| There is one kind of movie types called "Chick Flick" in Hollywood. As a sub-type of love movies, these movies in general show the urban young women living or working experience and tell the story of heroine’s emotional changes and growing. Fused of fashion, urban, comedy and other elements, the "chick movie" accumulates a large group of audience. It often gets big successful with small investment.Chinese "chick flick" comes from the imitation of the same kind of American movies. It has not only the characteristics of classic American "chick flick", but also under the imprint of the Chinese society and culture. Compared to movies manufactured in Hollywood, Chinese ones are not perfect in the production mode, quantity and quality. But the socio-cultural characteristics and trends of the times appeared in the films are the reason why should do the research.Social modernization promotes women’s liberation movement to be bloom. Female social roles and group identity are in transition with a distinctive characteristic of the times. The popularity of education caused changes of concept, in male-dominated mainstream society, women groups express strong demand for the right to speak in dependence. Chinese society and the cultural fault instability spawned social anxiety and personal anxiety, together with the female gender struggle, the concentrated expression of the immediate practical aspects in women’s life. Therefore, "chick flick" focus on young women’s concept of marriage and working contains more social reality.Chinese "chick flick" and American ones have something in common and difference in expression, aesthetic, theme which shows the great differences between two countries’ cultural and social environment. Film, as an art form, is a concentrated expression of social conflicts, but also to close the social conflict.Comparing the two countries’ "chick flick" aims to reveal the social and cultural characteristics.US "chick flick" is a reference to improve its shortcomings. |
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