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Respect In Nikita Mikhalkov's Urga

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The purpose of Nikita Mikhalkov’s Urga is the importance of respect. When Sergi drives his truck into a body of water, Sergi strands himself in the steppes of Mongolia. Gombo follows Sergi’s screams for help and invites him back to his yurt. Gombo and his family appear kind towards Sergi and his wife prepares Sergi a meal. This meal demonstrates Gombo and his family’s respect for Sergi. When Gombo is in a city, he stops by a local pharmacy to purchase condoms because his wife fears the child policies in China. Gombo cannot purchase them due to his hesitancy and visits a temple to consult with a lama. Mikhalkov uses this scene to demonstrate Gombo’s respect for his religion. Before Gombo returns to his yurt, he purchases a television set for his family after his wife requests a television set. He brings one home for his family. This demonstrates Gombo’s respect for his wife because he honors her request. …show more content…

The importance of respect towards others is important in Mongolian culture when Gombo welcomes Sergi into his yurt when Gombo finds Sergi stranded. Throughout the film, numerous scenes in the film depict Gombo’s yurt where he and his family lives. This yurt is part of a traditional cultural element of Mongolian culture. This yurt helps Mikhalkov demonstrate the importance of respect in Mongolian culture when Gombo invites Sergi to his home. Gombo’s yurt also demonstrates the change of Mongolian culture over time when the viewer compares the yurt to Sergi’s home. Towards the middle of the film, Gombo visits a Tibetan Buddhist temple to consult with the lama of the temple in regards to condoms due to his respect for his religion. Respect of religion is a cultural element that Mongolians believe is

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