Comparative-study-on-similarities-and-differencesbetween-Chinese-and-American-hero-in-movie.docx

Comparativestudyonsimilaritiesanddi11erencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroinmovieUpdated:2013-10-0915:19ByWanyingZJieng(chinadaily)Thissummer.IhaveachancetotaketheclassoflearningAmericaculturefrommovie.Afterwatchingthemoviesintheclass1.1discovered(hatheroesinAmericanmoviesarcapparcntlydifcrcntfromthatinChinesen>ovics.ThisisduetothediffcrcntdefinitionsofherointheIwocultures.Tl>erefore,thisessayfocusesonthesinilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChincscandAmericanheroesinmovies.Atthesametime,theessayalsodwellsonCulturalbackgroundsofheroesinbohcountries.IntroductionEveryculturehasitsowndefinitionofhero,whichresultsindifferentCharacteristicsofheroinitsmovie.Meanwhile,movie,asashallowculture,willalsoreflectthedetlnitionofheroofIhatcountry,whichrelateswithissocialidea,geography,andhistory.DifferentkindsofheroinChinescandAmericanmoviesprovethisexactly.WhiletheheroimagesofChinaandtheUShavesomesimilarities,theyalsohavegreatdiffercnccsbecauseofdifferentCulturalbackgrounds.ThesimilaritiesbetweenChineseheroismandAnIeriCanheroisminmovieInnypointofview,heroisthepersonpeopledreamtobe.Peoplefromallovertheworldhassomcsamepursuance,thustherearcsomesimilaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroes.Firstly,heroesfrombothcountrieshavecharacteristicssuperiortoordinarj'pcople,bohhysicallyandpsychologically.Theyalwayshavestrongb<xlywithperfectskilIs.andgreatwisdomthatcanhelpthemescapefromdangers.Wccansecthesecharacteristicsclearlyincountlessmovies.InAmerica,wehave(K)7,SpiderMan,andCaptainJaCkSparrow.InChina.wchaveDayuinancientChina.JinkcintheQindynasty,andalsoJackyCheninmodernIilne.Secondly,heroesfrombothcountrieshavenoblequalities.ThepersonportrayedasaheroinnoviesbothinChinaandtheUSalwayshasunbelievablecourage,UnSWervingpursuancc.andishighlycompassionate.Forexample,inTheShawShankRcdcntion,ShawShankUSedhixwisdomanddeepfaithdefeatingtheevilpeople,andeventuallyescapingfromtheprison.InChinesen)vicHero,directedbyYimouZhang,thecharacterWuMinggotachancetoapproachandmurdertheKing,byhisuneonnonkungfu.andremarkableChinesephilosophy.ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroisminmovieEverysocietycreatesitsownhero.TheCharaCtCriStiCSinoneculturecan'tbe<lupHeatedinanother.SUChadivergencecomesfromthedifferentdetinitionsofheroindiffcrcntculturcsVhatkindofpersoncanbeseenasahero?TheanswersarcvariousindiITerentcultures.InAnwricanmovies,firstly,heroeshaveallkindsofpersonality,withbothadvantageanddisadvantage.InPiratesoftheCaribbean,CaptainJackSparrowcandefeatthecanningmerchant,savagekillers,andusehiswisdomtoprotecthislover.However.hecan'tresistthetenptationfromneithermoneynorbeauty.HeroesinAmericannoviesarenottotallypcrfcct.andarcnotidenticalwitheachother.Theyhavetheirownpcrsonality.Secondly,heroesinAnwricanmoviesalwayshaveintenseemotion.Theylovetheirfamiliesaulhavestrongresponsibilitytothem.Also,thehumorstheyexpressedindangerousSituationoftcnleavedeepimpressionontheaudience.InKungfupanda,thepanda.Abao,notonlyhaveperfectKungfu,butalsohaveadeeplovetohisfather,inaster,andfriends.HissenseothunorandalittlebitsillyisoneofthemostattractivecIeinentsinthismovie.Thirdly,beforetheirsuccess,heroesinAmericanmoviesalwaysexperiencelotsoflifticulties.Tl>isisbecausethatfightingwithfailureisalwaysconsideredasacapabilitytobecomeahcro.lnCowboyandAlien,beforedefeatingthealiens.Jake1.oncrganhasexperiencedlotsofnisortunes,suchaslosingmemory,Hiisunderstwdbythepcoplcinthecountry,betrayedbyhisfellows.ButfinallyheovercomesallthesedifficuItiesandearnsthetrustfrompeopleinIhatvillage.However,affectedbydifferentculturalbackgroundsbetweenChinaandtheUS.theCharacterislicsofheroinAmericanmoviescan'tbeduplicatedinChinesemovies.InIhcChincscmovies,firstly,heroesalwayshavegreaterresponsibilityofthewholecou11ryandnation.Wheneverthereisacontradictionbetweentheinterestofnationandtheirown.thcyalwayschoosetosacrificethemselves.InthemovieTheHero,directedbyYinM)UZhang,inordertorevengeforhisnation,Wuiningsacrificedhisfriendsandalsoherself.Secondly,heroesinChinesemoviesseemstobeperfectintheirpersonalities.Thcimageofthcheroismorecxtraordinarj.canbehardlyfoundintherealworld.Forcxample,inChineseKungfumovie,heroesalwayshaveunbelievableKungfu,whileakohaveanCxtraordinarjpcaccfulandpowerfulheart.Chinesearcmorefondofprettifyingtheirhero,sothattheinageoftheherocanberememberedforever.Thirdly,heroesinChinesen>ovicsarcalwaystragicandunluckyfigures.Inordertopursuetheirgoals,theyhavetosacrificethemselves.Thustheendingforthemisusuallydyingforthcglorj,.Itcanbeseeninlotsofexamples.InthemovieTheFlowerofWar,the12hookersandthelittleboydestroyedthemselvessothattheother13girlscanprotecttheirvirginityinthcwar.Bydoingthis,theybecomeheroesinpeople'smind.Incontrast,inAmericanmovies,afteracconlishingtheirtasks,herocanalwaysrCturntotheirhomeandbacktonormallife.TheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseherois*minthemovieThedifferentculturalbackgroundisthekeytodecidethediITerentfatesofChinescandAmcricanheroes.Withonecomefromwesterncultureandtheothercomefromt