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Basic

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Basic
Basic (2003)

IMDB rating: 6.20

Plot: An Army sergeant (Samual Jackson) takes six of his special troops on a training mission into the rain-soaked Colombian jungles and only two come out alive. When the rescue mission arrives, they see one soldier (Brian Van Holt) killing another and carrying a wounded comrade (Giovanni Ribisi). As the interrogation begins, the soldier refuses to talk to anyone other than another Ranger. The investigating officer (Connie Nielsen) protests, but her commanding officer (Timothy Daly) nonetheless brings in a former Ranger and current DEA agent (John Travolta) to help. The agent is currently on suspension from DEA for allegedly accepting a bribe. From this point on, the plot continues to twist and turn and offers numerous surprises that keeps the story interesting.
Directors: McTiernan John

Actors: Travolta John,Jackson Samuel L.,Daly Timothy,Ribisi Giovanni,Van Holt Brian,Diggs Taye,Mihok Dash,de la Fuente Cristian,Connick Jr. Harry,Loren Nick,Crime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller,

Why are people allowed to move to countries without knowing the language?
Surely it should be a basic requirement when they start the immigration process?

It’s because the people living in that country are too damned lazy to work and those not able to speak the language will take a whole lot less pay.
Pitybluesboy | Feb 02, 2010

because money is needed by every one.
mayo | Feb 02, 2010

I suppose it should be required to learn the country’s language so the transition will be easier for immigrants, but apparently, governments deem it more important to check police records, medical exams, drug exams, and/or whatever requirements they usually ask for.

There’s the fact that some countries (like mine, for example) have such huge amounts of native languages that makes it hard for most to learn the languages.

Also, there are foreign communities within each country, such as Chinatown in pretty much every country, and for example, if a Chinese migrated, he or she could choose to live in Chinatown, where people speak Chinese. There’s always the possibility of living with others from your own country. So some people may migrate to another country and never learn the language.

These don’t exactly answer your question though. But I hope they helped a bit.
pau j | Feb 02, 2010

Because it’s "a given" that just because you know word translations, it doesn’t mean you know "the language". It is also "a given" that most people that know English translations don’t know American figurative speech and will need to live here to grasp it.

*with an increasingly agitated Spanish accent*, "A given? What did they give you? Who is giving what!? What are you talking about!?!" :O

EDIT: Oh! And what about Amish people? When are they gonna start speaking American?

PS. Don’t lose faith.
*Carlos* to the Extreme | Feb 02, 2010


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