Today presentation is by Hoang Ha.
It makes me feel like we are not so different after all! haha, never know that my Vietnamese friends like Harry Potter too. and after today's presentation, I realized that there might be many who like me more than I too.. they actually remembered the titles of the whole series! I don't even know how many books are there altogether. : )
Actually, i think today discussion is more about Friendship instead. Most of the discussion revolves around the friendship of Ron and Harry. Despite being always in the shadow of Harry, Ron proved himself time and again that he is a good friend of Harry. Ron developed some sort of inferiority complex but was still able to pass through all the physiological hurdles to stand at Harry's side when harry need him.
I think the friendship between Ron and Harry became such a heated discussion as real friendship is something that everyone need and searching for in life.
Of course we are not thinking of something as fancy as that between Harry and Ronbut something that have the same elements?
The session ended ironically, with watching an episode of a Vietnamese drama. Turned out that most of the members were following a very popular drama and they hate to miss it. It is about a rich Vietnamese guy who only knew how to spend money and cant take care of himself. In a fit of anger, the parents throw him out of the house so that he can finally learn to fend for himself. Everyone laughed at the uselessness of the guy and wanted to see the transformation in him. For me, it wasn't really interesting but i think this is really one of the best drama production of Vietnam as Vietnam is still developing. They cant take difficult and fancy shots not because they do not have the expertise, but there is a lack in funding.
So I shall wait patiently for Vietnam to develop fast so that they can film good show too.. co len!
shi lei
I must say, this has been a very unique discussion, the topic being on Harry Potter, something which I'm not too familiar with as I'm not really a supporter of the series, however, it was quite well received by the students, showing that popular culture from foreign countries are indeed well received by the Vietnamese, especially by the new generation of Vietnamese youths, in this fast developing and globalizing country.
As mentioned by Shi Lei, this was proceeded by a screening of a popular Vietnamese drama. My thoughts on it was that the cinematography and development of scenes wasn't as good as dramas from other countries like Korea or Taiwan or Singapore, but what I noticed was that, it was unique something which the Vietnamese students could relate to and are interested in. And they didn't really mind the lower standard of film making, which I would conclude would be because Vietnamese people do have a strong sense of nationality and things made by the nation. Something I feel is not that great in Singapore, as Singapore dramas are not as popular in Singapore than their Taiwanese , Hong Kong and Korean counterparts. This can be seen by the greater volume of airtime given to foreign dramas as compared to local ones, with a whole channel, channel U focusing on foreign dramas, with an occasional local drama. In addition, Channel 8 shows both local and foreign dramas as well. However, in Vietnam, from what I have noticed on Vietnam Television, although there are foreign programmes, there is still a greater emphasis on local productions, something more related to the Vietnamese audience.
Thus, this was one of the learning points I have gained from this viewing and discussion.
Cheers
Daniel Foo
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