高级公寓Cultural Differences in Movies

Cultural Differences in Movies

Abstrac

t:

Chinese

and

Western

films

belong

to

different

cultural

origins,

social

and

historical

background,

Therefore,

the value of their cultural differences are bound to show up

in

the

movie.

This

passage

mainly

talks

about

four

differences

in movies that can reflects cultural barriers.

Keywords

: cultural differences movies entertainment

Movie is a production of times, which is also a form of art. Since it depends on the

local culture, it naturally refracts its

cultural characteristics. In China , there is an

old

saying”

The

unique

features

of

a

local

environment

always

give

special

characteristics

to

its

inhabitants.”(

一方水养一方人

).[1]

Films

is

no

exception.

The

unique culture makes the movies unique.

The

first

and

the

most

distinct

cultural

differences

exist

in

the

way

of

thinking.

The

American

advocates

individual

heroism

while

we

encourage

collectivism

and

unity. It is not .exaggerating to say that America has the most so-

called “superman” in

the

world.

We

can

recall

their

names

and

remind

their

images

at

once,

such

as

the

spiderman

,

batman

,

ironman

and

Captain

America

.

They

even

have

a

secret

organization called Justice League of America which is set up by heroes. Maybe it is

relevant to American culture that emphasizes personal struggle and

to

be

self-relia.

But

in

Chinese

movies,

you

can

not

expect

a

single

man

to

save

a

world.

Instead,

savior is often a team or a group. Because our culture believes that

“ Two heads are

better than one”

(

三个臭皮匠

,

顶个诸葛亮

)[1]. It means if a man want to succeed, he

needs

other’s

help.

As

proofs,

you

can

come

to

above

conclusions

by

watching

Assembly

(

《集结号》

),

The Founding of A Republic

(

《建国大业》

) and so on.

Secondly, another obvious point is the theme that movies select. Sci-fi movie is

quite popular in America. Most of the top sci-fi movies are made in Hollywood.

The

Matrix

（

《黑客帝国》

）

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Star Wars

（

《星球大战》

）

and

Back To The Future

(

《回到

未来》

) are three outstanding representatives. It is related to their modern technology

so that they can think further and support them to make the film more lifelike which

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