AComparativeStudyofCulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWest—DifferentInterpretationsofHeroisminMovieandTVPlayContentsAcknowledgements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------ⅰAbstract&KeyWords-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ⅱ1.Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12.HeroIstheOriginalDesireofHumantoSurviveintheNature--------------------------------12.1.ConceptandCategorizationofHeroes---------------------------------------------------12.2.NatureandOrientationofHeroes-----------------------------------------------------------23.HeroismistheBasicmotifofFilmIndustry----------------------------------------------------33.1.RelationofMovieandCulture--------------------------------------------------------------33.2.AnalysisoftheMotifsofAmericanTypicalCinema----------------------------------------33.3.AnalysisoftheMotifsofChineseTypicalCinema----------------------------------------54.AmericanHeroism:HeroesofCommonPeople-------------------------------------------------64.1.TraditionalHeroisminAmericanMovie------------------------------------------------------64.2.Heroismin“ForrestGump”---------------------------------------------------------------------75.ChineseHeroism:theDeificationofHeroesandtheNewHeroism---------------------------85.1.HeroesinTraditionalChineseMovie----------------------------------------------------------85.2.NewHeroism-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------96.ComparisonbetweenAmericanandChineseHeroisms--------------------------------------10Conclusion---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10References---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12AcknowledgementsIwishtothankProfessorDongJianqiaoforhisvaluablesuggestionsonearlierversionsofthisarticle.MythanksalsogotoUncleLiuforassistanceinaccesstotheInternet.Iespeciallythankmyfamilyandfriendsfortheirmoralesupport.Thankstomyroommatesfortheirhelpfuldiscussionandcommentsonthemanuscript.iAbstract&KeyWordsAbstract:Heroistheeternaltopicanddreamofhumanbeings.ReflectedinmoviesandTVplays,heroismisaforemostthemeinbothwesternandChinesecultures.Bycomparingdifferentinterpretationsofheroism,thedifferencesbetweenwesternandChineseculturescanbeobserved.Inthisstudy,Americancinema,especiallyHollywoodmovie,ischosenastherepresentativeofthewesterncinema.Firstofall,thenatureandpersonalityofheroesarestudied.Fromtheangleofanalyticpsychology,heroismisanoriginaldesireinoppositiontothealienforcesinthenature.Secondly,thethemesofbothAmericanandChinesefilmindustryarediscussed.ThirtyfilmswinningOscarsandthefeaturefilmsofBeijingFilmStudioareanalyzedinthetermsofsimilarityofheroismasthemaintheme.Thirdly,theinterpretationofheroisminAmericanmovieisdiscussed.Severalbox-officehitfilmsarechosentoanalyzetheformofheroism.Themovie“ForrestGump”isattachedgreatimportanceto,observingtheheroismthatAmericanmassespursuit.Then,theinterpretationofheroisminChinesemovieisdiscussed.Traditionalviewonheroismisdiscussedwith“DrawnSword”asanexampletoanalyzethenewtrendofChineseheroism.Finally,thetwokindsofheroismsarecompared,andthenanewangleofviewtostudytheculturaldifferen...
