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1、Comparativestudyonsimilaritiesanddi11erencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroinmovieUpdated:2013-10-0915:19ByWanyingZJieng(chinadaily)Thissummer.IhaveachancetotaketheclassoflearningAmericaculturefrommovie.Afterwatchingthemoviesintheclass1.1discovered(hatheroesinAmericanmoviesarcapparcntlydifcrcntfromtha

2、tinChinesenovics.ThisisduetothediffcrcntdefinitionsofherointheIwocultures.Tlerefore,thisessayfocusesonthesinilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChincscandAmericanheroesinmovies.Atthesametime,theessayalsodwellsonCulturalbackgroundsofheroesinbohcountries.IntroductionEveryculturehasitsowndefinitionofhero,whi

3、chresultsindifferentCharacteristicsofheroinitsmovie.Meanwhile,movie,asashallowculture,willalsoreflectthedetlnitionofheroofIhatcountry,whichrelateswithissocialidea,geography,andhistory.DifferentkindsofheroinChinescandAmericanmoviesprovethisexactly.WhiletheheroimagesofChinaandtheUShavesomesimilarities

4、,theyalsohavegreatdiffercnccsbecauseofdifferentCulturalbackgrounds.ThesimilaritiesbetweenChineseheroismandAnIeriCanheroisminmovieInnypointofview,heroisthepersonpeopledreamtobe.Peoplefromallovertheworldhassomcsamepursuance,thustherearcsomesimilaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroes.Firstly,heroesfrom

5、bothcountrieshavecharacteristicssuperiortoordinarjpcople,bohhysicallyandpsychologically.TheyalwayshavestrongbxlywithperfectskilIs.andgreatwisdomthatcanhelpthemescapefromdangers.Wccansecthesecharacteristicsclearlyincountlessmovies.InAmerica,wehave(K)7,SpiderMan,andCaptainJaCkSparrow.InChina.wchaveDay

6、uinancientChina.JinkcintheQindynasty,andalsoJackyCheninmodernIilne.Secondly,heroesfrombothcountrieshavenoblequalities.ThepersonportrayedasaheroinnoviesbothinChinaandtheUSalwayshasunbelievablecourage,UnSWervingpursuancc.andishighlycompassionate.Forexample,inTheShawShankRcdcntion,ShawShankUSedhixwisdo

7、manddeepfaithdefeatingtheevilpeople,andeventuallyescapingfromtheprison.InChinesen)vicHero,directedbyYimouZhang,thecharacterWuMinggotachancetoapproachandmurdertheKing,byhisuneonnonkungfu.andremarkableChinesephilosophy.ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroisminmovieEverysocietycreatesitsownhero.

8、TheCharaCtCriStiCSinoneculturecantbeisisbecausethatfightingwithfailureisalwaysconsideredasacapabilitytobecomeahcro.lnCowboyandAlien,beforedefeatingthealiens.Jake1.oncrganhasexperiencedlotsofnisortunes,suchaslosingmemory,Hiisunderstwdbythepcoplcinthecountry,betrayedbyhisfellows.Butfinallyheovercomesa

9、llthesedifficuItiesandearnsthetrustfrompeopleinIhatvillage.However,affectedbydifferentculturalbackgroundsbetweenChinaandtheUS.theCharacterislicsofheroinAmericanmoviescantbeduplicatedinChinesemovies.InIhcChincscmovies,firstly,heroesalwayshavegreaterresponsibilityofthewholecou11ryandnation.Wheneverthe

10、reisacontradictionbetweentheinterestofnationandtheirown.thcyalwayschoosetosacrificethemselves.InthemovieTheHero,directedbyYinM)UZhang,inordertorevengeforhisnation,Wuiningsacrificedhisfriendsandalsoherself.Secondly,heroesinChinesemoviesseemstobeperfectintheirpersonalities.Thcimageofthcheroismorecxtra

11、ordinarj.canbehardlyfoundintherealworld.Forcxample,inChineseKungfumovie,heroesalwayshaveunbelievableKungfu,whileakohaveanCxtraordinarjpcaccfulandpowerfulheart.Chinesearcmorefondofprettifyingtheirhero,sothattheinageoftheherocanberememberedforever.Thirdly,heroesinChinesenovicsarcalwaystragicandunlucky

12、figures.Inordertopursuetheirgoals,theyhavetosacrificethemselves.Thustheendingforthemisusuallydyingforthcglorj,.Itcanbeseeninlotsofexamples.InthemovieTheFlowerofWar,the12hookersandthelittleboydestroyedthemselvessothattheother13girlscanprotecttheirvirginityinthcwar.Bydoingthis,theybecomeheroesinpeople

13、smind.Incontrast,inAmericanmovies,afteracconlishingtheirtasks,herocanalwaysrCturntotheirhomeandbacktonormallife.TheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseherois*minthemovieThedifferentculturalbackgroundisthekeytodecidethediITerentfatesofChinescandAmcricanheroes.Withonecomefromwesterncultureandtheothercomefromt