#8 Must Watch: Cool Japan

▶️ Here’s a song by Malaysian Chinese artist Namewee composed in the run-up to (=before a big event) the Tokyo Olympics. It makes fun of “Japanglish” and the distinct (=special, unique) way in which Japanese people pronounce English words in their language.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch #karaoke

#9 Must Watch: Danny Boy

▶️ Let’s face it, people are stupid and sometimes we’re pretty alone with our thoughts. Watch this arty (=expressive, artistic) animated short film from 🇵🇱Poland for inspiration.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#10 Must Watch: The greatest country?

▶️ Here’s a famous scene from The Newsroom, an 🇺🇸American political TV serial, in which a journalist gives a shocking answer to the question “Why is America the greatest country in the world?” – see for yourself.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#11 Must Watch: Happiness

▶️ Modern society is sometimes described as a “rat race”. This animated film criticising consumerism (=belief that it’s good to buy lots of things) makes it perfectly clear what that means.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#12 Must Watch: Music saves lives

▶️ Here’s another inspiring TV commercial from Thailand, this time with a troubled schoolboy who raises money (=collect donations) for his mother’s cancer treatment.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#13 Must Watch: Hong Kong by Night

▶️ Switch off all the lights around you and embark (=start a journey, esp. on a ship or plane) on a nocturnal (=in the night) drone flight through sleepless Hong Kong. Impressive and humbling (=making you feel small) at once.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#14 Must Watch: This Land Is Mine

▶️ The Middle East has been mired in (=stuck in) conflict for centuries and millennia (=thousands of years). Watch this music video for a brief history that leads up to the conflict between 🇮🇱Israel and 🇵🇸Palestine.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#15 Must Watch: Bertha Benz

▶️ Mercedes-Benz is not only among the major car manufacturers today, the company was also a 19th century pioneer of the automotive industry (=car industry). Enjoy this commercial about Bertha Benz, the wife of Carl Benz who built the first ‘modern’ car.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#16 Must Watch: Nobody Cares About What You Say

▶️ This song titled “Outtayerdaminde”, i.e. “out of your damn mind”, is a slap in the face of (=strong criticism) attention-seeking influencers trying to make noise online. It’s a compilation (=collection of pictures or songs) of the most embarrassing stuff there is out there. It makes you think “Wow, what a time to be alive!” 😅

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

#17 Must Watch: Dumb Ways To Die

▶️ Apparently (=it seems that) it happens that people have deadly encounters (=meetings) with trains just because they are too dumb (=stupid) to watch out. And so the 🇦🇺Melbourne Metro made a catchy (=attractive, easy to remember) song telling us to be careful.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch #karaoke

#18 Must Watch: The Alphabet of Nations

▶️ Here’s a wonderfully weird song made up entirely of country names. Let your mind travel as you sing along!

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch #karaoke

Short Film #12: Blush (2021)

▶️ Here’s a beautiful, animated short film about a lonely astronaut (=space explorer) who finds himself stuck (=can’t go anywhere) on a tiny planet. Watch what happens when a magic lady lands there too.

👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film #must_watch #cartoon

▶️ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and there’s a ton of stuff you’ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about movies & videos:

#american_films
Pick your favouries from the home country of movies.

#british_films
Feel very British with the best of British cinema.

#cartoon
Let yourself be entertained and watch cartoons in English.

#comedy
Learn English while laughing!

#documentary
Get knowledge and academic vocab at the same time.

#drama
Stay closer to real life with dramas.

#european_films
Realise that Europeans make great movies, too.

#good_laugh
Watch the funniest of them all.

#international_films
Check out movies from all corners of the globe!

#karaoke
Use the most enjoyable way to learn English.

#movie
Don’t be choosy and watch them all. With subtitles.

#must_watch
Make sure you don’t miss out.

#short_film
Watch movies even when you don’t have time.

#special_day
Enjoy festivals with Afandi English.

#youtube
Get the most out of YouTube with channel recommendations.

Talking Point #8: Ambitions

▶️ Humans are never truly satisfied. Once we have what we want we start wanting more. Where in this rat race (=stressful competition for success) are you? Or are you different?

👉@afandi_english👈 #talking_point #know_yourself

Must Watch #20: Fuelled by Love

▶️ Watch this heart-melting (=very emotional, moving, touching) story of an air hostess (=female flight attendant) working on board British Airways flights to 🇮🇳India.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

🎉 Special Day: Happy Mother's Day!

▶️ What do you do for your mother? Get inspired today by a chubby (=a little bit fat) boy in 🇹🇭Thailand.

❗️ A lot of countries celebrate their Mother's Day today. Even if you don't, your mum deserves (=is worth) it!

👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day #must_watch

🎉 Special Day: Happy Eid! La la la!

▶️ Here’s 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia’s teenage Instagram sensation (here: popular person) Rama Rubat with a song about Eid.

👉@afandi_english👈 #special_day #must_watch

Must Watch #21: Do you love me?

▶️ Here’s a wacky (=strange and funny) song from 1979 that is sounds very Arab but sung in English. The singers are a family from 🇱🇧Lebanon and the video was filmed by the seaside in 🇰🇼Kuwait.

Check out the amazing lyrics:

You know, my baby,
You know, you know, you know,
I don't want to be young
I don't want to be strong
I don't want to be young
Thinking about the guys who make all the troubles, ...
They ignore what they are doing, …
Do you love me? Do you, do you? …
When I go summer day,
I can leave anyway,
It’s a lot for the sky,
It’s so easy when you smile.
La la la, la la la..

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch #karaoke

Must Watch #22: Bertha Benz, again

▶️ Here’s another video by Mercedes about inventor Carl Benz's heroic (=like a hero) wife. Check out an earlier post with the first video.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

👉@afandi_english👈 #must_watch

Short Film #13: The Black Hole (2008)

▶️ Here’s super short film about guy who turns from very lucky to very unlucky. Check it out!

👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film #must_watch