IELTS Speaking Part 2 & 3 - Topic: Films

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PART 2 - Chủ đề Films

I admit to being somewhat of a film junkie, I love spending my free time watching films at home or the cinema. There is one film, however, that I can rewatch endless times without getting bored. It is none other than the classic animated film The Lion King produced by Walt Disney pictures, which I first saw at a local film theater with my mother when I was a kid.

It is a complex children’s film that still holds up to this day, and I use that classification quite loosely though, as it is basically Hamlet reworked version for younger audience. It is a film surrounded with beautiful artwork from the beginning to the ending, with incredibly talented and memorable voice actors and music that still is sung almost 30 years later.

The film follows the life story of Simba, a lion cub who is destined to become king of Pride rock. Unfortunately for him, his scheming uncle Scar has other plans as Simba’s birth pushes his claim to the throne down the line. After an attempt on his life that takes his father’s own, Simba is left to die as an exile in the savanna where he is discovered and taken in by a warthog named Pumbaa and meerkat by the name of Timon. They raise him up in care-free environment and taught to let go of the past since you can’t do anything about it anyways.

But of course you can’t run forever and he is eventually discovered and brought back to his home where he challenges and overpowers his uncle for the claim of the throne and finally restores order to the land. To this day I love this film because of all the lessons scattered throughout it, but I particularly appreciate the idea of family, responsibility and honor that underlies it all.

PART 3 - Films topic

1. Do you think (watching) films have (has) educational benefits?

I think films can be an integral part of education, just not in the traditional sense. Through films we enable people to learn visually, which can be beneficial to people who simply do not work well with books. We create empathy, show a different perspective or give insight into a character’s life or a different place in the world. As a teaching aid, people will probably respond better to a film than a text as it will hold their attention better. Even if a film is not educational at its core, you can use subtitles to improve reading and literacy skills, and with the multitude of books turning into films nowadays I think it makes it easier for people to be moved to read the book after watching an entertaining film.

2. In what ways are documentary films and films only for entertainment different?

I think the key difference between both of them is imagination, the goal of a documentary is mainly to inform about a particular topic set in reality, films for entertainment have more of a leeway to play with facts, characters and storylines. But as dissimilar as they can be one from the other, they can both tackle the same subjects just through different methods perhaps. Because at the end of the day, both should be entertaining or rather both should be captivating enough that an audience will want to watch it and finish it. I would also think that usually a documentary film will have a much lower production cost than an entertainment film will, so you’ll have smaller crews working on recording it and producing.

3. Why do you think documentary films are not so popular?

I think it is because it forces people to look at reality and reality is often dissapointing. We watch films for entertainment, to disconnect in a sense from what is happening around us. A documentary places a mirror in front of the society with current issues, and that is not everyone’s cup of tea. If I live in a crime-ridden place, I don’t necessarily want to see the reality behind it, but I would rather see a cop show up instead, which is more glamorous. There’s also the fact that documentary quality seems to be all over the place, some are excellent, heart-wrenching, beautifully produced pieces of work, while others are terribly-lit and painfully edited pieces of garbage. So one bad experience could make people more hesitant to jump into documentary films in general.

4. How are films and real life different ?

I’ve never really thought about this, but I would say unlike in films there is no script to life and you are not always in control of what happens. Films have a very definite start, middle and end. Life has a fixed start and an end, but you can also see it as a continuous series of stories linked together haphazardly, some stories never end in our life simply fade away, some are short and boring. That would be the biggest difference I think, films are entertaining all the way through, life has lulls.

5. Do men and women like to watch the same kinds of films?

I think it’s a little outdated to think that men and women can’t like the same type of films. I think the entertainment industry has learned that over the past 10 years or so, they know that films need more inclusivity and diversity. A movie can be romantic and filled with action. A comedy can have sadness in it. A male hero can be sensitive and poetic, a female hero can be a badass and not just be the damsel in distress. Films are starting to blur those lines in a way that men and women can enjoy the same films for the same reasons.

6. Do different age groups like the same kinds of films?

I think children are obviously more attracted to colorful characters and simple plots which are geared towards a happy ending. Adults tend to favor more complexity in a story, we enjoy an unforeseen twist or a scare. I believe there just might be more diversity in genres for adults than for children, that’s why children’s films are a thing and not children’s comedy or children’s action. They fall under a very general blanket classification.

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