A movie that is significant for me is the comedy “The Hangover” from 2009. The movie is about a couple of friends who decide to go to Vegas for a few days before one of the guys will get married. The bachelor party is in Vegas and is not what they expected. After the first night together they wake up in the hotel room with a crying baby in the closet, a screaming tiger in the bathroom and a missing friend who will get married in a few days.
The movie is important for me culturally because of its way to show how a bachelor party can look like. Bachelor parties are very common in my culture and are not always as planned. The movie show us in a humorous way how it can look like, but ends very happy which affects me personally.
The movie is made by professionals, but with today´s technology it´s even possible for amateurs to create movies. Nowadays it´s common that people make storytelling movies that reflect on their lives which can be a good way for healing from their tough experiences. It can also be a help for other people in the same situation to learn how to survive during this painful period (Bailey: 2011, p. 76-77). I believe that almost every bad situation has a good end even if it´s difficult to see during the hard circumstances. I also believe that we learn from our mistakes and get stronger from bad experiences which are the reasons why I really enjoy this movie. The movie is an excellent example of how bad it can be, but also an example of how people solve different kinds of problems.
Except from helping people to get through hard times, movies can also be a way to change people´s minds and show them how to behave in different situations. A student in the United States was killed with a gun many years ago after he was smiling at a jealous guy’s girlfriend. A female student at the same high school then decided to make a movie about this to show other people how we actually should solve these kinds of situations in a better way (Bailey: 2011, p. 83-84).
Link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcdUhdOlz9M
Reference:
Bailey, B. (2011). “When I make a film, it’s out of my head”: Expressing emotion and healing through digital filmmaking in the classroom. Digital Culture & Education, 3(2), 76-97. Retrieved from http://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/uncategorized/dce1056_bailey_2011_html/ (2015-08-31)
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