Many people prefer to watch foreign films rather than locally produced films. Why could this be? Should governments give more financial support to local film industries?

Most Indonesians prefer to consume foreign

films

rather than local

films

. There are numerous reasons

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why

this

may be. These reasons could be used to help understand what makes foreign

films

more desirable. As media is dominated by the West, popular themes and

topics

that are often freely discussed online tend to not appear in local

films

. Many of these ideas are viewed as taboo

due to

Indonesia being a very conservative nation. Filmmakers refuse to incorporate them as they fear the backlash that could result from including these

topics

.

This

aversion towards more taboo

topics

inhibits more creative writing. The local movies we are provided with generally have similar plot points, which results in monotony. The lack of experienced individuals is another thing to consider. It is often argued that the

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performed in these

films

is seen as unnatural.

This

issue makes it difficult for watchers to enjoy the film as a stiff acting style does not do a good job of immersing us inside

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the story. Foreign productions, especially those from the US, are

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of higher quality as these nations have had much more time to develop their entertainment industry, meaning they have more experience in producing

films

that people will enjoy.

Although

a large amount of funding is needed to create a film, I don’t think that governments should give more financial support. They should

instead

support filmmakers by being more lenient on the censorship laws. If more

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controversial

topics

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the big screen, there will be a much better variety of

films

in the market.

This

allows for exposure to a larger market and would increase the film industry’s revenue. To summarize, locals prefer foreign

films

due to

there being more variety, with themes that don’t usually get discussed by local

films

, and having a higher quality

overall

.

However

, the government could aid by reducing censorship laws in order to open up discussions in these

films

regarding nuanced

topics

.