论那些美国电影中反映地美国文化.docx

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论那些美国电影中反映地美国文化

某某大学

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：

OntheAmericanCultureReflectingfromThoseAmericanFilms

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

内容摘要

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

Abstract

Historyandcultureasadominantproducerofthefilmart,inevitablyaffectsthedevelopmentoffilmandtelevision.Filmsasoneofthemaincomponentsinspecifichistoricalculture,withtheuniquecharacteroftechniqueandthewaytointerpretthe broad,showtheprofound historicalcultureandthehumanisticspirit.Somefilmssuchasforrestgumphassuccessfullyshowedtheheroismandindigenousculture,aswellasthetraditionalbeliefsoftheAmericandreamwhichrepresentedbyforrestgump,thefilmincallinguponthereturnoftherealreasonoftheAmericandream.

Besides,liketheshawshankredemption,titanic,ironmanetc.allreflectthestrongAmericanindividualismandheroism.TheUnitedStatesisawarmworshippersonalheroismcountry.Therestillhavesomefilmswhichalsoreflectthehigh-techcultureintheAmericanmovies.

Ofcourse,theinfluenceofAmericancultureismultifaceted.Objectivelyspeaking,Americanculturehasitsnegativeinfluenceanditspositiveculturalvalue.Culturalattitudewasalwayssupposedtobeinclusiveofbroad,toleranceisagreat,anyculturewouldliketoimprovemustabsorball theessenceoftheculture.Filmsareoneoftheimportantmedias,wecanseetheAmericanfilmcultureinthecontextofcontemporaryfilmculturethatfromthebehindofthosetypicalAmericanmovies,andtounderstandandabsorbthevaluableculture.

KeyWords:

TheAmericanFilm，AmericanCulture，Individualism，Heroism，CulturalValue

Contents

Introduction

Inanincreasinglydigitalage,themoviehasbecomeindispensabletomoderncityasaleisureway,andtosomeextent,itisimportanttoprovidepeoplewithspiritualsustenance.Americanmovieshaveuniquevitalityandcreativitythatmakesitwintheirreplaceablestatusintheworldfilm.Increasingalongwiththeinformationexplosion,theAmericanfilmwithits distinctive vitality,graduallylearnedalotof traditionalelementsandtheatricaltalentfromallover theworld.

America'sleadingtechnologylevelpromptedthehigh-techinthelargenumberofapplicationsinthemovie,italsogreatlyincreasedthecompetitivenessof theAmericanfilmintheglobalmarket.Scienceandtechnologyplayanextraordinaryroleinthe American film,andmakethepersonalheroismimages asmoreacceptingofpeople.

Films,asoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainment,arethebestwaytoshowanationalcharacteristicandpublictaste.Inrecentyears,AmericanfilmshavegreatlyinfluencedontheChinesemarket.SomeAmericanculturereflectedinAmericanmovies,inadditiontothegorgeousscreen,high-techproductionbringsusstrongvisualfeast,wecanalsolearnaboutthefilmcultureoftheUnitedStates.SoIchoosethepapertopic“OnTheAmericanCultureReflectingfromThoseAmericanFilms”.IalsolikewatchingAmericanmovies.FromthoseAmericanmovies,IcandeeplyunderstandsomeAmericancultureanditsculturalvalue.Basedonalargenumberofclassicmoviewatching,someanalysisandreviewsaboutthemovieandsomebooksaboutAmericanhistoryandculturereading,thenwiththehelpofmyteacherandclassmatesofmypapergroup,Icompletethepaperwriting.Bywritingthethesis,Ialsogetalotofharvest,throughthispaperIdeepenedtheunderstandingofAmericanmoviesandsocialculture,andIabsorbthepositivevalueofAmericanculture.IhaveanobjectivecognitiononAmericanmoviesandAmericanculture.Byknowingtheheroismreflectedfromthemovie,theAmericandream,etc.,Ialsostartedthetruepondertomyownlifepathandthedirection.

1.TheDevelopmentofAmericanFilmandCulture

1.1.TheHistoryofAmericanMovies

In1889,theAmericaninventorThomasEdisoninventedthemotionpicturecamerainthelaboratory,andtheninventedthefilmprojector,andin1893establishedthefirstmoviestudiointheworld.InApril1894,Edisonusedhisfilmprojectionequipment-"electricfilmmirror"shownincommercialactivities,thisisthebeginningoftheAmericanfilmhistory.

Inthesilentera,thefilmgotrapiddevelopmentintheUnitedStates.In1906,theexisting1000"nickelscinema"（namedafterthedeepticketsfor5centsnickel）.In1909,thetheaterofthenickelreached10.ThefilmartistswholaidanartfoundationforearlyAmericansare:

MrBoulter,GriffithandCharlieChaplin.

InthedevelopmentofearlyAmericanfilm,the“filmpatentcompany”controlledbyEdisonsoncemonopolizedthefilmbusiness.Untilaround1915,themonopolywasfinallybroken.AmericanfilmproductionbasemovetoHollywoodwhichisfamousintheworldtoday.Here,infilmhistoryoftheeightfamouscompaniesintheUnitedStatesgraduallydeveloped,andsetupto"starsystem""thebigstudiossystem"and"genre"asthecoresystemoftheHollywoodstudiosystem,theyarealsoknownasHollywood's"threebigmagicweapon."

In1927,WarnerBrotherslaunchedthefirstaudiofeaturefilms"thejazzsinger" intheworld,thefilmenteredintotheeraofsound.Fromthemid30sand40s,Americanfilmshavebeeninagoldenage.Filmproductionrosesteadily,sointherestoftheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld,manyfilmartistshavecometoHollywoodtoseekdevelopment.Withtheemergenceofsoundfilm,inadditiontoearlycomedies,westernand anarchiccomedy,musical,therobber,detective,horrorandsoon,various genre films alsodevelopedrapidly.Fromtheendof40sandthemid-50s,becauseofthefactors thattherapidriseoftelevisionindustryoftheimplementationoftheantitrustlawofthegovernment,theAmericanfilmindustrywasexperiencingaseriesofblowandchallenge.Untiltheendofthe60s,theemergenceofthe“newAmericanmovie"andtheriseof"newHollywood",tomakeAmericanmoviestoregroup.Fromthemid-80suntiltoday,theAmericanfilmgraduallyhasdominatedtheworldcinema,usingtheabundantcapital,bringinghightechtomoviestudios,andalsobringinganewlanguagetotheonehundred-year-oldmovies.

1.2.theDevelopmentofAmericanCulture

TheearlyimmigrantsbroughttheEuropeanculturetotheUnitedStates.Soon,theculturespreadsouttheUnitedStates.Today,theUnitedStateshasbecomeoneofthemainstreamofworldculture.ManyAmericanartists makeagreatcontribution tothedevelopmentofnewstyle,thenewwayofself-expressionandeventhenewculturalpattern.

ThemaincontentofAmericancultureistoemphasizeindividualvalue,thepursuitofdemocracyandfreedom,advocatingpioneeringandcompetitive,rationalityandpractical,itscoreisthepersonalcentralism:

personalsupremacy,thepursuitofpersonalinterestsandpersonalenjoyment,stresstheindividualstruggle,personalselfdesign,thepursuitofindividualvaluefinallyrealize.Thisdeliberatelyshapingitself,pursuingpersonalizedindividualsocialisthasitspositivesideandnegativeside.

TheAmericanpublicsnoticeaccomplishmentandadmireheroes,theyhaveprofound psychologicalaccumulationof achievementworshipandheroesworship.Personalachievementis oneofthehighestratedvaluesof allAmericanvalues.ManyofthepeoplewholiveintheUnitedStates,whethernative-bornAmericans,orforeignimmigrantsarrivedintheUnitedStates,withadream,thatischangingtheirsocialstatustorealizetheirdreamsinlifethroughtheirownefforts,thisiswhatpeopleoftentalkabout"theAmericandream".

Filmasanaudio-visualart,through theshow of theartisticimage,itexpressessomethoughtsandemotionsandreflectsdifferentsocialcultureandreflectstheeraandthenationalspirit.Filmasonepartofthehumanculturallifedirectlyreflectsthecultureofanation.ThoseAmericanmoviesalsoreflectthecultureoftheUnitedStates.

1.TheAmericanCultureReflectedfromAmericanMovies

2.1.AmericanMoviesandCultureInfluenceEachOther

AmericanmoviesareoneoftheimportantexpressionsoftheAmericancultureonthescreen.

TheUnitedStateshasaglobalviewoffilmcultureconceptandform,thatdeterminestheAmericanfilmcanget amoresuperiorposition offilm intheworld thanothercountries.ItisbecauseofthiskindofculturalformsofdiversityandinclusivenessthatmakeAmericanmovies continuetodevelop aroundtheworld.Americanmoviesbasicthemesarelove,justice,family,affection,etc.,whichisnotonlytheUnitedStatesasacountrywillingtoflaunttheperfectvalues,isalsothesubjectofcommonconcerntoallmankind.Americanfilmstoaglobalaudience,inadditiontoHollywoodisgoodattellingstoriesanditscommercialoperation,thefullofnarrativestructureinAmericanmovies maturelyembodies a common requirementof peopletothereasonableorder.Atthesametime,Hollywoodfilms,withthehelpofAmericanpolitics,cultureandbusinessadvantage ,alsomakethefilmmarketingallovertheworld,thusbuildingapowerfulnarrativevoice,narrativecontentistypicalofAmericanculture.Afterthetwoworldwars,duetothechangeoftheU.S.population,theriseofthecivilrightsmovementandtheinternationalsituation,Americanculturetowardsmulticulturalism.ThiskindofmulticulturalcoexistenceanddevelopmentnaturallycreatestheinclusivenessofAmer