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Culture...
the social practices of a group of people usually involving shared language history, values, beliefs, lifestyle, appearance and entertainment.
This is relevant to my text as 'Bride & Prejudice' showcases Asian culture. Although, there is a collaboration between negetive and positive or realistic or unrealistic representations of Asian society and culture.

Binary Opposition...
a term used by Claude Levi-Strauss as part of his argument that narratives are structured around oppositional elements in human culture, for example, good and evil, life and death, night and day, raw and cooked.
This is relevant to my text as there are a few binary oppositions that my text is inclusive of, these include family & independence and western lifestyle & eastern lifestyle.

Post Modernism...
literally meaning 'after the modern'. a Description of generic variation in media texts and as a definition of cultural attitudes. Postmodern texts do not follow traditional narrative or genre expectations.
My text does not have a traditional narrative with regards to Asian stereotypes.

Hybrid...
a cross between one film genre and another
The genre of my text is a hybrid between a drama/musical/comedy & romance film

Feminism...
political movement to advance the status of women by challenging values, social constructions and socioeconomic practices which disadvantage women and favour men.
This is relevant to my study as in my text the Asian women have more dominant roles than they may previously have had as they are represented as being strong & independent women whom are the ones in control of their lives and make their own decisions.

Protagonist...
the leading character or hero in a film with whom the audience can identify and from whose point of view the action is positioned, often set in binary opposition against the antagonist.
'Lalita' (Aishwarya Rai) is the protagonist of my text. We identify with her as we witness what is happening from her point of view. This is important as she is a female protagonist in a film based around Asian culture which could say alot about the point of view that the director wants us to identify with.