Babel--the Communication Problem Between Chieko's Family from Intercultural Communication
High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of cultural behavior are not made explicit because most members know what to do and what to think from years of interaction with each other.
In high-context cultures most of the information is in the physical context or is internalized in the people who are a part of the interaction. Very little information is actually coded in the verbal message.
Low context refers to societies where people tend to have many connections but of shorter duration or for some specific reason. In these societies, cultural behavior and beliefs may need to be spelled out explicitly so that those coming into the cultural environment know how to behave.
In low-context cultures most of the information is contained in the verbal message, and very little is embedded in the context or within the participants. We can easily say: in a low-context culture, most of the information must be in the transmitted message in order to make up for what is missing in the context and to members of a low-context culture, speakers in a high-context culture seem to talk around a subject and never get to the point.
This movie is related to four countries, Japan, American, Mexico and Morocco. In the four countries, Japan is the high-context country, American is the low-context country.
Japan is a typical high-context country; now let’s talk about the high-context culture in the movie. When the film appeared a Japanese deaf-mute girl, no matter the background is noisy or quiet, the dialogue is always few, or is silent, the director just use the move of lens to put the plot progress. Whether Chieko wanders in dance floor, or she plays with boys in fountain after taking ecstasy. Whether she confronts her father, or stands naked in front of the young detective. There is no any word among them, but we must have known Chieko’s despair and loneliness. Chieko is laughed at by
In high-context cultures most of the information is in the physical context or is internalized in the people who are a part of the interaction. Very little information is actually coded in the verbal message.
Low context refers to societies where people tend to have many connections but of shorter duration or for some specific reason. In these societies, cultural behavior and beliefs may need to be spelled out explicitly so that those coming into the cultural environment know how to behave.
In low-context cultures most of the information is contained in the verbal message, and very little is embedded in the context or within the participants. We can easily say: in a low-context culture, most of the information must be in the transmitted message in order to make up for what is missing in the context and to members of a low-context culture, speakers in a high-context culture seem to talk around a subject and never get to the point.
This movie is related to four countries, Japan, American, Mexico and Morocco. In the four countries, Japan is the high-context country, American is the low-context country.
Japan is a typical high-context country; now let’s talk about the high-context culture in the movie. When the film appeared a Japanese deaf-mute girl, no matter the background is noisy or quiet, the dialogue is always few, or is silent, the director just use the move of lens to put the plot progress. Whether Chieko wanders in dance floor, or she plays with boys in fountain after taking ecstasy. Whether she confronts her father, or stands naked in front of the young detective. There is no any word among them, but we must have known Chieko’s despair and loneliness. Chieko is laughed at by