Why the West loves sci-fi
Which places were mainly being compared?
Bollywood and Holywood
According to the article, what influenced Bollywood sci-fi?
Hollywood Sci-fi
Daydreaming is most frequent in what ages?
17-29
What is Sci-fi
Science Fiction.
Where is the largest movie industry in the world?
bollywood
Does this article confirm or contradict Folch's point
Contradict
Who was surveyed for this article?
University students
Define Quotdian
of or occurring every day; daily
According to the article, where did Western disenchantment originate?
18th-century European Enlightenment (struggles with religion over rationality)
How many years apart were these articles written?
a year
According to the article, when do people tend to daydream most?
When feeling bad people will do it to relax.
Define Anthropologist
someone who scientifically studies humans and their customs, beliefs, and relationships
What conclusion did the author come to
Bollywood doesn't produce fantasy and sci-fi since audiences are not keen on it
According to the article what percent of Indian sci-fi films are influenced by big-budget Hollywood productions?
80%
Is daydreaming entirely positive with no negative consequences? True or False.
False.
Define Escapism
a way of avoiding an unpleasant or boring life, especially by thinking, reading, etc. about more exciting but impossible activities
A promise of a world of mystery and wonder offers what?
hope
It refers to how colonized people might imitate or adopt their colonizers' cultural habits, assumptions, institutions, and values.
How does this relate to the original article?
This relates to the original articles observation that people need some sort of distraction, entertainment, or way to escape their normal lives through some sort of fantasy
Define Tacit Ethnocentrism
The evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating one's own culture.