美国价值观与中国传统文化元素的融合与冲突毕业论文.docVIP

美国价值观与中国传统文化元素的融合与冲突毕业论文 Contents Acknowledgments Abstract I 摘要 II Contents III I Introduction 1 1.1 The Synopsis of Mulan 1 1.2 The Synopsis of Kung Fu Panda 2 II the Compatibility of American Values and Chinese Elements 3 2.1 The characters 3 2.2 Scenery, Architecture and other Details 4 2.3 Martial Arts 5 2.4 Chinese Philosophy 6 III. Conflicts of American Values and Chinese Elements 9 3.1 Conservatism VS Free Spirit 9 3.2 Family Priority Individualism 10 IV. Conclusion 12 4.1 General Summary of the Study 12 Bibliography 14  The Compatibility and Conflicts between American Values and Chinese Elements in Animated Movies Mulan and Kung Fu Panda I Introduction 1.1 The Synopsis of Mulan As one of the representative work of ballads in ancient China, Ballad of Mulan is a celebrated folk tale which has been widely told from generation to generation in China for hundreds of years. It tells a story about a girl named Hua Mulan who is born and raised in a traditional Chinese family. However, unlike other populous Chinese families, Mulan has neither brothers nor sisters. When the war breaks out, Mulan substitutes for her aged father and joins the army to defend the country against northern invaders. Mulan’s filial loyalty, valiantness and outstanding military ability make her one of the most respected heroine in Chinese history. In 1998, American film tycoon, Disney company produced an animated film Mulan based on this well-known Chinese folk tale. The main characters and plot remain same: the brave Mulan, her old, sick father and the vicious enemies. However, while the yellow-skinned, black-haired girl evokes some warm and approachable feelings in many Chinese audiences’ hearts, some of them find that the image of Mulan which represented in the American film is somewhat different from the traditional heroine image in Chinese textbooks. Therefore, the film Mulan is a story with a Chinese traditional structure but in essence, it is filled of American spirit and western valu