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The three examples I appreciated the most when comparing the countless numbers of cinematographic traits to the Japanese culture, a culture that does not use cinematography in its cinema according to the author of the pamphlet, is hieroglyphist, haikus and Sharaku’s sculpture. Eisenstein expressed how the combination of two simple hieroglyphics transforms an object into a concept. This was compared to montage by stating that shots have a single meaning but when combined they make a broader concept. When combining individual hieroglyphics a new meaning is created, just like when combining shots in order to create a montage. In Haikus, very few words are used, it’s laconic. As well, another beauty of the haiku is the calligraphy. A well-formed Haiku follows a bare formula, however when it is together, like a montage of shots, it pushes us to think conceptually of it. In Sharaku’s sculptures, he makes characteristics much larger or/and smaller than in reality casing a distortion in the figures. This is compared to cinema and how films often cause disturbance in the flow of a film by adding disproportions, for example having a close up. This can cause suspense or make the viewer have a different perception of the scene. Overall, this article was extremely interesting and made comparisons I would never think of putting together.