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Foreign film aids culture
Canada is a leading country where much of the population has foreign roots. In other words, Canada is a cultural microcosm that represents many of the same aspects as the other main global communities. The Canadian government must establish a fair balance in the importation of cultural movies and scientific movies related to education.
Foreign movies will always be welcome in Canada. They convey cultural, social and economic messages that the country needs to strengthen its diversity and develop wares means they won’t stay in your closet for long. As such, Forever 21 also takes up valuable real estate in landfills. While competitors Abercrombie & Fitch and Zara have upped the quality of their products, Forever 21 has stuck to its dirt-cheap guns and paid sorely for it. Also, the increasing popularity of online shopping is rendering brick-and-mortar retail obsolete.
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The World Wildlife Fund estimates that 20,000 litres of water goes into producing the equivalent of a single cotton T-shirt and a pair of jeans. When you put that in a landfill, all that water goes down the drain with it.
Shoppers are tired of wearing something that’s cute one week and a dud the next, or breaking a zipper the second time they use it. Let Forever 21’s departure serve as a warning to retailers everywhere: consumers value quality over quantity.
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SOURCE: BOX OFFICE MOJO its economy. The importation of films in the last ten years in Canada shows the influence of Asian movies, such as The Farewell, The Parasite, and The Great Battle, all which are distributed by Netflix Canada. Canada, with its tradition of democracy and a high respect for international relations, has signed bilateral agreements with foreign countries in the areas of scientific research, education and trade. Foreign movies do not only include cultural topics, but also cover many themes that the world of globalization demands.
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The United States, for example, has a large influence in the Englishspeaking Canada because of the common language. There are several successful Canadian and American film co-productions such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the Saw series.
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The Intouchables (2011), French in total film production in North America. In 2015, two Canadian co-productions were nominated for Best Picture in the 88th
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Spirited Away (2001), Japanese Dangal (2016), Hindi Life Is Beautiful (1997), Italian (ALL FIGURES IN U.S. DOLLARS)
Film Academy Awards. Canada is a key country in global film production. That also means Canada can help shape culture of the future.