In the event one is willing to explore beyond the string of movie entertainment in one’s native language for others in a foreign tongue, there are certainly many for the pickings. By hooking up to the many cable channels, one can easily watch Arabic movies at the snap of a finger. Subtitles come to the rescue in case one’s familiarity with the Arabic tongue is less than adequate to catch the gist of the storyline. Although movies may portray a slanted impression as compared to the authentic lifestyles common to the native dwellers of the Middle Eastern region, they certainly help to open up eyes and minds unaccustomed to another peoples group beyond one’s comfort zone.
With the constant stream of families and individuals migrating to new shores in search of better livelihood and promises, many come to miss their motherland and seek a touch of home. By gathering together for meals and movie nights, they sit down to break bread and view Arabic films. No different from a typical American family with a bowl of popcorn in front of a giant screen, family and friends keep in touch and swapping stories of latest events in one another’s lives. However different cultures may portray themselves, they often exhibit similarities in the most fundamental areas such as relationship and ways to stay connected.
The internet revolution brings about new methods to watch Arabic movies. Although cable television with a library of tapes and disks form the cornerstones to disseminate these form of entertainment, many households are readily equipped with state-of-the-art setups to connect to the web via broadband. As prices of hard disks continue to dip as their sizes increase, movies are downloaded and stored in these media for easy retrieval via a catalog system. This certainly puts many a household on the near same level as the local video store and public library. By taking the complexity out of the equation, members of the household can view Arabic films of all genre and period with a few simple clicks on the computer keyboard and television remote control.
If one is not opportune to have such a setup for private use, local community centers as well as cinemas are bound to run foreign movies on a regular basis. Although one may be no Lawrence of Arabia, it certainly makes a nice surprise to spend an Arabian Night at the flicks with a special someone.
Movies propel the common man to heights unimagined as a way to shift focus from the humdrum of daily routines. Eyes glue to screens as dashing Sheikhs ride on horses and camels across sand dunes to save damsels in distress.
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