A Study On The Change Of Chinese Images In Hollywood Movies In Recent 30 Years

Film as an art form, since its birth in 1895, after a hundred years of development, has become increasingly mature. The early twentieth century, Hollywood has become the center of world cinema, hold their shape and the image of his country’s initiative. In the context of globalization, the interaction between the various countries of the region is centered on the economy and also includes political, cultural, technological, military, ideology, lifestyle and many other aspects. A country’s mainstream ideology, values and overall image can convey to the audience through the movie. As technology advances, the means, the media updates on the movie role of a nation, a country’s image building more and more.Chinese images often appear in Hollywood movies, they may be negative or positive, rigid or fresh. Nearly three decades, the Hollywood image of the Chinese was kind of trend, the author choose these positive images of the Chinese as the starting point for the Hollywood image of Chinese classify induction, in contrast to the variation found in the different images, and intocomplex reason to change. The thesis is mainly divided into the following three parts:The first chapter, finishing first in the American film Timeline induction shaped the image of the Chinese people and the type of change, in order to diversify the image after 80 years as a starting point, and then the other hand, before the screen image to compare differences, and typical examples of supporting their point of view.The second chapter analyzes the reasons for this change, to be from the West and the East two aspects to analyze. Creation Subject Hollywood was inevitably affected by the political environment, market conditions, so that the image of the Chinese in different historical periods, showing a different look. In this process of change, the Chinese actor and director to reshape the image of Chinese screen and try to make the effort can not be ignored.The third chapter, emphasizing a significant impact on the movie set up the country’s image, and to explore the screen by Chinese filmmakers Chinese civilization and culture spread to the feasibility of the world.