Foreign Films

I have seen a couple of foreign films. One was back in high school, the Passion, and a French film last semester. Each experience was a little bit different but I enjoyed each of them. The first foreign film that I watched was with out subtitles. My teacher wanted us to try and figure out what was going on and who was the killer with out any words. I guessed wrong but it was interesting trying to follow the plot. For the Passion I found the film to seem more authentic because it was in a foreign language. It made the plot and setting seem more real. The third film was really good, it was in French and I watched part of it with French subtitles and part of it with English subtitles. I was taking a French class and wanted to try and see how much I could understand.
It was a different experience than when I normally watch movies because it took effort to figure what was going on. I had to guess what was happening and sometimes I was right and sometimes I wasn't. I enjoyed the experiences but at the same time I am glad that they make movies that are a little more understandable!