从英美电影看西方个人英雄主义文化

Abstract

Movie is an important part of modern civilization and life. The various screen images of Hollywood films have influenced the development of the world film. The individual heroism image strongly reflected the personal values of the Americans. The emergence of American individual heroism values has its historical and cultural reasons, but also has its economic and political reasons. Movie as an important communication media, carrying the value of propaganda mission. American personal heroism is based on the values of Western liberal values, and its core lies in the perfect personal ideals and heroism coincide. Hollywood movies as a typical representative, is achieve the perfect combination of perfect personal ideals and heroism, to meet rhe psychological needs of the audience, also to achieve the propaganda and influence of American mainstream values.

Keywords　Heroism; Reasons for the Formation; Movies; Values. 

Contents

Abstract I

Contents I

Introduction 1

1. Individual Heroism 2

1.1 What is Individual Heroism 2

1.2 Reasons for Formation of Values of American Individual Heroism 2

1.2.1.Historical Reasons 2

1.2.2.Cultural Reasons 3

1.2.3.Economic Reasons 4

2. Individual Heroism Culture In American Movies 5

2.1.Movies are the main representative of the Cultural industry 5

2.2.The Embodiment of Individual Heroism in American Movies 6

2.2.1.<Die Hard> 6

2.2.2.<True Lies> 7

2.2.3.<Brave Heart> 7

2.2.5.<Air Force One> 8

2.2.5.<Gladiator> 8

3.　Conclusion 10

References 11