Documentary film Underdog Rising - to promote Hardcore culture and increase/change people's perception of Hardcore community (music genre)

Abstract

Music in Vietnam has also gone through many periods and is an essential component of Vietnamese people's spiritual lives. As technology advances, Vietnamese people have more and more opportunities to be exposed to a wide range of musical genres, and the percentage of music listeners in Vietnam is increasing and reviving. Along with the development of the media, Vietnamese people now have numerous options to learn more about foreign and imported musical styles. In 2013, Hardcore was brought to Vietnam, and compared to other nations across the world, Vietnam's Hardcore development also took a unique path. Hardcore in Vietnam is not developed from Punk but is brought originally from the countries that gave rise to this music. Because there is not much information available and the media coverage of this music in Vietnam is still relatively weak, the Hardcore subculture has not yet grown signiİcantly. The development of this music genre in Vietnam is also a huge obstacle to gaining preference and popularity. Additionally, as Vietnam's İne customs are still somewhat feudal, cultural diįerences also cause numerous challenges. At the same time, Hardcore culture encourages individuals to express their uniqueness in their own way and leads them to their "inİnite, no-barrier" inner nature. When Vietnamese media presents non-objective information about this music through clips and photos, most Vietnamese people have a negative view of Hardcore music. Due to these challenges and inaccurate perceptions of Hardcore held by the general public, the development of Hardcore in Vietnam still confronts many challenges. Since then, we've come to understand that there are roadblocks to Vietnam's Hardcore cultural development (although this genre of music brings manybeneİts). Therefore, to transmit an impartial message, provide facts, and partially modify the misconceptions/misunderstandings of those who do not know well about this music, we have decided to take this topic as a Capstone Project.