Image Of China In Hollywood Science Fiction Film

Hollywood films have involved the image of China in different degree during its development. Science fiction film, as one genre of Hollywood films, also keens to use Chineseelements and build the image of China. Moreover, with the trend of globalization, Chineseelements has witnessed a constant increase with the purpose of enhancing the market shareof Hollywood films in China and obtaining huge box office and attracting global audienceswith the exotic culture.Science fiction films build image of China in the process of interculturalcommunication not only can show the West imagined China, also made American culturegained recognition and made American values pursued through the sharp contrast of Chinaand the United States. This is how the image of US has built though image of China, whichcan impact on the cognition of audience for the image of China. Image of Chinaconstructed by Hollywood science fiction film shows the position and evaluation for Chinafrom the Western world. Under the entertainment of science fiction is the ideology andcultural hegemony.The number of Chinese elements in science fiction is gradually increasing, more andmore widely-ranging. In addition to commonly used Chinese elements in Hollywoodmovies, such as Chinese people,Chinese scenes and Chinese politics, China’s advertisingappear frequently in recent years in the science fiction film, became the concern focus.Image of China collaged by the Chinese elements showing manifest othering, stereotypedand hysteresis, Except Chinese ads shows neutral traits. Image of China in the Hollywoodsci-fi film is influenced by many factors, not only on the characteristics of mass media, butalso by the effects of globalization and the current international relations. Although Chinacan not intervene in the Hollywood sci-fi film for building China’s image directly, but howto breakthrough against the strong offensive by Hollywood, use the opportunity ofintroduce and cooperation to promote the building and spreading of the right image ofChina, will become an important issue to enhance the soft power.