Moreover, natives are only depicted more favorably when they align themselves with the imperialist cause, and European characters only lose favor if they abandon Western ideals; these critical exceptions to the rule serve to further illustrate the dichotomy itself. ... In the majority of the film's scenes involving both Europeans and natives, the distinctive personalities and physical features of the former group stand in sharp contrast to the latter's sea of stereotypical white turbans and loincloths, the indistinguishable bodies chanting in unison. ...
In high power distance societies communication, rules and procedures are very formalized. ... In Malaysia, as in other high power distance nations, differences in power distribution are widely accepted by the majority of the population. ...
In today's world media is the fundamental thing that the majority of Americans look to for current news, trends, latest gossip, and base how the normal type of living should be. ... This reminds me of the book 1984, when the government is totalitarianism and they are ordered to do what the government/party says and if they do not abide by the rules they will be thrown into rehabs to be brainwashed until they believe what their "supposed" to believe. ...
Therefore, "if there is no observable control transcending all cultures, no eternal book of rules, then right and wrong are a matter of opinion and it doesn't matter what we do: anything goes!" ... As it was once accepted in the United States to buy and trade Africans as slaves to use for personal gain and this was accepted by the majority of the population. ...