So, I've noticed lately that we have a lot of members from all over the world coming in, and this forum is less North American than it used to be. One thing I kind of love is seeing different random things from different countries. It can be weird, amusing, or simply awesome....it can be a video clip, song, or whatever. It doesn't have to be in English....if you think it's noteworthy, post it!
I got the idea because of the Winnetou movies from Germany. My boyfriend loves them, and I felt the need to explain to someone how bizarre I find them. First off, they appeal to a romanticism of the old west that many people in Germany share. I think it has a lot to do with the ideal of living off the land and being closer to nature. Second of all, they're based on books written by a man called Karl May, who had never actually been to the US. This is pretty clear when you watch the movies....they're westerns, but you get the feeling that no one involved actually knows things about the Old West.
There are a bunch of others in "related videos". Scroll through it and see. I think you don't have to speak German to get the novelty of it.
British people...if you ever manage to understand it, there's a British character called Lord Castlepool who is one of the most bizarre stereotypes in the whole film (and this is coming from a movie about Native Americans made by people who have never met any real Native Americans).
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I got the idea because of the Winnetou movies from Germany. My boyfriend loves them, and I felt the need to explain to someone how bizarre I find them. First off, they appeal to a romanticism of the old west that many people in Germany share. I think it has a lot to do with the ideal of living off the land and being closer to nature. Second of all, they're based on books written by a man called Karl May, who had never actually been to the US. This is pretty clear when you watch the movies....they're westerns, but you get the feeling that no one involved actually knows things about the Old West.
There are a bunch of others in "related videos". Scroll through it and see. I think you don't have to speak German to get the novelty of it.
British people...if you ever manage to understand it, there's a British character called Lord Castlepool who is one of the most bizarre stereotypes in the whole film (and this is coming from a movie about Native Americans made by people who have never met any real Native Americans).
Post your own!
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