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影片《爱很复杂》则是一部关于爱情、离婚及其有关一切的电影。
本文针对中美两部电影《我爱天上人间》和《爱很复杂》中人物对婚姻的看法和行动,来分析影片中所涉及到的中美爱情观差异。
关键词:
婚姻;
择偶观;
爱情观
Abstract
ThispaperdealswiththevalueoflovebetweenChineseandAmerican.Loveandmarriageistheinternalthemeofhuman,isoneofthemajorparadoxeswhichourhumanfacing,itisnotjustasocialproblem,butaninternalhumanproblem.Traditionallyscholarsallhavetheirownideasaboutthisproblem.Thefilm“lovetrilogy”isastorywhichhappenedintheYunnaninternationalhorticulturalexpogardenaboutthreelovers.Thefilm“it’scomplicated”isamovieaboutlove,divorceandeverythingwhichmarriageinvolved.Thispapertellsaboutthevalueofloveamongtheheroesandtheheroinesinthetwofilms“lovetrilogy”and“it’scomplicated”,thenanalyzesthedifferentvalueoflovebetweenChineseandAmerican.
Keywords:
marriage;
valueoflove;
valueofselectingspouse
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Inwritingthisthesis,Ihavebenefitedfromthesupportofmyteachersandmyclassmates.TheygenerouslyhelpedmecollectmaterialsIneededandmademanyinvaluablesuggestions.Iherebyextendmygratefulthankstothemfortheirkindhelp,withoutwhichthisthesiswouldnothavebeenpossible.
Particularly,IwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoProfessormysupervisor,whoguidedmethroughoutmywritingofthisthesis.Hisencouragingsupportandpatience,hiscarefulreadingofthewholedraftanddetailedcommentshavereallyimpressedme.
Tableofcontents
Titlepage
Abstract(Chinese)
Abstract(English)
Acknowledgements
1.Introduction
Thecurrentsituationofthestudyofdifferentvalueofmarriage
2.Thestudyofthetwofilms
2.1Thestudyofthefilmit’scomplicated
2.2Thestudyofthefilmlovetrilogy
3.Statethedifferentvalueofmarriageaboutthetwofilms
3.1ThevaluesofselectingspouseinChineseandAmerican
3.2TheattitudestowardmarriageinChineseandAmerican
3.3TheattitudetowardsdivorceinChinaandAmerica
4.Conclusion
References
DifferenctvalueofMarriageinChinaandAmerican
——bycomparingthefilm“loveTrilogy”and“It’scomplicated”
1.Introduction
Marriageisanimportantpartofhumanlife,differentcountriesandcountrieswithdifferentagesofthepeopleonmarriagepointareofobviousdifferent,especiallyinthedifferentcountries.Asthedevelopmentoftheproductiveforces,especiallythehumanracesteppedintothe21stcentury,andinthetideofglobalization,alongwitheachothermaterialcivilizationofblendingofculturalvaluesofeachother.Differentareasofmarriagebetweentheideasofitreflecttheculturalinfiltrationofinfluence.ThispaperiswrittenunderthebackgroundofthefastdevelopedmarriageofChinaandAmerican.ThispaperanalysisthedifferentvalueofmarriageinChinaandAmericanthroughtwofilms:
“LoveTrilogy”and“It’sComplicated”.ByanalysisPeople’sideasaboutthechoiceofspouse,theirattitudestowardsmarriageandtheirattitudestowardsdivorce,wegivethedifferentvalueofmarriageinChinaandAmerican.
TheUnitedStatesandChinabothhavetheirownhistoryandculture,whichcausedpeople’svaluesandworldoutlookgreatlydifferent.Thetwomovies,thepaperselectedcanfullydemonstratethedifferentvalueofmarriageinfluencedbydifferentcultures.
2.1Thestudyofthefilmit’scomplicated
It’sComplicatedisafilmdirectedbyNancyMeyersin2009.It’sComplicatedisamovieaboutlove,divorceandeverythingwhichmarriageinvolved.ThestorystartedwithJane.Shehasthreechildren,andrunsaChristmasBarbarabakery,everythingseemssatisfied.Althoughshehasdivorcedtenyears,butstillkeepgoodrelationshipwithherex-husbandJack.However,theyleavethetowntogototheson'
sgraduationceremony,everythingseemstobecomplicatedandtheymeettheirownlove.Jackmarriedwithayoungbeautifulgirl,andJanefallsinlovewithanarchitecthappenedtodecoratingherkitchenAdam.ButtherelationshipbetweenJaneandJakeissocomplicatedthattheydon’tknowhowtodealwitheachother.Love,it'
sreallycomplicated.
LoveTrilogyisamovieaboutwhichhappenedintheYunnaninternationalhorticulturalexpogardenaboutthreelovers.
Thefirstpairoflover,MarkandMissCui,iscomingfromHongKong;
theyhavebeenmarriedforsevenyears.Theyarechildhoodfriendandgrowtogether,it’snowonderthattherestoftheirlifeshallgotogether.Throughtheyarenotrich,theyarehard-working,theyhavethetypicalspiritofHongKongpeople——fighting.However,oneyearago,theymeetthefinancialturmoilsothattheycan’tearnbacktheproperty.Theyhavenothing,bothfeelsad,andbecomenotloveeachother.
Thesecondpairoflover,XuJingandLiuBaisheng,iscomingfromShanghai,theycomeheretohavetheirhoneymoon.Baishengisaworkaholic,heseldomcareaboutXuJing.BeforetheywenttoYunnan,XuJingfoundherselfinapregnantatherworkingplace.Thenshebecomeworriedaboutthis.Unfortunately,Baishenghaven’tthoughthimbedad.Theyfound,theyneedtofiteachotheraftertheymarried,orevenmakeaconcession.Life,infact,isreallydifficult.
Thethirdpairoflover,SongZimingandBobo,iscomingfromKorea.Theyfallinlovewitheachotherforonlyhalfayear.Beingasophomore,Zimingloveromantic,loveliterature,andwanttocomeChinafortheparadiseplaceShangri-la.andBoboisadressedwellgirlandalsoapeacockishvaingloriousgirl.Whentheyfirstknoweachother,ZimingfoundBoboistherightgirlinhimheart.However,theybothfoundtheydoesn’tloveeachother.Likemanyyoungman,theyarestillfindingtheirrightone.Whattheyactdonottheseemaswhattheyreallyis.
Tothethreelovers,guideLiuhaveherownview.Duringthethreedaysofintroduringtheexpogarden,sheactas“amatch-maker”tothethreelovers.Throughshedoeswhatshecantohelpthethreeloverstoloveeachother,somedisturbancealsohappened.Finally,ZimingandBobowerebreakup.ForZimingiseagertogotoShangri-la,howcanhestophere?
SoheaskedtoLiuhaiwhethersheisstillcontinuetobebistourguide.Liuhaiisaverykind-heartedgirl,shepromisedtogowithhimtofinishZiming’sdesires.
WhentheyarrivedattheShangri-la,thingsseemchanged.Forsomereasons,maybetheplaceissobeautiful,thetwoyoungpeoplefallinlovewitheachother.InZiming’sheart,Liuhaiisagreenhandonthis.Sheevendon’tknowwhatsheshoulddonext.
3.1ThevaluesofselectingspouseinChineseandAmerican:
Influencedbytraditionalcultureandethics,today’sparentsstillsterntotheirchildren.Theylettheirchildrenfollowedtheroadtheyhavealreadydesigned.Onthiscase,manypeoplelacktheabilityofindependentandthisabilitycanjustbetterembodiesinmarriage.Whensomeonethinksheorsheshallgetmarried,theywillaskfortheirparents’ideasabouttheirdecision.Ontheissuesofselectingspouse,parentsstill“makeadifference”.But,incontract,inAmerican,whethermanandwomangetmarriedisaboutwhetherthetwocanmatcheachotherorgoalongwitheachother,theydon’tcareaboutother’sattitudetowardsmarriage.WhenthisdifferentvalueinChinaandAmericantransferredwithtime,thevalueofmarriagewillalsochanged.
Cultureofhistoryisthemajorfactorstoinfluencethedifferencevalueofselectingspouse.AccordingtoasurveyreportofNankaiuniversity,themaindifferentvalueofselectingspousecontains:
inChina,whenselectingspouse,inthedescriptionoftheself,age,educationlevel,marriagehistoryappearance,good,conduct,haveorhaven’tchildrenarealmostthesame.Whileinheight,professional,housing,health,thisthreeitems,therearesignificantdifference,andmanismorethanwoman.InBoston,inthedescriptionofself,age,height,educationlevel,race,religion,marriagehiatory“intelligent”,“haveasenseofhumor,”“artisticbreath”havenosignificantdifferencesbetweenmaleandfemale.Whileincareer,hobbies,“lovesport”or“friendly”,“lovelife”severalaresignificantdifferences.Amongthem,manprefertodescribethemincareer,“lovesport”,“lovelife”threeitems.However,womentendtothetwoitems,hobbies,“friendly”.
3.2TheattitudestowardmarriageinChineseandAmerican
Themainreasonofthedifferentvalueofselectingspouseisthedifferentvaluetowardmarriage.TheChinesepayattentionstointerpersonalrelationship,theythinkthatmarriageisnotjustthecombinationoftwoindividuals.Parentslettheirchildrengetmarried,inthesurface,theygettheirchildrenmarried;
infact,theparentsdothisisforthewholefamily.IntraditionalChinesesociety,marriageisthebiggestthingsinthewholefamily;
everyoneinthefamilyisinvolved.Fromthis,wecanseetheChineseweddingisforothers,mangetmarriedistobreed,istothefamily’sboundendutyandheldakindofresponsibility.Forthem,gettingmarriedisafamily’sboundenduty,andthemoreimportantisoneoftheirrights.Asamemberofsociety,theyhavearighttoresponsetotheirfutureandvariousdemands.
Americanisayoungcountrywhichisestablishedbyimmigrantsfrommanyareaswithmanycountriesnation.American’svariousculturalandsocialenvironmentsmakemanypeopleacceptsuchlifecreed:
everymanforhimselffundGodforusall.Theythinkthatmarriageisthecom