What you have learned about a country from watching its movies?

The movie is a great media to learn about the country, its culture and people. I have learnt a lot about United States through movies even before I visited the country. Basically, the movie gives you a peek view about the country in which they are made, similar to looking at the house from ouside through its window.

I am coming from India, of course, there are so many differences between my country and USA.
I have seen almost every single thing in USA through movies so when I came here nothing was suprising to me, though these two countries have so many differences.For example, Americans drive on right side of the road which is opposite to what we do in India. I have seen this in movie and when I came here it was not surprise to me.

There are so many things I learnt -how kids go to school & how they study, how poeple commute to work & how they work, how the infrastructures & houses are built up, and how the big cities, such as New York,Chicago,Los Angles, Boston,etc, look like, and so on.

I also learnt about families and their lifestyle through movies. How the people cook,how they dress, how they spend their vacation and free time,etc.

Thers are many great movies which taught me about this country's civil war, immigration and slavery issues. Few movies taught me about foreign affairs of this country. Few others taught me how big cities such as Chicago,Los Angles and New York were dominated by criminals and later how these cities are flourished.

In conclusion, I have learnt great deal of information about few countries, particularly USA, throught movies. Without these movies my knowledge could have been circumscribed about this country.