From 5th January we are starting 2 new branches for Fast Discussions: Video discussions and Book discussions

Unlike Fast discussions main group, in these groups  we are going to announce  the topics of each discussion  before the meeting.

In the Video discussions group we are going to watch some short videos, and then discuss them. We are preparing questions for each discussion beforehand, so you can see them before the discussion.

 In the Book discussions group we are going to read some short text, and then discuss them. For that we are using texts with questions for them.

Active members of our groups can also suggest new books or videos for these groups. 

7th movie discussion __ tell us which movies or TV shows you would like to discuss in our group and why

So, for 10th January we are going to have a special discussion in our movie group.
You need to remember your favorite movies or TV shows, or movies and TV shows that you would like to watch in the near future. An also you need to explain why it'll be interesting to discuss your favorite movies or TV shows. After that we'll have a vote to choose a short list of movies and TV shows to discuss in our group.

And even if you are busy on January 10th and can't participate, you can write about your favorite movies and TV shows in the special topic in our VK group here: https://vk.com/topic-81415351_30956551

The Fifth topic of movie discussions _ Fantasy genre

Fantasy in general
1. What do you think about fantasy in general?
2. Do you believe in magic and supernatural things?
3. Would you like to have magic or some other supernatural powers? And what would you do with them?
4. Would you like to live in one of the fantasy worlds?
5. Reality check: we now have many fantasy books, movies, games etc. everywhere. Do you think that people don’t need so much fantasy? And do you agree that because of so much fantasy people and especially children are being cut off from the real life?
6. Which fantasy creatures are the most interesting for you?
Fantasy movies
7. What are your favourite fantasy films? Tell us about them.
8. What are your favourite fantasy TV series? Tell us about them.
9. Who is your favourite fantasy character from films or TV and why?
10. Some of the experts are separating the following general subcategories of fantasy genre:
sword and sorcery/medieval fantasy
children's stories
fairy tales and myths
creatures and monsters
supernatural
comic book or superheroes
romantic fantasy
comic fantasy
dream fantasy
action fantasy
martial arts fantasy
musical fantasy
utopian fantasy
dystopian fantasy
time travel
self-referential
avant-garde or surreal
Can you understand the difference between them? Which one of these subgenres is your favorite and why? Can you name one or two movies for that subgenre?

The Fifth discussion about movies _ Action genre

1. Tell us your opinion about action movies.
2. Do you agree that 90s were the peak of action movies?
3. Can you name some popular action movies actors from 90s?
4. Can you name a few popular action movies from 90s?
5. Do you think that action movie stare were role models for boys in 90s?
6. Why these moves were so popular in 90s? What do you think?
7. Who is your favorite action movies’ actor and which one of his rolls are your favorite? What do you know about him and his real life?
8. Do you know Bruce Lee. Do you think that he was the best martial artist of all times among the actors?
9. What do you think who is the best fighter amongst the action movie actors now?
10. Have you seen the last expendables or any one of these films?  (You can find the trailer of this movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTte6BQndTQ)
What do you think why it flopped in the box office?
11. Nowadays we are seeing the rise of sci-fi-action or Fantasy-action movies in Hollywood and around the world, but stand alone action movies aren’t so popular anymore. What is your opinion about it? Do you think that stand alone action movies have no future anymore and action will became subgenre for sci-fi, fantasy and other genre movies? Or do you think that it’s a temporary thing and stand alone action movies will shine again?