Module 10 Video Review

1.The two videos I choose were The Great Wave and Buddhism. I choose the first because I have always been interested in all aspects of Japanese culture. I choose Buddhism because after reading the text I realized it was a much deep and more varied religion than I thought and wanted to learn more.

2. A major concept I learned from The Great Wave is how it is viewed very differently by different people. Some people see it as its face value, a wave of water. Other people look at it on more symbolic terms. Another thing about it is that it is made out of wood, something that is not apparent, at least to me, upon my first view of it.

A key concept I learned from Buddhism is the age of the religion. I’ve always thought of it is a “newer” religion, due to its new popularity in the West, but it is much older than that and has gone through several changes. Another thing is that there is a lot of architectural art related to the religion in China, much like what we learned past chapters of Christianity in Europe.

3. One relation I found between the text and The Great Wave was the belief of Shinto. Shinto puts empathies on natural aspects and the spirits that are within them. I believe this shows an aspect of that. A relation with the text for the Buddhism video is the extensive influence the religion has on not only the people and art, but on the whole society as a whole.

4. I enjoyed the videos, especially The Great Wave. I found the way that it was made out of layered wood very interesting. I always enjoy the videos, as they add so much more depth and understanding to the material.