Before i start today's evaluation, I would like to say sorry. Last week was a busy week for me. I did not have time to write my blog. Thus, guess i will have to publish two post this week.
Alright! After two weeks of music video and short video, let's turn our attention back to movie.
Title of this movie: Gangster High
content: This few friends met in their High school and because of their passion for soccer, they decided to form a group. Initally, they just want to play soccer, but because of situations , they end up fighting with other gangsters. They named their club name: tiger. Their president,who supposedly had a good future as he will be entering the military school after he graduate from high school, was lee sang ho. along with him, was his friends like jae hu and the others. Eventually, jae hu died, sang ho got jailed, and everyone else was injured, in the fightings and all.
LInking back to the lecture: Groupthink = bad thing. groupthink is associated to gang group. This film directly shows us how a group was form. Similar to our lecture notes, the first process was group socialisation. - finding people of the same interest as you. ( this case, it started off with the passion for soccer). Then, the process of group socialisation advanced. Everyone listed their needs wanted from the group and the group also list down their expectation for the member. ( most of the gang will use motto like' one for all, all for one' as their expectation.) The very next process will be, believing in their own morales' , collective rationalization( in the movie, they think that it is right for them to fight with the other gang, as they killed their friends. to them, it is a no big deal thing, jus repaying what they have done.) Shared sterotype, and pressure of dissenters. ( there was one scene, whereby some of the members were unsure if they want to do it, but eventually they did. they join the fight, because, their shared mindset and thinking tell them that if they don't, they are not true friends. ) These are few examples found in the show, apparently, there are more.( go watch it yourself, in order to learn, experience is important.)
After watching the movie: Personally, i would have done what sang ho did, and even worst.( i know, i am evil...) What really strikes me was the letter that Jae Hu wrote to Sang Ho before he died,
"Soccer is good. Friendship is good. Initally, we started the club because of soccer, but i guess we end up fighting and i felt like dragging you down. Even if we don't make a club, this doesn't mean we are not friends anymore. let's stop fighting with those idiots."
I guess Jae Ho is right, even if we don't form a group or club,this doesn't means we are not friends.
Now, think about those words that Jae Ho said, go look around you. You will most probably find different type of groups form. Or maybe, you are in one of these many groups. Do you have groupthink in your group? If yes, re-read JAe Ho's Words again, and do you think, it make sense... ? will you want to get out from that group( if that group of yours brings negative influence, if not, stay!)....
THink for yourself.
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