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Study On The American Superhero Movie In Ideology

Posted on:2016-01-07Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X L WanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330464972084Subject:Film and Television Literature
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American superhero movie as a kind of burgeoning new Hollywood film types, won the audience in the world, the reason is naturally plot, character setting and dazzling visual effects, however, are not limited to this. In fact, the film contains the personal heroism and strong patriotism is an important reason to attract the audience. Whether American domestic audience and other countries audience, there are hero complex, perhaps everyone once fantasized oneself become a hero, superhero movie offers an ideal paradise for them, the audience in the process of viewing seemed to be the superhero to defeat the evil.Of course, the ideological connotation of super heroes in film can not be simply summarized as patriotism and individualism, the United States as a nation of immigrants, the ideological tendency of domestic is complex, eclectic variety of ideas and cultures. In American society, the dominant position in social ideology is mainly of conservatism and liberalism, this paper will be based on the expression of the in-depth analysis on the film explores the social mainstream ideology of America in superhero movies.This paper will be discussed from four aspects:First, the concept and the development process of combing the theory of ideology, to clarify the basic concept of the mainstream ideology of America society, the process of development of American superhero movie, analysis as ideology state apparatus America superhero movie role in conveying ideology.Second, the film determines the angle through the American superhero movie character construction, narrative mode, plot content conveyed by the USA mainstream ideology.Third, from the lens language analysis the use of rhetoric, color, music and other aspects to strengthen ideology expression.Fourth, although the output of Hollywood film is considered to be the cultural invasion, but it conveys ideology is also worthy of Chinese theme movies reference, we can draw the success experience of American superhero movie, make Chinese theme movies become well received by the audience favorite, and transfer the right of social values.American superhero movie after adaptation of American superhero comic, through innovation to show different comic expression. At present has become the important global box office guarantee of Hollywood. Although many people think that "cultural hegemony" of Hollywood movies should be vigilant, we should also see highlights of superhero movies or even the Hollywood movies to be our reference object, so as to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese theme movies. MASTER’S THESIS...
Keywords/Search Tags:American superhero movie, Ideology, Patriotism, Cultural hegemony
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