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Content I. Introduction 2 1.1 Research Background 2 1.2 Aims Objectives 2 1.3 The Scope of this Paper 2 II. The intercultural adaptation theory 3 2.1 The process of adaptation 3 2.2 Intercultural personhood 4 III. Conflicts between Chinese and Western Culture Reflected in Pushing Hands 6 3.1 Plot of Pushing Hands—The independent space in Chinese and Western family 6 3.2 Attitudes towards children 7 3.3 Chinese and Western family’s attitude toward their elders 8 3.4 The emotional expression of Chinese and Western Countries 9 IV. Conclusion 10 V. References 11 Introduction Research Background Nowadays, the development of mass media provides a lot of opportunities for people to experience different cultures. Among mass media, movie industry makes the most powerful impact on human beings. Film-makers use film as a kind of art form to express their interpretations of life. Therefore, movies not only entertain us, but also influence our views on ourselves, others and the whole world. Movies, as an essential form of mass media, have played an important role in intercultural communication. Aims Objectives Research on intercultural communication helps us to know how cultures permeate through our daily life, lead our behaviors, form our think patterns and influence our communications with people who have diverse culture backgrounds. Movies are the effective carriers to bring different cultures to audiences. A lot of Chinese directors stand out conspicuously in the world with their unique angle of views and techniques of expression to show Chinese traditional cultures to foreign audiences. Among them, Ang Lee is the most successful intercultural films’ director. With the background of growing up in Tai Wan and being educated in America, Ang Lee has his own cognitions of culture differences and integration. Many years of living experience in America offers him chances to go through the process of intercultural adaptation and to form the intercultural personhood. From his fi