Pop Culture

Movies

A: I recently watched a very good movie on the television.

B: Which one? Is it new?

A: No... It is the movie of quite several years ago. Its tile is “MIB Interstellar Police”.

C: Oh ~ I know that one! That is a Hollywood made movie.

    All Hollywood movies are really good!

A: Uh! This film is made with high technology and it is humorous too.

B: However, not only Hollywood movies but also Asian movies are springing up 
 recently.

C: Current American movies are fused of oriental manners.

A: Probably producers want their movies to access to Asian marketplace.

B: Because most American movies are advertising for themselves about their own
 religion, but overlook her international position.

C: So....current movies should include more international features.

Music

A: Hey, Vivian. What are you listening?

B: I am listening to the album which I recently bought.

C: What kind of music?

B: Rock music.

C: Really? Do you like it?

B: Yes. Rock music is very popular now and it has strong and different rhythm.

C: And it is also a way to vent emotion, right?

B: That’s right.

A: But I like jazz better.

B: Jazz is also a popular music too.

A: Jazz is associated with many different music forms. It reflects people thought and strong will for living. And it has two important factors, extempore and swings feeling. That is why I love jazz.

B: Maybe I will try it someday.

C: Me too.

Fashion on tattooing

A: Wow~ so nauseating. Why are they doing that about their body?

B: That’s tattoo.

A: But that’s very bombastic.

C: You don’t know. Americans argue that is cool.

B: But the Asians can’t accept that. It’s too avant-garde.

C: But now in Taiwan, more and more young people catch on it.

    For example, they pierce their face, nose, tongue or belly with holes to hang rings.

A: That’s wrong. The society should guide these young people

     in a right concept.

B: Uh. This kind of fashion is not only clumsiness but also injure their body.

C: I hope this new wave will not be in fashion any more.

Hip-hop Dancing

A: What kind of dance is most popular now?

B: Of course it is hip pop dancing.

A: Hip pop dancing?

C: Hip pop dancers use hip to hop and swing their body. And they usually are dancing 
 with rap.

A: This dance derives from slum area people in New York, right?

B: Yes, and it is closely related to African Americans.

C: Hip pop now is the representation of America culture. And it is very widespread in
 the world.

B: I really want to be the hip pop dancer. They can use body to relax themselves and 
 create many different cool dances popular in world.

A: So hip pop can be popular so widely just because of its freestyle, isn’t it?

BC: Yes, that’s right.

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By 鄭雅方, 吳玲緯, 劉佳怡