Compare the way cultural difference is represented in two films (East is East and Crash).

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Kirandeep Dhillon

Compare the way cultural difference is represented in two films ('East is East' and 'Crash').

The two films, 'East is East' and 'Crash', display cultural differences within society in different manners. 'East is East' portrays cultural differences as a quite comical issue and this makes the film a comedy and this can be seen throughout the film from analysing the media techniques the creators have incorporated. However, 'Crash' shows racism and cultural differences to be a more serious matter as 'Crash' is a drama and this can be seen through out the film also due to the media techniques used. 'East is East' is set in Salford in Manchester, England in 1971. The area is a working class area and this can be seen from the terraced housing in the first scene. Manchester at that time was pre-dominantly white and thus this causes culture clashes. 'Crash' is set at a more recent date as it was made in 2005. It is set in modern day Los Angeles in the USA. This time is post-9/11 and this influences some of the racism seen in the film. Los Angeles at that time had a lot of cultural difference