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奵莱坞超级英雄电影浅析
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毕业设计(论文)任务书
班级:
05级英语4班学生姓名:
蒙还学号:
20054407
发题日期:
2009年3JI15n完成门期:
5JJ30门
题目:
好莱坞超级英雄电影浅析
ABriefStudyonHollywoodSuperheroMovies
1、木论文的目的、意义.•超级英雄电影已然成为美W文化的重耍组成部
t超级英雄电影不仅仅足一种炎型的电影,其毕已衍少出超越银幕的意义。
人们对超级英雄电毖的钟爱代表石一种文化潮流,fel示出一足的社会心理。
在3今屮美经济、文化、军事、政治各方面交流n益紧密的形势下,如果能够对美w及美w人冇m个面、更淸晰的理解,必将对我w人冇婢益。
通过对好莱坞超级莢雄电影的细致研究,我们能够见好地了解美w社会、文化、价值观及美国民众的心理。
2、学生应完成的任务
1)确定论文方向:
2)广泛查阅资料,做好卡片;
3)确定主题:
4)构思并撰写提纲;
5)撰写论文,完成初稿;
.6)修改,定稿
1.1打印,装订:
准备矜辩。
3、论文各部分内容及时间分配:
(共12周)第—部分Introduction
(2周)
笫二部分MaiorCommonfeaturesofHollywoodSuperheroMovies
(3周)
分ReasonsforandBacksroundoftheDoouhiritvofSuperheroMovies
(4周〉
笫叫部分ThedevelopmentLawofPopulaceinSuperheroMovies
第五部分Conclusion
(周〉
评阅及咎辩
(1周)
摘要
超级英雄足这样--群异类,他们活跃在好莱坞大银幕上,天生拥有或者后天获得超能力。
他们嫉恶如仇,同情贫苦人众,关注弱势群体,宽广强健的肩膀勇敢地担负保地球、拯救悅界的重任。
如今描写这类人物的超级英雄电影已经成为好莱坞和电影界不容忽视的潮流。
儿乎每次公映,超级英雄电影都能掀起新的一轮观映狂潮。
超级英雄电影已然成为美闲文化的重要组成部分。
超级英雄电影不仅仅足一种类型的电影,其毕已衍生出超越银幕的意义。
人们对超级英雄电影的钟爱代表着一种文化潮流,揭示出一定的社会心理。
在A今中美经济、文化、军事、政治各方面n益紧密的形势下,如果能够对美M及美w人有更全面、更淸晰的理解,必将对我w大有裨益。
通过对奵莱坞超级英雄电影的细致研究,我们能够更好地了解美m社会、文化、价值观及美_民众的心理。
木论文正文上要由四部分构成。
笫•部分为文章的总导rr,包括研究背榮,研究的意义以及文章结构。
自上世纪40年代诞生以来,超级英雄电影经历了超过六十载的风风雨雨。
在这段漫长的旅途中,随卷《超人》、《蝙蝠俠》、《蜘蛛侠》、《x-战警》、《钢铁侠》等影片的先后丄映,超级英雄电影业已形成其独特的特征。
通过全方位的对比研究,本文在第二部分将一一阐释超级英雄电影的五.个典型特征,分别是:
超级英雄的身份双重性;
超级英雄们生活屮(特别足童年)所遭受的苦难、不幸;
超级英雄们身沿特制服装;
单枪匹3地战斗;
超级英雄屮的男权统治。
超级英雄的繁荣不是偶然,而是必然的结果。
木文第三部分将重点阐释促成其繁荣的四大w素,分别足:
美w个人上义和个人英雄主义盛行的影响;
美众的不安全感;
宗教w素以及美w的霸权上义影响。
本文第四部分将致力于揭示超级英雄电影发展的••大发展规律:
平k化规
律
最后,在木文第卩4部分即结论部分,作者将简中.地总结归纳研究的成果及不足之处,并针对研究的局限,指明进一步研究的方向建议。
关键词:
好莱坞电影;
超级英雄•,并同特征;
流行原因;
发展规律
ABSTRACT
SuperheroesareagroupofheterogeneousfigureslivingonHollywoodbigscreen;
theyusuallypossessoracquirecertainsuperpowerandhavedeepsympathyforthepoorandtheweakandbeartheresponsibilityofsafeguardingtheearthandsavinghumanbeingsontheirbroadandrobustshoulders.Nowadays,SuperheromovieshavebecomeaninneglecdbleforceinHollywoodandthewholemoviecircle.AlmosteverypresentationofSuperheromovieswouldbeabighitinglobalmoviemarketandprovokeanewroundofwatchingupsurge.SuperheromovieshavenowconstitutedanindispensablepartofAmericanculture.
Superheromovieshavedevelopedmeaningsbeyondbigscreen.People’sfavorforSuperheromoviesrepresentsaculturaltrendandconveyscertainsocialpsychology.Withtheever-closingcommunicationwiththeUSineconomy,politics,cultureandmilitary,abetterunderstandingofAmericaandAmericanpeoplewillbeofgreatvaluetoputusinafavorableposition.ThroughdetailedstudyofHollywoodsuperheromovies,wecangetadeeperinsightofAmericanculture;
thisthesisendeavorstohaveabetterunderstandingoncontemporaryAmericansocialpsychology,Americanvalues,AmericancultureandtheAmericansocietyasawhole.
Themaintextofthisthesisconsistsoffourparts.Partoneservesasageneralintroduction,whichincludesthebackgroundofthestudy,thesignificanceofthestudyandthesisstructure.
Superheromovies,sinceitsbirthin1940s,havebeenthroughoverthreedecades.Inthislongjourney,withtheconstantspringing-upofmoviessuchasSuperman,Spiderman,BatmanandX-man,Superheromovieshavedevelopedparticularcommonfeatures.Inparttwo,throughacomprehensiveanalysisofthesemovies,thisthesiswillexpoundfivetypicalcommonfeaturesofsuperheromovies,namely,thedualroleplayedbysuperheroes,thatisthedualityofsuperheroes'
identification,miseries,misfortunessuperheroessuffered,especiallyinchildhood,
specialcostumewornbysuperheroes,superheroes’fightingsingle-handedlyandthemasculinedominationofsuperheroes.
ThepopularityofsuperheromoviesinAmericaisnotanaccidentbutaninevitableoutcome.Andthethesis,inpartthree,willfocusonillustratingfourmajorreasonsthatcontributetotheflourishofSuperheroMovies:
theimpactofindividualismandindividualheroism,Americanpeople’ssenseofinsecurity,religiousfactorsandhegemonisminAmericanculture.
AndpartfourofthethesiswillbegiventodemonstrateamajordevelopmentlawofSuperheroMovies:
populace.
Inpartfivethethesiscomesintoaconclusion,whichsummarizesmainfindingsofthestudyandsomelimitations,togetherwiththeprospectoffurtherstudyinthisfield.
KeyWords:
Hollywoodmovies;
superheroes;
commonfeatures;
reasonsfor
popularity;
developmentlaw
Contents
PartOneIntroduction
2.3
2.4
2.5BackgroundoftheStudy1
1.2SignificanceoftheStudy2
1.3ThesisStructure2
PartTwoMajorCommonFeaturesofHollywoodSuperheroMovies
1.1
1.2
1.3TheDualityofSuperheroes’Identification4
2.2Miseries,MisfortunesSuperheroesSuffered,especiallyin
Childhood5
3.1Superheroes’SpecialCostumes5
3.2
3.3
3.4Superheroes’FightingSingle-handedly6
3.5
3.6
3.7MasculineDominance7
PartThreeReasonsForandBackgroundofthepopularityofSuperheroMovies:
TheImpactofIndividualismandindividualisticHeroism11
AmericanPeople’SenseofInsecurity13
HegemonisminAmericanCulture14
Religiousbackground16
PartFourTheDevelopmentLawofPopulaceinSuperheroMovies18
2.6
20
PartFiveConclusion
Notes21
Bibliography22
Acknowledgements23
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BackgroundoftheStudy
ItseemsasifHollywood,aswellasthewholeworld,hasincurablybeeninfectedwith“superherofever”.SuperheroesmoviesofvarietyspringoutandsparklelikeshiningstarsintheendlessvelveteveningskyofHollywoodmovies,amongthebestknownbeingsupermcm,SpidermanandBatman,Ironman.Millionsoffansareobsessedwiththem;
theyhavecheereduptheever-depressingmovieindustry.Thefollowingformfromprofessionalbox-officestatisticswebwillshowhowpopularsuperheromoviesare.Thehighlightedbelongtosuperheromovies.
Rank
Title(clicktoview)
Studio
Lifetime
Gross
Year
1
Titanic
Par.
S600,788,I88
1997
2
TheDarkKnight
WB
$533,345^58
2008
3
StarWars
Fox
$460,998,007
1977
4
Shrek2
DW
S441,226,247
2004
5
E.T.:
TheExtra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$435,110,554
1982
6
StarWars:
EpisodeI-ThePhantomMenace
S431,088,301
1999
7
PiratesoftheCaribbean:
DeadMan’sChest
BV
S423,3I5,8I2
2006
8
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
2002
9
EpisodeIII-RevengeoftheSith
$380,270,577
2005
10
TheLordoftheRings:
TheReturnoftheKing
NL
S377,027,325
2003
11
Spider-Man2
$373,585,825
12
ThePassionoftheChrist
NM
$370,782,930
13
JurassicPark
$357,067,947
1993
14
TheTwoTowers
$341,786,758
15
FindingNemo
$339,714,978
16
Spider-Man3
$336,530,303
2007
17
ForrestGump
$329,694,499
1994
18
TheLionKing
$328,541,776
19
ShrektheThird
PAV
$322,719,944
Transformers
$319,246,193
21
IronMan
$318,412,101
AccordingtotheupperAll-timeNorthAmericanDomesticBoxOfficestatistics,intop100box-officemoviesinthewholeAmericanbigscreenhistory,Superheromoviesoccupy12;
inTop25,Superheromoviestake5.Spiderman,BatmanandSupermanseriesareinclusive.Particularly,Batman6ranksthesecondplaceonthelist,whichcanbestillustratethepopularityofSuperheroes.Whyaresuperheromoviesenjoyingsuchpopularity,whycantheydominatetheboxoffice,whatmakesthemsoappealing?
Thesequestionshavegreatlyarousedtheauthor’sinterestandtheauthorhastriedhisbestinthisthesistoseekasatisfyinganswer.
SignificanceoftheStudy
Nowadays,SuperheromovieshavebecomeanintegratepartofAmericanculturewhichdeservesresearchers’attention.Superheromovieshavedevelopedmeaningsbeyondscreen.People’sfavorforsuperheromoviesrepresentsaculturaltrendandconveyscertainsocialpsychology.ThroughadetailedstudyofHollywoodsuperheromovies,wecangetadeeperinsightofAmericancultureandhaveabetterunderstandingoncontemporarysocialpsychologyofAmericanandthewhole
Americansociety.
ThesisStructure
Inthisthesis,whichconsistsoffiveparts,theauthorendeavorstopresenthisstudyingfruits.Partoneservesasageneralintroduction.ParttwowillfocusonfivemajorcommonfeaturesofHollywoodsuperheromovies,namely,thedualityofSuperheroes'
identity,miseries,misfortunessuperheroessufferedinchildhood,Superheroes*specialcostume,superheroes,fightingsingle-handedlyandmasculineDominance.Partthreeisconcernedaboutillustratingrelevantreasonsofsuperheromovies,prevalence:
theimpactofindividualismandindividualheroism,Americanpeople'
ssenseofinsecurity,religiousfactorsandhegemonisminAmericanculture.Partfourwillbegiventodemonstrateamajordevelopmentlawinsuperheromovies-populace.Inpartfivethethesiscomesintoaconclusion,whichsummarizesmainfindingsofthestudyandsomelimitations,togetherwiththeprospectof
furtherstudyinthisfield.
Hollywood,asahighlydevelopedmovie-producingcenter,justresemblesahugemod