Font Size: a A A

The Screen Hero Contrast With The Evolution Of The Image Of The Chinese And Western

Posted on:2012-09-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J WenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205330335456930Subject:Film
Abstract/Summary:PDF Full Text Request
In Evolution of Eastern and Western cultures among their own, the hero plays the role of deeply rooted. The values that it represents impact on the whole society greatly. Hero was born in Hong Kong films to be a hot topic of Hong Kong society in a short period of time. We are concerned that the different shape the heroic image of the past and even alternative. It not only broke the shackles of the traditional heroes of the right way, and derives the new cultural issues. In Hollywood, hero is popular so far, and which has become a Hollywood movie character symbols.In the social, we need to study the prevalence of a screen image of the movie, it can not be separated from local socio-cultural and even historical reason. So what is the relationship between the rise in Hong Kong hero film and the background? What does the mean of Alternative hero image of Hong Kong? Why Hollywood screen heroes entrenched enduring,and what's the connected with history and culture of United States? Through this series of questions one after another, the reasons for the origin and development of the hero image in the screen presumably will be more clarified.Heroes are apparently different because their own cultural differences, At the same time, they are also the product of the film. Do they really would be completely different? This is really hard to believe. If we compare the screen hero roles, whether to find another the discovery or not? What the similarities and differences with each other? The reason for this will form what is it? With this kind of doubt, we'll pay attention on the Hong Kong film as the representative of the East, and Hollywood movies as the representative of the West. Through the comparison and analysis of the heroic images, attempt to collate and summarize the similarities and differences between them. Article will first start from the birth of the concept of the hero, under Chinese and Western cultures, Analysis the influence of the changes from historical, psychological, social and other factors. showing the different features of Chinese and Western heroes and to analyze its causes.To better has a uniform horizontal and vertical links, this article will focus on the films directed by John Woo. As the most successful and a typical Hong Kong director by entering into the Hollywood market, John Woo retain the individual characteristics,at the same time, Grasp on the Western hero of the differences and similarities shape, Heroic image of the screen in different periods, although different from the way the performance, they are invariably sought after by local and responsiveness. That being the case, then we can guess, in a particular case, Oriental Heroes can be a "gorgeous turn", to be the Western world heroes? Articles in research methods will be combined film market and the characteristics of popular movies, Considering of Western culture, traditions and aesthetic point of difference, Verifying both positive and negative film, Trying to find and explore a method, to help the later films involving in the cross-cultural issues.
Keywords/Search Tags:Hong Kong, Hollywood, Hero, Culture, Movie
PDF Full Text Request
Related items