美国价值观与中国传统文化元素的融合与冲突毕业论文.docx

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美国价值观与中国传统文化元素的融合与冲突毕业论文

美国价值观与中国传统文化元素的融合与冲突毕业论文

Contents

Acknowledgments

AbstractI

摘要II

ContentsIII

IIntroduction1

1.1TheSynopsisofMulan1

1.2TheSynopsisofKungFuPanda2

IItheCompatibilityofAmericanValuesandChineseElements3

2.1Thecharacters3

2.2Scenery,ArchitectureandotherDetails4

2.3MartialArts5

2.4ChinesePhilosophy6

III.ConflictsofAmericanValuesandChineseElements9

3.1ConservatismVSFreeSpirit9

3.2FamilyPriority&Individualism10

IV.Conclusion12

4.1GeneralSummaryoftheStudy12

Bibliography14

TheCompatibilityandConflictsbetweenAmericanValuesandChineseElementsinAnimatedMoviesMulanandKungFuPanda

IIntroduction

1.1TheSynopsisofMulan

AsoneoftherepresentativeworkofballadsinancientChina,BalladofMulanisacelebratedfolktalewhichhasbeenwidelytoldfromgenerationtogenerationinChinaforhundredsofyears.IttellsastoryaboutagirlnamedHuaMulanwhoisbornandraisedinatraditionalChinesefamily.However,unlikeotherpopulousChinesefamilies,Mulanhasneitherbrothersnorsisters.Whenthewarbreaksout,Mulansubstitutesforheragedfatherandjoinsthearmytodefendthecountryagainstnortherninvaders.Mulan’sfilialloyalty,valiantnessandoutstandingmilitaryabilitymakeheroneofthemostrespectedheroineinChinesehistory.

In1998,Americanfilmtycoon,DisneycompanyproducedananimatedfilmMulanbasedonthiswell-knownChinesefolktale.Themaincharactersandplotremainsame:

thebraveMulan,herold,sickfatherandtheviciousenemies.However,whiletheyellow-skinned,black-hairedgirlevokessomewarmandapproachablefeelingsinmanyChineseaudiences’hearts,someofthemfindthattheimageofMulanwhichrepresentedintheAmericanfilmissomewhatdifferentfromthetraditionalheroineimageinChinesetextbooks.Therefore,thefilmMulanisastorywithaChinesetraditionalstructurebutinessence,itisfilledofAmericanspiritandwesternvalues.

1.2TheSynopsisofKungFuPanda

InJune,2008,DreamWorksAnimationStudioreleasedgloballyanotheranimatedblockbusterKungFuPanda,choosingoneofthemostpopularandrenownedChinesetraditionalelements,martialartsasthecoreelementofthefilm.

ThesynopsisofKungFuPandalookslikesomethinglikethis:

aclumsypandanamedPoliveswithhisfosterfather,aduck,inPeaceValley.Onthesurface,Pomaylooklikejustlikeanotherportlypanda,butbeneathhisfur,hebearsthemarkofthechosenone.Byday,Poworksfaithfullyinhisfamily’snoodleshop,butbynight,hedreamsofbecomingatruemasterofthemartialarts.Whenanancientprophecyhascometopass,Porealizesthatheistheonlyonewhocansavehispeoplefromcertaindestruction.Intheend,withthehelpofthelegendaryFuriousFive,Tigress,Crane,Mantis,Viper,Monkeyandtheirwisementor,MasterShifu,thenoblePomastersthemartialartsandsomehowtransformshisgreatestweaknessintohisgreateststrengths.ItistheseincrediblestrengthsthatbeatthemalevolentsnowleopardTaiLung.Hefulfillshisdestinyastheherowhosaveshispeopleduringtheirdarkesthour.

ItisnotdifficulttofindthatinsteadofapplyingtheChineseelementssimplytofilm-making,theproducersofKungFuPandatakesometypicalorientalphilosophicalthemes,suchaslife,destiny,livinganddeathintothoroughconsideration.TheproducersmadegreateffortstomaximizethecompatibilityofAmericanvaluesandChinesetraditionalcultureandminimizetheconflicts.IfwhatMulanpresentscanbegeneralizeasChineseformandAmericantheme,KungFuPandaismorelikeacombinationofChineseessenceandAmericanspirit.

IItheCompatibilityofAmericanValuesandChineseElements

2.1Thecharacters

ThetitlesaysitallwithMulan,afamousChineseclassicwhichtellsastoryabouthowanordinarygirlmanagestobeanhonorableheroine.SincetheplotbackgroundissettobeinancientChina,nowonderthecharacterscloselyresembletheAsianintermsofappearance.

Besidesthoseblack-eyed,yellow-skinnedcharacters,thereisalsoalittledragonwhichattractsmuchattentionfromtheaudience.DragonusedtobethesymbolofChineseroyaltyinfeudalperiod.Itstandsfornobility,powerandendlessfortune.Evenintoday’scommunistsociety,dragoncontinuestoserveasthemascotoftheChinesenation.EvenifMuxu（thenameofthedragon）isnothinglikethenobleandfiercedragonwhichrepresentsthetemperamentoftheChinesenation，theadorablelittledragonsuccessfullybringaboutlaughterandmakethewholefilmmuchinteresting.

ThepandaPoinKungFuPandaisanotherChinesesymbolwhichisprobablyevenmorepopularthandragoninwesternworld.WhilethedragonhashistoricallyservedasChina'snationalemblem,inrecentdecadestheGiantPandahasalsoservedasanemblemforthecountry.ItsimageappearsonalargenumberofmodernChinesecommemorativesilver,gold,andplatinumcoins.

However,unlikearealblack-eyedpanda,theAmericanpandaPohasapairofgreeneyeswhichresembletheCaucasian.InKungFuPandaPoisnotadocilepandathateveryoneloves.Onthecontrary,heischatty,obese,slothful,gluttonous,andhasinterpersonalrelationshipissue.Undoubtedly,thefilmaimstotellanothertypical“AmericanDream”storyofhowanextremelyordinarycharactermanagestosucceedinachievingagreataccomplishment.Alltheseseemtoberemindingtheaudiencethat,thisis,afterall,ananimatedfilmmadeintheUnitedStates.NomatterhowmuchChinesenesstheproducershaveattachedinthefilm,itisimpossibletogetridofAmericanspirit.

2.2Scenery,ArchitectureandotherDetails

ThefirstsceneofMulaniswhentheinvadersareabouttoinvadeChina,themessengertakesthemessagetohiscommander.HerecomesthesignificantChinesesymbol—theGreatWall.

TheconstructionoftheGreatWallstartedinthe7thcenturyB.C.whenthevassalstatesundertheZhouDynastyinthenorthernpartsofthecountrybuilttheirownwallsforself-defense.AfterthestatesofQinunifiedChinain221B.C.,theseparatewallswereinterconnectedandextendedtomorethan10000miles.Constructedofmasonry,rocksandpacked-earth,theGreatWallislandmarkoftheearth.TheGreatWallhaslongbeenincorporatedintoChinesemythologyandpopularsymbolism.AsafilmwhosebackgroundissetinancientChina,theGreatWalliscertainlyanindispensableelement.

Besides,therearemanyotherChinesearchitectureanddecorationsinfilmMulan,suchasdrawbridgeinthevalley,tapestryhangingonthewall,festiveredlanternsdecoratingtheeaves.Allthesedetailsgivefullexpressiontotheorientalstyles.

Likewise,inKungFuPanda,theproducersalsoaddabunchofChineseimagesandevenpresenttheminamoreexquisiteway.Audiencemayfindtheflyingpetals,tortuouspaths,distantpavilionandterraceareaspicturesqueasthescenerythatisdepictedinmanyChineseancientpoetry.

Moreover,theloanwordsusedinthemoviemakeitmorehilarious.BykeepingtheMandarinpronunciationofwords,suchas“shifu”（master）,“wugui”（turtle）,“bingbong”（ice-cream）,theproducersshortenthedistancebetweentheEnglish-speakingpandaPoandChinesepeople.

2.3MartialArts

Chinesemartialartshavealonghistory,convergingChinesephilosophy,medicine,militarystrategy,techniques,education,aesthetics,etc.andmirroringthecharacterandsagacityoftheChinesepeople.Withvigorous,gracefulandsomewhatlaboriousmovements,Chinesemartialartsprovidetheexerciserswithbeautyandstrength.WiththeongoingglobalizationandrevitalizationofthegreatChinesecivilization,moreandmorewesternersfindChinesecultureveryattractivethuswanttolearnsomethingmoreaboutit.However,formostwesterns,itisnevereasytofullycomprehendthetraditionalChineseideology.Underthecircumstances,martialartsappearastheperfectbreakthroughpointtostartwith.

InMulan,whenthearmyisindanger,thereareseveralwell-designedfightingscenes.Atthattime,martialartsareusedfictitiously.Tenyearslater,inKungFuPanda,martialartshavebecomeanecessity.ThetitleKungFuhassaiditall.WhatismorecomfortingisthatmartialartsinKungFuPandadonotequaltosuperficiallyshowingsomefightingskills.

ThetopconcernoftheChinesemartialartsistosettletherelationshipbetweenthebodyandmusclesandtheinternalexercisesforbreath.Thefunctionsofthemartialartsinfightingare:

defendingoneselfagainsttheopponent,checkingtheattacksandwinningthefight.Onthelevelofphilosophy,themartialartsstress“unificationofmanandnature”,i.e,theunificationofexistenceandnonexistence,actingandstopping,YingandYang.Onthesociallevel,themartialartsstresscultivationofmindandpersonality,awarenessofthenaturallawandcomplacency.Theythusbreakallprejudiceswithregardtowinningandlosingandtosuccessandfailures,andtakeacalmattitude.

InKungFuPanda,theinvinciblesecretofmartialartsissupposedtoberecordedinthedragonwarriorscroll.However,whenPounfoldsthescroll,tohisgreatamazement,thereisnothingwrittenonit.Notevenasingleword.This“assumeformlessness”methodisthehighestdegreeofmartialartstoacertainextent,andthetacticdoesnotrigidlyadheretoastyle.Insteadofindiscriminatelyimitatingthemovementsandtechniques,theproducersofKungFuPandagraspedthemarrowoftheChinesemartialarts.

2.4ChinesePhilosophy

Inthesetwofilms,bothMulanandPohavebeenstuckinperiloussituations.Mulanhastowinalife-and-deathbattleforhercountryattheriskofbeingfoundoutherrealsexidentity.