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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-dateComparative-study-on-similarities-and-differencesbetween-Chinese-and-American-hero-in-movieComparative-study-on-similarities-and-differencesbetween-Chinese-and-American-hero-in-movieCom

2、parativestudyonsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroinmovieUpdated: 2013-10-09 15:19ByWanyingZheng()Thissummer,IhaveachancetotaketheclassoflearningAmericaculturefrommovie.AfterwatchingthemoviesintheclassI,IdiscoveredthatheroesinAmericanmoviesareapparentlydifferentfromthatinChinesem

3、ovies.Thisisduetothedifferentdefinitionsofherointhetwocultures.Therefore,thisessayfocusesonthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroesinmovies.Atthesametime,theessayalsodwellsonculturalbackgroundsofheroesinbothcountries.IntroductionEveryculturehasitsowndefinitionofhero,whichresultsi

4、ndifferentcharacteristicsofheroinitsmovie.Meanwhile,movie,asashallowculture,willalsoreflectthedefinitionofheroofthatcountry,whichrelateswithitssocialidea,geography,andhistory.DifferentkindsofheroinChineseandAmericanmoviesprovethisexactly.WhiletheheroimagesofChinaandtheUShavesomesimilarities,theyalso

5、havegreatdifferencesbecauseofdifferentculturalbackgrounds.ThesimilaritiesbetweenChineseheroismandAmericanheroisminmovieInmypointofview,heroisthepersonpeopledreamtobe.Peoplefromallovertheworldhassomesamepursuance,thustherearesomesimilaritiesbetweenChineseandAmerican heroes.Firstly,heroesfrombothcount

6、rieshavecharacteristicssuperiortoordinarypeople,bothphysicallyandpsychologically.Theyalwayshavestrongbodywithperfectskills,andgreatwisdomthatcanhelpthemescapefromdangers.Wecanseethesecharacteristicsclearlyincountlessmovies.InAmerica,wehave007,SpiderMan,andCaptainJackSparrow.InChina,wehaveDayuinancie

7、ntChina,JinkeintheQindynasty,andalsoJackyCheninmoderntime.Secondly,heroesfrombothcountrieshavenoblequalities.ThepersonportrayedasaheroinmoviesbothinChinaandtheUSalwayshasunbelievablecourage,unswervingpursuance,andishighlycompassionate.Forexample,inTheShawShankRedemption,ShawShankusedhiswisdomanddeep

8、faithdefeatingtheevilpeople,andeventuallyescapingfromtheprison.InChinesemovieHero,directedbyYimouZhang,thecharacterWuMinggotachancetoapproachandmurdertheKing,byhisuncommonkungfu,andremarkableChinesephilosophy.ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanheroisminmovieEverysocietycreatesitsownhero.Thechara

9、cteristicsinoneculturecantbeduplicatedinanother.Suchadivergencecomesfromthedifferentdefinitionsofheroindifferentcultures.Whatkindofpersoncanbeseenasahero?Theanswersarevariousindifferentcultures.InAmericanmovies,firstly,heroeshaveallkindsofpersonality,withbothadvantageanddisadvantage.InPiratesoftheCa

10、ribbean,CaptainJackSparrowcandefeatthecanningmerchant,savagekillers,andusehiswisdomtoprotecthislover.However,hecantresistthetemptationfromneithermoneynorbeauty.HeroesinAmericanmoviesarenottotallyperfect,andarenotidenticalwitheachother.Theyhavetheirownpersonality.Secondly,heroesinAmericanmoviesalways

11、haveintenseemotion.Theylovetheirfamiliesandhavestrongresponsibilitytothem.Also,thehumorstheyexpressedindangeroussituationoftenleavedeepimpressionontheaudience.InKungfupanda,thepanda,Abao,notonlyhaveperfectKungfu,butalsohaveadeeplovetohisfather,master,andfriends.Hissenseofhumorandalittlebitsillyisone

12、ofthemostattractiveelementsinthismovie.Thirdly,beforetheirsuccess,heroesinAmericanmoviesalwaysexperiencelotsofdifficulties.Thisisbecausethatfightingwithfailureisalwaysconsideredasacapabilitytobecomeahero.InCowboyandAlien,beforedefeatingthealiens,JakeLonerganhasexperiencedlotsofmisfortunes,suchaslosi

13、ngmemory,misunderstoodbythepeopleinthecountry,betrayedbyhisfellows.Butfinallyheovercomesallthesedifficultiesandearnsthetrustfrompeopleinthatvillage.However,affectedbydifferentculturalbackgroundsbetweenChinaandtheUS,theCharacteristicsofheroinAmericanmoviescantbeduplicatedinChinesemovies.IntheChinesem

14、ovies,firstly,heroesalwayshavegreaterresponsibilityofthewholecountryandnation.Wheneverthereisacontradictionbetweentheinterestofnationandtheirown,theyalwayschoosetosacrificethemselves.InthemovieTheHero,directedbyYimouZhang,inordertorevengeforhisnation,Wumingsacrificedhisfriendsandalsoherself.Secondly

15、,heroesinChinesemoviesseemstobeperfectintheirpersonalities.Theimageoftheheroismoreextraordinary,canbehardlyfoundintherealworld.Forexample,inChineseKungfumovie,heroesalwayshaveunbelievableKungfu,whilealsohaveanextraordinarypeacefulandpowerfulheart.Chinesearemorefondofprettifyingtheirhero,sothattheima

16、geoftheherocanberememberedforever.Thirdly,heroesinChinesemoviesarealwaystragicandunluckyfigures.Inordertopursuetheirgoals,theyhavetosacrificethemselves.Thustheendingforthemisusuallydyingfortheglory.Itcanbeseeninlotsofexamples.InthemovieTheFlowerofWar,the12hookersandthelittleboydestroyedthemselvessot

17、hattheother13girlscanprotecttheirvirginityinthewar.Bydoingthis,theybecomeheroesinpeoplesmind.Incontrast,inAmericanmovies,afteraccomplishingtheirtasks,herocanalwaysreturntotheirhomeandbacktonormallife.TheanalysisofthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseheroisminthemovieThedifferentculturalbackgroundi

18、sthekeytodecidethedifferentfatesofChineseandAmericanheroes.Withonecomefromwesterncultureandtheothercomefromtheeasternculture,thedefinitionofsocialvalueofheroisdifferentfromeachother.Inthisthesis,theoriginsandculturalbackgroundsofheroinbothcountrieswillbeanalyzed.InAmericanculture,firstly,Americansoc

19、ietyvaluesindividualism.Theystressedpursuingonesgoalanddesireswhileopposingtothesacrificeofindividualinterest.Theuniquenessofeverypersonisalsoconsideredasanimportantthing.Thus,heroimagescomingfromthissocietyalwayshavetheirowncharacteristicswhichareapparentlydifferentfromothers.Secondly,inAmericanhis

20、tory,peoplecamefromdifferentcornersoftheworld.Inordertoestablishtheirnewhometowns,theyshouldconquertheharshestnaturalconditions.Thus,peopleinAmericahasacquiredagreattraditionthattheyareusedtofaceanddefeatchallengesintheirlivesandkeeptheircuriositiestoexploretheunknownworld.Inaddition,thelegendofcowb

21、oyalsohelpsshapetheAmericanculturalvalue,constantlyandunconsciously.Inthisthesis,itisnotsurprisedthattodefeatingfailureisakindofcharacteristicsthatwouldnotbeabsentinheroes.Meanwhile,thingscannotbeduplicatedinChinaapparently.Whileforchina,itisasocietythatvaluescollectivismandstressesputtingtheinteres

22、tofwholenationinfirstplace.IntheChinesehistory,peopledefeatednaturaldisastersfrequentlyandhardly,thuswhoevercanhelpawholevillageescapingfromadisasterisseenasahero.Inmoderntimes,Chinasuffersfromlotsofinvasionfromothercountries,whichbroughtgreatpainstotheChinesepeople,thereforeapersonwhocanprotectthec

23、ountryandnationisseenasahero.IntheChineseculturalvalue,heroissomeonewhosacrificeshimselfandputtheinterestofwholenationinthefirstplace.Secondly,withthedevelopmentofthousandsofyears,Confucianism,Taoism,andBuddhismhavehadagreatimplicationonChineseculturalvalue.Allthesethreereligionsstressthehighstandar

24、dofinnersoul,andhavestrictrequirementsforpeople.Amongthethreereligions,Confucianismmadeadeeperimpression,andbecameChineseethicalandphilosophicalsystem.ThecornofConfucianismcanbeseenasaltruism,propriety,andupholdingofrighteousness,believingthathumanbeingsareteachable,improvableandperfectible.Inthisth

25、esis,inChinesepeoplesmind,aqualifiedheromustbeaperfectpersonwithpowerfulinnerpeaceandalsoinsistingaltruism.ConclusionWiththecomparisonofheroesinChineseandAmericanmovie,andtheanalysisofherosoriginsinthetwocountries,theculturaldifferencescanbefound.Thevariousculturevaluescreatedifferentstandardsforheroes,thereforeturningupdifferenttypesofheroes,andreflectedinthemovies.Evenso,heroesallovertheworldsharethesamemoralthatistobebrave,topursue,andtolove.-