Cultural Conflict In Outsourced

Outsourced is a film that helps create an intercultural experience for those who want desire to approach another culture. The film is a realistic documentary-like film that portrays a global environment like; Cross-culture conflict. The leading character Todd Anderson is a western novelty’s executive Vice president who has experienced an interesting journey from a culture shock to adjustments when he encounters the Indian culture. His journey creates highlights the difference of American culture versus the Indian culture. It also helps showcase how the global economy can impact a person’s identity. This movie shoots a strong message of how easily one can adapt to a new environment.
The difference in culture creates a Cross-culture conflict for Todd. Todd’s cross-culture conflict is shown when he steps foot in India. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of cross-cultural is, dealing with or offering a comparison between two or more different cultures or cultural areas. Todd experiences many cross-culture moments throughout the film. These moments help him realize the difference of cultures and how easily adapting to a new environment between his home country and the host country can be.

Upon his arrival to India, Todd witnesses the craziness of Bombay and experiences severe discomfort at the …show more content…
In this scene, a traveler helps him get on the train by advising him to jump on it as it is pulling away from the station. When he gets on to the train, he struggles to find an empty seat. He is offered a seat by a boy who in exchange sat in his lap. This scene is a good example of a cross-culture environment because, due to the extreme population of India, citizens are accustomed to sharing seats, standing and cramming into overcrowded train carts, whereas, in America Todd would have been considered a pedophile or looked upon strangely by other