Film is a universally understood language because, like reading, it brings the viewer to a new world. Throughout different genres of films you can find different forms of inspiration. A good musical will almost always make you want to sing. A touching romance will make you appreciate your partner more, or make you long for a true love of your own. A war movie can show you the brutalities of battle and show you the sacrifices people make for a cause. Horror movies make you afraid and teen culture shows, no matter how cheesy, always end up making you laugh. Film inspires because it connects to our emotions. Fear, love, sadness, anger, joy, sacrifice, and disgust. Emotions are felt by everyone, everywhere. That is how film connects us, through how we feel and that is how film is understood b everyone, everywhere.
Film is a universally understood language as a lot of the things are told through pictures. That's not something for which you need to know the language the film is in.
