The Weeping Camel

     The Weeping Camel is a movie that takes place in Mongolia, set in the Mongolian desert.  This foreign film is a documentary that portrays Mongolian culture and the bonding of camels.  The main point of this documentary is about a calf that gets rejected by its' own mother.  A Mongolian family that owns and raises the camels are trying to create a bond with the calf and its' mother.  The film portrays how a Mongolian family live their lives within the Mongolian society.
     
     After watching The Weeping Camel, the biggest thing I realized is that the Mongolian culture and life-style vastly differs from American culture.  Some of the more obvious things that support my point is that most of the Mongolian people live in a desert-like landscape with blisteringly hot temperatures, unlike Minnesota's really cold tundra-like climate.  

     America is known for its big cities, high density of population and celebrities being in the center of the media.  Unlike America, Mongolian life is very secluded and sparse.  There aren't any large cities, just villages and marketplaces.  It also appears that the overall Mongolian lifestyle and culture haven't changed in centuries, and it seems like their traditions and rituals have remained the same for many generations.  America's culture has changed is still changes at a very high rate.  There has been a large technological boom in America within the past 20 years.