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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?

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Local film industries are generally ignored and set apart by
people
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 who want
big budget
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 foreign movies, but why?
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 is it a good solution to let the
government
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 help those local film industries in a financial way? I personally think that
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 want more special
effects
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, and those are too expensive for local film industries to make,
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I
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 support the idea of the
government
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 contributing financially to those filmmakers.
People
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 prefer to watch foreign movies rather than locally produced movies because they want more special
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 that cannot be made by economically limited filmmakers. The watchers nowadays want more special
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 and of higher quality since they get used to the older ones that are not as catchy as
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 ones,
unfortunately
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 it costs a lot of money and small moviemakers cannot cope with the ongoing demand. As an example, studios like Disney when they made Avatar, the groundbreaking
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 used at the time resulted
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 spending about 200
millions
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of
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dollars, and now, the spectators are used to it, asking for more, and regional studios don't have the money required to satisfy the publics need. The proposition of the
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 funding regional moviemakers is a good idea. Given that the
government
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 funds the cinema, it will help them pay for a great part of the production and
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 make better special
effects
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 that could attract more
people
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 to watch cinema of their own region.
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, a movie called “
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” was made by a small company in Armenia's countryside, that received 305
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of
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dollars in total, for its stunning
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, and
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furthermore
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 it was greatly funded by Armenia’s
government
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. In short, small cinema
production
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productions
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 are ignored for their lack of adaptability to modern needs,
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government
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 have the possibility to fund those small productions and give them a chance to give their best shot, and that's why they should help them.

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Your essay presents an opinion and addresses the prompt, but some points could be developed further for deeper insight.
coherence and cohesion
Consider enhancing the connection between sentences and paragraphs for smoother transitions. This will improve overall coherence.
coherence and cohesion
Make sure to clearly structure each paragraph around a single main idea and ensure that every idea is sufficiently supported with reasoning or examples.
task achievement
The essay effectively articulates a personal stance on the issue of funding local film industries.
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You provide relevant examples, such as the comparison with Disney and the Armenian film funded by the government, which helps illustrate your points.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Globalization
  • Cultural exchange
  • Cinematic expertise
  • Diverse narratives
  • Enriching cultural experience
  • Linguistic proficiency
  • Cinematography advancements
  • Government subsidies
  • Promote local talent
  • Economic sustainability
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