Chinese movies are exciting because of the numerous exciting battle scenes paired with tear-jerking romantic scenes. Even people who are not trying to learn Mandarin Chinese would have fun watching high quality Chinese films. The benefits however, are doubled if you are trying to master the language.
Not only will you be entertained, you will be educated as well. There are so many good Chinese movies I would recommend but first, let me share some tips on how to use these movies to maximize your learning experience.
1. Choose the movie that you really like. There must be genres and themes that you like in movies made in your native language. Finding a Chinese movie of the same categories is easy because the Chinese film industry has world class quality movies. Use your personal taste as the basis then consider your fluency level next.
2. Pick something upbeat. You learn effectively by repetition so pick a movie that you will enjoy even when you are watching it for the nth time.
3. Understand the plot. If you are watching a Chinese movie for the first time, watch it with subtitles so that you get a good grasp of the plot. Once you understand the movie, you can turn the subtitles off and focus on listening to the Chinese Mandarin language being spoken.
4. Pick a scene with visually interesting scenes. This will help you draw images in your brain that you can associate with new Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Doing so will make memorizing easy and fun.
5. Keep a notepad within reach. Once you are already watching the movies with the subtitles off, you will likely be hearing words that you don’t understand. Take note of these words then look them up. Watch the specific scene over and over again until you understand the words completely.
While learning Mandarin Chinese through movies do not compare to actually enrolling in a formal language training course, it can be a fun and beneficial supplement that you can do whenever and wherever you want. Start using this method now so you can widen your Chinese Mandarin vocabulary while having a good time.
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