了对异国文化了解的程度。可以说，达到前三者就达到了与美国人的形似，若是又学会了美国人的思维和文化，能够用美国文化思维则可达到神似的效果。这就是立体英语教育模式，电影则是最好的媒介。

做到语言、文化双丰收。1、融入原则：不要把自己看成旁观者，而要是当成局内人看待，要与角色同呼吸、共命运，产生场景感觉。2、突破原则：关键在于模仿，模仿不能离开背诵，熟练直到能脱口而出。3、扩展原则：首先要在词汇和句式层面上扩展；其次是在此基础上，“泛看”电影，电影题材可以不受很大限制，但每部影片都至少要看三遍以上。4、挖掘原则：此时不能仅限于看懂表面意思，而是要透过现象看本质，去挖掘语言背后深刻的文化内涵，变被动为主动，以此达到听说的最高境界。周宁人暑期看电影学地道英语身临其境的快感英语听说六要素影视学习四原则影视选材原则1、生活类影片：这是最好的语言素材，向大家推荐的书目有：初级???《情归巴黎》、中级???《阿甘正传》、《西雅图不眠夜》、《漂亮女人》、高级???《旅行冒险记》2、美国情景喜剧：代表作是七、八年前在电视上播出的那部《成长的烦恼》，当代最流行的有《森弗一家》、《朋友》等，更多内容可参看：《美国“情景喜剧”俚语百分百》。

C. 外语影视文化社团是什么

是课堂教学的补充和延伸。根据查询相关资料显示，英语影视文化社团是课堂教学的补充和延伸，观看英文电影在于培养学生对英语的兴趣、爱好、增长知识、提高技能、丰富学生的课余文化生活。

D. 英语电影其实就是一种文化

The western movies are just like a big melting pot of world culture.A good movie is not only because of its aesthetic feeling
and the characters,but also because of its essence theme-ried through it.The western movie is just like a container.It includes all the different tastes of life.As a moderen people,it shows the conclusion of past,the understanding of today,and the pursuit of the future.It continuously react the culture.

E. 电影文化的英语介绍英文作文怎么写作文

1. 如何写介绍电影的英语作文 （用英文列举要点）

three lessons from her story很高兴第一时间为您解答，祝学习进步。

如有问题请及时追问，谢谢~~O（∩_∩）O 如果你认可我的回答。 I have learned, above all，就好像我们马上就要失去他们一样，请及时点击【采纳为满意回答】按钮 ~~手机提问的亲在客户端右上角评价点【满意】即可。

~你的采纳是我前进的动力~~ The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the most influential book in my life，她建议我们应该很好地利用我们的感官，我领悟到了三个道理.Second, the impairment of part of her senses did not prevent her from learning: on the contrary，她感官上的某些缺陷并没有阻止她的学习，相反地，她不断地努力去钻研知识，坚韧不拔的精神帮助她克服了很多障碍。第三， but finally she decided to overe her physical defects and live happily.Furthermore, she showed great patience in her long and hard learning period. 海伦写的《我的生活故事》是对我一生影响最大的一本书。

此书全篇充满了勇气，奋斗和信仰。海伦·凯勒童年时曾经一度十分消沉.First，你必须鼓起自己的勇气。

第二。首先，她教给我成功之路上经常要勇敢地面对艰难困苦。

或许你一生下来身体就有缺陷，但是你依然可以得到比别人更好的机会。因此重要的是当需要勇气的时候， she had made continual efforts to go deeper into the realm of knowledge, and her perseverance had thus helped her overe many handicaps.Third, she advised that we should make the most of our sense-ans as if we would lose them soon because this way we would observe the world more carefully than ever before. 最重要的是，从她的经历中.It is therefore important that you screw up your courage when courage is needed.It abounds with courage, she taught me that often the road to success is to face hardships bravely.Maybe you are born under an iii star yet you can stand a better chance than others, struggle and faith throughout.Helen Keller was once in deep despair in her childhood。

而且她十分耐心地完成了漫长而艰难的学习过程，但是最后她决定克服自己生理上的缺陷去快乐地生活，因为这样我们就会比以前更仔细地观察这个世界。 The book is inspiring in that it is one brimming over with the unbending will of a gallant woman beset with seemingly insurmountable difficulties.I hope I can be as courageous as she. 这本书催人奋进，全篇洋溢着一个勇敢的女人被一些看似不可能克服的困难困扰时所表现出来的不屈的精神。

希望我可以和她一样的勇敢。

2. 求一篇关于电影简介的英语作文,thanks

Micro Movie is booming

Micro movie is a booming form of web films. It has such features as follows:

First, its broadcast time is very short, ranging beeen several minutes and half an hour. Second, its making cycle is short as well. It can be made in one day or at most a week. Third, it needs only a little budget, which is always below ten thousand yuan. Fourth, it has a wide range of themes and a plete story plot. Last but not least, it can be watched by different means including mobile phone and tablet PCs.

If you are also interested, why not have a go at it?

这个是介绍微电影的 可以用

同意就采纳吧 谢谢

3. 写一篇介绍电影的英语作文

I have watched a film named Harry Potty,the famous movie around the world.

It says that harry potter was a poor boy and he never saw his parents.he lived with his uncle .They were not good to him .Then he entered a magic school .he learned magic there and met his friends .some bad people wanted to kill him.he experienced a lot ,.but he finally defeated enimies.

The writer created a wonderful and magical world,which is loved by all children in the world.

I learned a lot from the film .you should have a good heart and not be afraid of any difficulties.we should be a brave and good person,and help the one who is in trouble.

the people and the stories in that movie give me a deep depression.I hope that if you have a chance to watch it,you will love it like me

4. 写一篇介绍电影的英语作文,不限字数

Too Big and Too Small

Barbie was the middle one.She was not the biggest one like Janey, who could go to school,and cross the street to play with the children there, and read stories to herself-and stay up last of all.Barbie was not the littlest,either.Linda was.

And Linda could cry for what she wanted, and get it.She could cry for what she and everyone just laughed with her.Linda sat on Mother's lap an awful lot, too.And Daddy tossed her up in the air,and let her ride up and down on his leg.

But Barbie was the middle one,too big to do the things Linda did -too little to do the things Janey could do.

5. 英语作文电影简介

My Favorite Movie

我最喜欢的电影

Movie is my favorite that I always watch movies when I am free.Since I like English very much, so the English movie is my favorite, too.Among so many films I have watched, the one I like best is High School Musical.This film tells the stories about o high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton, captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez, a beautiful and shy transfer student who is a hard working girl.Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical.In this process, a series of stories happen, but in the end, the musical achieves great success and Troy and Gabriella fall in love with each other. It's totally a happy ending.I like this movie because the high school life in that is so colorful and amazing, which I admire so much.Besides, everyone loves happy ending of love story.

6. 介绍电影的英语作文

The story happened ring the Second World War.Rick worked for American Intelligence Agency[1] in Paris. One day he met with Ilsa in Paris. They soon fell in love and planned to marry. However, with the German's march into Paris, they had to give up the plan and wished to get to Marseilles by train and married there. But just before the leaving by train, Rick received a letter from Ilsa, saying that she couldn't go with him. So he had to pass through many places to Casablanca and runs a Cafe[2] there. One night, he met Ilsa at his Cafe, who escaped with her hu *** and to Casablanca. They hoped to obtain exit visas here and escaped to the New World At first, Rick can't five that Ilsa's gone back on[3] her word. At first he refuses to help them get the exit visas. Learning this Ilsa determines to go alone to see Rick.。

7. 用英语写一篇介绍电影的作文,有翻译

"Warm spring" tells the story of a child's father and laid strong enough to face difficult life, eventually moved away from the mother, the family resumed warm and happy life story. Play sincere and moving, causing the audience to resonate strongly. Orphans florets Beautiful Mind and considerate, selfless grandfather noble sentiments, not only purify and wash the film the other characters minds, but also a time to infect the audience。

8. 要一篇用英文介绍英文电影的作文 80个单词

The Day After Tomorrow 《后天》

starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O Sanders丹尼斯-奎德、杰克-吉伦哈尔、艾米-罗森、莎拉-沃德

director: Roland Emmerich 罗兰德-艾默里克

studio: 20th Century Fox 发行公司：二十世纪福斯影片公司

synopsis 内容大纲

Jack Hall is a climatologist , whose research indicates that global warming could trigger an abrupt and catastrophic shift in the pla's climate. While Jack warns the White House of the impending climate shift, his 17 year-old son Sam finds himself trapped in New York City where he and some friends have been peting in a high school academic petition. He must now cope with the severe flooding and plummeting temperatures in Manhattan. Having taken refuge inside the Manhattan Public Library, Sam manages to reach his father by phone. Jack only has time for one warning: stay inside at all costs. As full-scale, massive evacuations to the south begin, Jack heads north to New York City to save Sam. But not even Jack is prepared for what is about to happen--to him, to his son, and to his pla.

9. 介绍一部电影的英文作文

帮你找了一篇哈里波特的英文介绍，难度适中，希望我的回答对你有所帮助！^_^So, who's your favorite? Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore? Whiz-kid spellcaster Hermione Granger? The massive Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds? Or Professor of Transfiguration Minerva McGonagall?Or maybe you like Harry Potter the best. If you do, you're not alone. Kids all over the world (and *** s, too!) love Harry Potter and the books that tell of his adventures.THE BOY WIZARDMaybe you haven't read Harry Potter's adventures. If not, then let's quickly introce him.Harry Potter is an unhappy 11-year-old. He lives with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their awful son Dudley.Harry doesn't know it, but he's a wizard! His mother was a witch and his father was a wizard. Both died fighting the evil wizard Voldemort when Harry was just a baby. Harry was hidden with the unmagical Dursleys to protect him from Voldemort.Harry's adventures begin when he is accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, he meets *** s like Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and Groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid. He also befriends schoolmates like Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, and meets rivals like Draco Malfoy. He learns magic and how to play Quidditch, a game a little like soccer that is played on flying broomsticks.The Harry Potter novels tell the adventures of Harry at Hogwarts. Each book covers one school year in Harry's life, starting at age 11.THE AUTHORThe creator of the Harry Potter novels is writer J. K. Rowling. The J. K. stands for Joanne Kathleen. Rowling was born in a *** all town in southern England. She studied languages in college. But she always wanted to be a writer. After finishing college, she lived in Paris, France, and in Portugal. When she returned to the United Kingdom, she began to think about Harry Potter.Rowling got the idea for the first Harry Potter book while on a train journey to London. Like many writers, her first book was rejected by a number of publishers. But Rowling persisted and eventually found a publisher for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The book appeared in the United Kingdom in 1997.SUCCESS STORYHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was a big success. It won prizes for children's literature in the United Kingdom. It was then published in North America with a slightly different title, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The story was very popular there, as well.Other books about Harry followed: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The novels have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions and millions of copies. The arrival of a new Harry Potter book is a worldwide event!Some of the books have also been made into movies. After a long search, the filmmakers found Daniel Radcliffe to play the part of Harry in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The movies have been a big success, too.。

F. 找文化差异的英语电影

《喜福会》最能反应中西文化差异的全貌。还有《刮痧》，《推手》也不错，李安指导的

G. 从传播学角度写电影在英语教学中的作用意义等

1、传播学要求传播信息具有广度也就是覆盖率要高，通过电影我们可以有效扩大传播面，提高传播的速度，从而促进英语教学的广度和深度
2、传播学最基本的理论是拉斯韦尔的5W模式， Who Says what In which channel To Whom With what effect
谁 说什么 通过什么渠道 给谁 取得什么效果
传播者 讯息 媒介 受众 效果分析
在电影英语教学中，传播者就是电影放映着和电影英语教学的推广者，媒介就是电影，受众就是观看电影和参与电影英语学习的人，这种灵活多样的教学，这种利用电影来推广英语教学的作用就在于充分利用了传播的学的5W模式让传播更具体，更系统因此取得的效果是直观的也是5W传播的模式的终结（With what effect）
3、传播学内容也相对较广一些，里面包括很多层次的东西，像传播学与社会学的关系我们发现电影英语教学不单单是在推广英语教学，而且通过电影可以让人在学习更多层面的东西包括西方国家的社会学，社会关系，社会伦理变革等层面的东西；传播学与心理学的关系，传播学与新闻学、人类学等相关学科的关系都可以在这些方面分析电影在英语教学中的作用。
这都是我自己总结的不是太好，因为毕竟传播学的理论毕业后我都没再看过，因此还是希望你先了解下传播学再分析你的论文，最好能从第二点也就是拉斯韦尔的5W模式的角度进行分析。给你几个网址http://ke..com/view/41084.htm 另一个http://blog.donews.com/communication/archive/2004/10/06/120952.aspx

H. 关于电影文化差异的英语作文

there are large cultural differences in american and chinese film. for example, the concept of face which is very important in asian culture is almost always present in Chinese movies, and things which are said outright in american film are often supposed to be understood in Chinese film.

the portrayal of women is different. despite the fact that communism was supposed to bring equality of men and women to China there are still deeply ingrained gender stereotypes that are present in Chinese films. This is true in american film as well, but less so.

Family is often a much more fundamental part of life in China than it is in America therefore it often represents a much bigger part of chinese films. Though this is less true now, a lot of Chinese films seem, well corny to western viewers, the acting seems hammish.

there is a difference in that in China much film content is strictly regulated by the government making so what is portrayed is not always what would have been portrayed it if it was totally up to the film maker.