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A Comparative Study Of The Narrative Strategies Of DC And Marvel In Constructing Superheroes

Posted on:2020-09-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q Y ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330575472670Subject:Theater, film and television
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In 1978,the Hollywood superhero film began with the film Superman directed by Richard Donner and produced by Warner Film Company.The subsequent Trilogy Superman achieved great success in the 1980 s.Batman,directed by Tim Burton in 1989,brought another superhero movie to the big screen.DC's superhero cartoon,besides in the cartoon industry,also caused a great stir in the film and television industry,which was popular for a while.As we all know,the DC and Manway are the two giants of American superhero cartoons at this time.Of course,Manway can't wait to die.Until entering the new century,Manway launched the first hero,Captain of America.The American team in World War II combined with historical events created the captain of the United States to fight with the American people,from weak human beings to superheroes.Elephant.While bringing high box office to Hollywood,it also gives the company a real taste of the golden zone where superhero movies have not yet been excavated.At this time,it is ready to launch independent hero movies.While continuing to launch independent hero movies,it is planning a plan for the universe of independent hero movies.Since then,there have been many heroes in DC and Manway comics,such as Spider-Man,Iron Man,Hulk,Raytheon,X-Men and so on.These images and their actors have not only become popular idols,but also become indispensable image elements in people's hearts.The superheroes in Hollywood movies seem to be some heroes who represent justice and sacrifice themselves to save the world on the surface,but in a deeper sense,he conveys the mainstream spirit of the United States and the mainstream culture of the United States to the audience,which intentionally symbolizes the shaping of the national image and the transmission of American popular culture.The emergence and prosperity of the theme of superhero type is promoted by the combination of various factors of the country,society and people.With the development of society,the audience's aesthetic appeal is gradually diversified,and the image of superhero is gradually enriched and diversified.Nowadays,with the development of superhero movies becoming more and more mature,the competition between DC and Manway's superhero movies is becomingmore and more fierce.In addition to having their own strong fans in the comic circle,the fans in the film and television circles are also comparing with each other.Throughout the development process of the two companies,DC's "Superman" trilogy opened the prelude of superhero cartoon film and television,while Manway has been following up,and has planned to formulate a long-term development strategy to establish the Manway film universe.On this road,DC is buried in creating independent hero movies,shaping fuller characters and digging deeper thematic core.In the process of film and television,we are behind Manway's films.Although some people think that superheroes share the same narrative structure and construction way from the perspective of image construction,in the eyes of fans,DC and Manway's superheroes differ from cartoons to movies in many ways.Besides the whole of the film,the more attractive superheroes are endowed by the author.The internal hard core of the image,this paper will study the two company heroes from the different narrative strategies of DC and Manwei,through the comparison between DC and Manwei,analyze their respective limitations.
Keywords/Search Tags:DC, Manway, Super hero, Construction method, Narrative strategy
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