Film's Reflection of Modern Society and its Conflicts

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This paper examines the Asian films "Crouching Tiger," "Hidden Dragon" and "Princess Mononok." The paper illustrates that the films subject matter is conveyed to the viewer through what they experience in real life and its social issues, as encountered on screen. The author writes that the films deal with the harmony between human and nature, and portray modern social problems in covert ways so the lesson learned can be applied.

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In "Princess Mononoke," the conflict between Tatara group and between the animal inhabitants arises. Tatara iron making group, lead by Lady Eboshi, wants to get rid of gods of the forest in order to take more land for their community; Lady Eboshi gathered the oppressed and the weak to develop their community and she believes that her community's welfare is more important than that of animal inhabitants, she justifies the action of taking over the forest where animals called home. On the other hand, the animal inhabitants who have been living in the forest way before Tatara iron group arrived believe that they have a right and obligation to protect their space against outside force, Tatara iron group."

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