ACTIVITY 6

When Technology and Humanity Cross

Name:John Rhoyd Gonzales Date: April 5, 2021

Course and Year: BSCRIM 1B Section: 1B Instructor: Ernesto Galvez
I. List down all the technology available in the Village of the Watermills. (10-Point)
 wind-blown seed
  water wheels
 water-and-wood
 coal-and-iron
 traveler 

II. Explain briefly on why the people on the village are not using their technology. (10-Point)
 According to the old man in the film, they have opted not to use electricity because
“people get used to convenience” and think that what is convenient is “better”.
Thus, “they throw out what is good”. The old man further explains that
these technologies go against the natural order of things.

III. How the culture of the village of the watermills manage to survive without using the
technology available to them? (10-Point)

 Akira Kurosawa’s “Village of the Watermills” portrays a stark contrast between the
technologically driven life that has a stranglehold on most people today and a use-what-the-
Earth-provides village lifestyle which is considered primitive. “Watermill Village” is the final
part of Kurosawa’s short film series “Dreams”. It is worth watching for the cinematography
alone.