摘 要

电影作为人们生活中最熟悉，最受欢迎之一的一种媒体，不仅有着娱乐功能， 还是一种文化价值的载体。不同的文化，不同的价值观，往往会通过电影传达出来。深层地理解一部电影可以帮助我们更多的了解到一个国家不同时期的历史、文化和一代人的生活。本文基于电影英雄人物塑造这个角度，对比分析了中美英雄主题的电影中塑造的不同人物形象，更深层地理解两国文化及价值观的差异， 促进两国的文化交流。

本文针对中美英雄主题的电影进行分析。首先，本文简要介绍了中国的三种典型的英雄主题电影，包括中国西部电影，中国神话电影以及中国战争电影并列举了相关的代表作加以分析。然后，本文又简要介绍了美国的两种典型的英雄主题电影，包括美国超级英雄电影和美国西部电影，也举出相关的代表作加以分析。最后，本文基于对中美英雄主题电影的对比分析，提出了中美电影英雄形象塑造方面的差异。

关键词：电影；英雄；钢铁侠；大圣归来

As one of the most popular medium in people’s life, movie has not only the function of entertaining, but also a carrier of culture. The movie of different country or district usually represents the different culture and value. We can get some information about the history, culture and one generation’s life in the movie by a deeper understanding. This paper compares the heroic movies of China and America, and analyzes the differences of the hero-shaping. It is a benefit for us to have a better understanding to the culture and value of China and America.

The paper analyzes the heroic movies of China and America. Firstly, the paper introduces three genres heroic movies of China including Chinese Western movie, Chinese Mythic movie and Chinese War movie, and lists some representative works. Secondly, the paper gives a brief introduction about American heroic movies including American Superhero movie and American Western movie, and also, gives some typical works. Finally, the paper compares the heroic movies of China and America and puts the opinions about the differences of hero-shaping.

Key Words: movie; hero; Iron Man; Monkey King：Hero Is Back

1. Introduction 1
   1. The Background and the Meaning of the Paper 1
   2. The Present Research Production at Home and Abroad 2
2. Chinese Heroic Movies 3
   1. The Chinese Western Movies 3
   2. The Chinese Mythic Movies 4
   3. The Chinese War Movies 4
3. American Heroic Movies 6
   1. The American Western Movies 6
   2. The American Superhero Movies 7
4. Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and American Movies 10
   1. The Differences in Hero-shaping 10
   2. Illustrated by the Example of Iron Man and Monkey King: Hero Is Back 11
5. Conclusion 13

References 14

Acknowledgements 15

Analysis of Differences between Chinese and American Movies in Hero-shaping:

Illustrated by the Example of Iron Man and

Monkey King: Hero is Back

Introduction

The Background and the Meaning of the Paper

With the unstoppable globalization, the communications between different countries or districts are more and more frequent. Each country or district has its own history and culture, some of them have the similar background, but most of them are totally different. For a better communication, we should know more about other country or district’s history and culture. Film is one of the most popular medium of communication. We can get a lot of information in a movie, such as the social value and ideology, and the abroad landscape we have never seen before. However, the lacking of acquaintance with other country or district’s cultural background usually make some misunderstanding, or even we totally can’t understand what this movie talking about. So, it is imminent to know more about other country or district’s history, culture, politics and so on.

This paper contents 5 parts. The first chapter is Introduction. Mainly describe the background, the meaning of this paper, and the present research production both in China and oversea. And the second part is talking about the Chinese heroic movie, including the Chinese Western movie, the Chinese Mythic movie and the Chinese war movie. This chapter analyzes the characteristics of the hero in those kinds of movies. And the third part is talking about the American heroic movie, including American Western movie and the American Superhero movie and also mentions some characteristics of the hero in those movies. Then, the fourth part compares the hero-shaping in the heroic movies of China and America. And exemplify two