Cross Cultural Skills

Movies To See Life Through A Different Lens

by on 17 February, 2009

Culture Movies

Last night I watched the movie Mr. Brooks.  This film has been compared to the American TV series Dexter.  Mr. Brooks is a story set through the eyes of a serial killer.

You need the ability to see things through different lenses in good cross-cultural communication skills.  The first step in acquiring this ability is to simply see the differences.  Some movies do this well.

Life With A Disability

Here are a few movies on seeing life when you have a disability:

Watching movies like these can help you become aware of differences.  In cross-cultural communication this awareness is the first step towards cultural sensitivity.

Here are the three steps people go through to attain cultural sensitivity:

  • Cultural awareness of cultural differences
  • Learning to recognize your own standards and foreign standards as different ways of life
  • Recognizing what makes your own identity

When you watch movies like this you have the choice:

  • Simply sit back and enjoy the entertainment
  • Push yourself to see the differences and ask more questions to discover the reasons behind the differences

Developing cross-cultural communication skills requires personal investment.

Let me know if you have any other other movies to add to this list.

More on Culture Films:

  1. How To Choose Movies To Watch And Improve Your Cross-Cultural Skills
  2. Movies For Cultural Insights
  3. Movies To See Life Through A Different Lens
  4. Movies To Work Through Personal Barriers
  5. Movies Make It Easy To See The Differences
  6. Movies Take You Different Places
  7. Movies To Understand The History Behind Culture
  8. Movies To Build Empathy
  9. Movies For Different Perspectives
  10. Movies To Understand Cultural Differences
  11. Movies On Adapting To Different Cultures

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