SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND

SOCIETY (STS)
GROUP B
Melshane Magtuloy
Elmer Emperador
Jasmin Javate
John smith Gomez
John Vincent Glinogo
Mary Jane Casalla
Nathalie Odasco
 • “VILLAGE OF THE
WATERMILLS”
• By: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
 SUMMARY

• The use what the Earth provides village lifestyle that is shown in Akira
Kurosawa's "Village of the Watermills" is depicted as being in sharp contrast to
the technologically driven life that has a stronghold on most people today.

• Village of the Watermills compares a technologically powered world that today

has an effect on most people with a village lifestyle that is called simplistic and
uses what the Earth has to offer.
 WATER MILL

• A structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to

drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling,
or hammering. Such processes are needed in the
production of many material goods, including flour, lumber,
paper, textiles, and many metal products.
• The short film clearly demonstrates
that modern kind of life does not
ensure happiness. That our way of living
is harmful, which results in a
misperception of what it is to have fun
and live a healthy life.

• The things we take for granted and

ignore, the things we cannot live
without, like nature, are what genuinely
great.

• This demonstrates that modern kind of

life does not ensure happiness.
simplicity to be the most important,
people nowadays throw away what is
really valuable.”
• As the elderly man in the film states, convenience becomes
ingrained in people. People now toss away things that are actually
priceless, and while technology has improved our lives, it has also
distanced us from the Planet.
• The village elder also asserts that they use lamps and oils of light as
brilliant as the daytime light at night rather than batteries because
he does not want the darkness to be so bright that he cannot see
the stars.
 KEROSENE LAMP

• This kerosene lamp was useful for lighting without

electricity before, unfortunately in our generation today
this kerosene lamp is rarely seen because of modern
products like this which consume electricity for lighting.
But some of them must be charged or have battery, so it
can be used or it whenever there is no electricity
• According to old man, instead of using
electricity the people in the village are
convinience of using linseed oil, candle,
firewood that can also to make
charcoal for their light and firewood
for fuel
• The movie ends with a celebration of a villager's life. In modern
culture, this kind of funeral celebration is relatively rare. This type of
funeral will only be performed by a truly enlightened community
since it exudes such a strong sense of assurance in a life that is
different from the one we currently lead.
• The movie serves as a warning to humanity and a cautionary tale
about technology's adoration, addiction, and rapid expansion. In its
depiction of two potential futures, Kurosawa's Dreams makes it
quite evident that we can all decide how our future will turn out. To
take action before it's too late, Kurosawa implores us all. At the end
of the day, it's just us and nature; if we put in the effort to recognize
that and determine what matters, we might be able to discover the
tranquility we are entitled to.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the title of the short
film?

2. What is your preferred lifestyle,

the life in the village or the life we
are currently living with technology?

3. What do you think the reason why

the villagers held such a happy
funeral?

4. What is the message that the

short film wants to convey?
THANK YOU!