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1、.-某某某某大大学学毕 业 论 文（设计）中文题目：论那些美国电影中反映的美国文化外文题目：On the American Culture Reflecting from ThoseAmerican Films学号：姓名：年级：2011 级专业：英语系别：外语系指导老师：完成日期：2015 年 4 月 17 日.可修编.-.可修编.-容摘要容摘要历史文化作为电影艺术思想的支配性生产者，必然影响影视的发展。电影作为特定历史文化中的主要构成之一，正以个性独特的手法和方式去诠释着深刻博大的历史文化与人文精神。一些影片如阿甘正传就成功地向人们展示了美国英雄主义及本土文化，以及阿甘身上所代表的传统美国梦

2、的信念，影片在呼唤现实理性的美国梦的回归。再有如肖申克的救赎泰坦尼克号钢铁侠等，都体现出了美国强烈的个人主义和英雄主义。还有些电影中还反映了美国电影中的高科技文化。当然美国文化的影响具有多面性，有消极影响又有其积极的文化价值，文化的姿态本来就应该是包容的广博的，所谓有容乃大，任何文化要想完善就得吸取一切能吸取的精华文化。而电影正是其中一种重要的媒介，我们可以从那些典型的美国大片的背后看看在当今时代背景下美国人的电影文化，了解和吸收那些有价值的文化。关键词：美国电影，美国历史文化，个人主义，英雄主义，文化价值.可修编.-AbstractAbstractHistory and culture as

3、 a dominant producer of the film art,inevitably affects thedevelopment of film and television.Films as one of the main ponents in specifichistorical culture,with the unique character of technique and the way to interpretthe broad,show the profound historical culture and the humanistic spirit.Some fi

4、lmssuch asforrest gumphas successfully showed the heroism and indigenous culture,aswell as the traditional beliefs of the American dream which represented byforrest gump,the film in calling upon the return of the real reason of the American dream.Besides,likethe shawshank redemption,titanic,iron man

5、etc.all reflect the strongAmericanindividualism and heroism.The United States is a warm worship personalheroism country.There still have some films which also reflect the high-tech culture intheAmerican movies.Of course,the influence of American culture is multifaceted.Objectively speaking,American

6、culture has its negative influence and its positive cultural value.Culturalattitude was always supposed to be inclusive of broad,tolerance is a great,anyculture would like to improve must absorb all the essenceof the culture.Filmsare oneof the important medias,we can see the American film culture in

7、 the context ofcontemporary film culture that from the behind of those typical American movies,and to understand and absorb the valuable culture.Key Words:Key Words:The American Film，American Culture，Individualism，Heroism，CulturalValue.可修编.-ContentsContents容摘要错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。Abstract 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义

8、书签。Introduction 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。1.The Development of American Film and Culture 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。1.1 The History of American Movies 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。1.2 The Development of American Culture 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。2.The American Culture Reflected from American Movies 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。2.1 American Movies and

9、 Culture Influence Each Other 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。2.2 The Individualism and Heroism Reflected from Films 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。2.3.The American Dream Reflected fromForrest Gump错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。2.4 The Strong Science and Sechnology Culture in the American Movies 错误错误!未定未定义书签。义书签。3.The Value of American Film

10、Culture 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。Conclusion 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。Works Cited 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。Acknowledgments 错误错误!未定义书签。未定义书签。.可修编.-IntroductionIn an increasingly digital age,the movie has bee indispensable to modern city as aleisure way,and to some extent,it is important to provide people with spiritualsusten

11、ance.American movies have unique vitality and creativity that makes it win theirreplaceable status in the world film.Increasing along with theinformation explosion,the American film with its distinctive vitality,gradually learned a lot oftraditionalelements and theatrical talent from all over the wo

12、rld.Americas leading technology level prompted the high-tech in the large number ofapplications in the movie,it also greatly increased the petitiveness of the American filmintheglobalmarket.Scienceandtechnologyplayanextraordinaryroleinthe American film,and make the personal heroism images as more ac

13、cepting of people.Films,as one of the most popular forms of entertainment,are the best way to show anational characteristic and public taste.In recent years,American films have greatlyinfluenced on the Chinese market.Some American culture reflected in American movies,in addition to the gorgeous scre

14、en,high-tech production brings us strong visual feast,we can also learn about the film culture of the United States.So I choose the papertopic“On The American Culture Reflecting from Those American Films”.I also likewatching American movies.From those American movies,I can deeply understand someAmer

15、ican culture and its cultural value.Based on a large number of classic moviewatching,some analysis and reviews about the movie and some books about Americanhistory and culture reading,then with the help of my teacher and classmates of my.可修编.-paper group,I plete the paper writing.By writing the thes

16、is,I also get a lot of harvest,through this paper I deepened the understanding of American movies and social culture,and I absorb the positive value of American culture.Ihave an objective cognition onAmerican movies and American culture.By knowing the heroism reflected from themovie,the American dre

17、am,etc.,I also started the true ponder to my own life path andthe direction.可修编.-1.The Development of American Film and Culture1.The Development of American Film and Culture1.1.The History of American Movies1.1.The History of American MoviesIn 1889,the American inventor Thomas Edison invented the mo

18、tion picture camera inthe laboratory,and then invented the film projector,and in 1893 established thefirstmovie studio in the world.In April 1894,Edison used his film projection equipment-electric film mirror shown in mercial activities,this is the beginning of the Americanfilm history.In the silent

19、 era,the film got rapid development in the United States.In 1906,theexisting 1000 nickels cinema(named after the deep tickets for 5 cents nickel).In 1909,the theater of the nickel reached 10.The film artists who laid an art foundation for earlyAmericans are:Mr Boulter,Griffith and Charlie Chaplin.In

20、 the development of early American film,the“film patent pany”controlled byEdisons once monopolized the film business.Until around 1915,the monopoly wasfinally broken.American film production base move to Hollywood which is famous inthe world today.Here,in film history of the eight famous panies in t

21、he United Statesgradually developed,and set up to star system the big studios system and genre asthe core system of the Hollywood studio system,they are also known as Hollywoodsthree big magic weapon.In 1927,Warner Brothers launched the first audio feature filmsthe jazz singer in theworld,the film e

22、ntered into the era of sound.From the mid 30s and 40s,American filmshave been in a golden age.Film production rose steadily,so in the rest of the United.可修编.-States and around the world,many film artists have e to Hollywood to seekdevelopment.With the emergence of sound film,in addition to early edi

23、es,westernand anarchicedy,musical,therobber,detective,horrorandsoon,various genre films also developed rapidly.From the end of 40s and the mid-50s,because of the factors that the rapid rise of television industry of the implementation ofthe antitrust law of the government,the American filmindustry w

24、as experiencing aseries of blow and challenge.Until the end of the 60s,the emergence of the“newAmerican movie and the rise of new Hollywood,to make American movies toregroup.From the mid-80s until today,the American film gradually has dominated theworld cinema,using the abundant capital,bringing hig

25、h tech to movie studios,and alsobringing a new language to the one hundred-year-old movies.1.2.the Development of American CultureThe early immigrants brought the European culture to the United States.Soon,theculture spreads out the United States.Today,the United States has bee one of themainstream

26、of world culture.Many American artists make a great contribution to thedevelopment of new style,the new way of self-expression and even the new culturalpattern.The main content of American culture is to emphasize individual value,the pursuit ofdemocracy and freedom,advocating pioneering and petitive

27、,rationality and practical,itscore is the personal centralism:personal supremacy,the pursuit of personal interestsand personal enjoyment,stress the individual struggle,personal self design,the pursuit.可修编.-of individual value finally realize.This deliberately shaping itself,pursuing personalizedindi

28、vidual socialist has its positive side and negative side.TheAmericanpublicsnoticeacplishmentandadmireheroes,theyhaveprofound psychologicalaccumulationof achievementworshipandheroesworship.Personal achievement is one of the highest rated values of all Americanvalues.Many of the people who live in the

29、 United States,whether native-born Americans,or foreign immigrants arrived in the United States,with a dream,that ischanging theirsocial status to realize their dreams in lifethrough their own efforts,this is what peopleoften talk about theAmerican dream.Film as an audio-visual art,through the show

30、of the artistic image,it expresses somethoughts and emotions and reflects different social culture and reflects the era and thenational spirit.Film as one part of the human cultural life directly reflects the culture of anation.Those American movies also reflect the culture of the United States.1.Th

31、e American Culture Reflected from American Movies1.The American Culture Reflected from American Movies2.1.American Movies and Culture Influence Each Other2.1.American Movies and Culture Influence Each OtherAmerican movies are one of the important expressions of the American culture on thescreen.The

32、United States has a global view of film culture concept and form,that determinesthe American filmcan get a more superior position of film in the world than othercountries.It is because of this kind of cultural forms of diversity and inclusiveness that.可修编.-make American moviescontinue to develop aro

33、und the world.American movies basicthemes are love,justice,family,affection,etc.,which is not only the United States as acountry willing to flaunt the perfect values,is also the subject of mon concern to allmankind.American films to a global audience,in addition to Hollywood is good at tellingstorie

34、s and its mercial operation,the full of narrative structure in Americanmovies maturely embodies a mon requirement of people to the reasonable order.At thesame time,Hollywood films,with the help of American politics,culture and businessadvantage,also make the film marketing all over the world,thus bu

35、ilding a powerfulnarrative voice,narrative content is typical of American culture.After the two world wars,due to the change of the U.S.population,the rise of the civil rights movement and theinternationalsituation,Americanculturetowardsmulticulturalism.Thiskindofmulticultural coexistence and develo

36、pment naturally creates the inclusiveness ofAmerican culture.1American films advocate the principle of the supremacy ofmercialism,and positionitself in the global market.It is not limited to the level of attracting the audience.So theAmerican movies do not too care about maintaining the characterist

37、ics of nationalculture,but care about the tolerance and absorption of every national culture in theworld,it is also a cultural strategy of the American film.First of all,the American film generally chooses a global theme in terms of subjectchoice.American film is keen on global theme or subject matt

38、er,such as naturaldisasters,global security,review history,focus on the future,the harmony betweenhuman and nature,and so on.American films on the subject matter,theme,style and.可修编.-technique of expression have the very big breakthrough,but most of the film is basedon the game rules of culture indu

39、stry closeto a certain business elements together.On afew patterns and rules which can make sure the box office earnings,the American filmchurns out a series of stories to cater to public taste.In the filmthe day aftertomorrow,independenceday,Fahrenheit 9/11,people see the beauty of humannature and

40、morality at the moment of the sky were to fall and the wind and cloudtransformation,and also know the deep meaning of the friendship,kinship and love.AndStar Warsand its sequel,Close Encounters of the Third Kind,Starfareandsoon,some sciencefiction weaving individual dreamsaboutthefuture totheaudienc

41、e,at the same,these films have caused thepeople to the rational utilization oftechnology;some animation film,asGarfield,ice age,show a close relationship betweenpeople and animals,animals and nature.American Mainstream movies fully show theAmerican film culture as the mass culture,and the basic char

42、acteristics of industrial andmoney.Secondly,the American film carries a global cooperation in production line.Americanfilm is mitted to attracting global talent.It determines the moviefor the mass andmulticultural.American films reduce the original national cultural character in the film,so as to a

43、far richer and more close natural landscape and humanistic qualities to winthe attention of the audience in different countries.Finally,the American film in the aspect of value concept focuses on the mon pursuit ofmankind.The belief and value pursuit are reflected in the American film,Often withmacr

44、oscopic justice,equality and democracy.Such asPlatoon,the war theme shows the.可修编.-distortion of human nature caused by the war.This kind of historical themeslikegladiatorexpressestheconceptofhistorical justice.Thekindof sciencefictionthemelikesDeep Impactshows the humans resistance to outside dange

45、r.Facing the monopoly position of American films gradually formed in the world filmmarket,and facing that the American films culture,as the mass culture,constantlyencroach on the culture of the othercountries around the world.This makes us haveto have a discussion about the cultural characteristics

46、which reflected from Americanmovies and the simplification tendency of the world film culture.American movies and culture influence each other.Films promote the spread ofAmerican culture,American culture influences the theme of the film content,whilepromoting the prosperity of the movie business.2.2

47、.The Individualism and Heroism Reflected from FilmsThe main theme in the American film is individualism and heroism of the culture.Americans have a strong concept of self-centered,and believe in individualism,andthe pursuit of personal happiness bee a social consensus.The citizens of the UnitedState

48、s worship this personal hero,they advocate personal struggle,adventure,as aresult,the American film touted self-centered individualism and heroism,hoping toencourage their nation and brave their own responsibility,to make contribution tosociety.The black Presidentin2012,when people all in danger,he

49、gives up theopportunitytoaboardtheshiptoescape,leavingalinelikethis:A young scientist will be worth 20 old politicians.This is a kind of heroism for the.可修编.-purpose of future as humans responsibility!InBatman,daredevil,iron man,thehulk,the actorsall use their personal supernatural ability to save t

50、he society and punish theevil.And this kind of the lone ranger at the beginning of the film is often just an ordinaryperson,as well as ordinary citizens can find their own responsibility in the society.Nomatter what kind of crisis and suffering they face,and no matter what a fatal blow,theynever bel