透過(guò)《功夫熊貓》看中西文化差異

1、標(biāo)簽：透過(guò)功夫熊貓看中西文化差異分頁(yè)：1An An alysis of Differe nces betwee n Chin ese and Western Culture from kungfu PandaI .IntroductionOn 2008, Kun gfu Pan da, which reflected the Chi nese culture has scree ned in China. The movie has caught tens of thousa nds of pers ons atte ntio n, because it reflects cultural c

2、omb in ati on, cultural dock ing and cultural conflict. An English dialogs animated cartoon, if wants to win Chinese audienee love is not an easy matter, but kungfu Panda, this movie actually dexterously bridged over this gap, is accepted by gen eral Chin ese audie nee. This is because this movie pr

3、ese nts the Chin ese traditi ons cultural elements. It naturally can obtain native audienees approval.What if this movie mani fests is pure Western coun tries thought connotation, and then it will sell at a discount in Chinas box office. However, the Chin ese culture of Hollywood, regardless of how

4、to play, no matter how to produce, cannot be the true meaning of the performa nee and un dersta nding of the spiritual esse nee of Chin ese culture. The thesis aims to elaborate on cultural differe nces betwee n Chin ese and the Western by an alyz ing the Chin ese and Wester n eleme nts inKungfu Pan

5、 da.n . Cultural Application inKungfu Panda2.1 Cultural Combi nati onKungfu Panda takes the Chin ese audie nee as the esse ntial target market.It picks up the Chin ese cultural eleme nts to con struct a Chin ese see ne by westerners angle of view. Regardless of the movie name, the story theme, the p

6、icture structure and eve n music accompa niment are full of Chinese culturalelements, such as acupuncture, calligraphy, the Chinesestyle architectures, man tis, sn akes, tigers, mon keys and crane. The kungfu in the movie are also full of in terests, but they are chaos. Inthe movie, WuXin gqua n was

7、 differe nt from 200 years ago, which was inven ted in the middle of the Qing Dyn asty in the Shaoli n Temple in Fujia nQuanzhong, and there are drag on, sn ake, tiger, leopard, cran es, lio ns, elepha nts, horses, mon keys, and they have differe nt characteristics,power and prestige in all aspects.

8、 Moreover,Kungfu Panda also comb inethe western culture and values with the Chinese elements to show us a new pan da, a new mood. Culture is mobile, and it is drift ing,no one can eon trolthe tangible and intangible flow. The United States is a country ofimmigra nts, thus it comb ines differe nt cul

9、tures together and forms its unique culture. Hollywood claims that they are always looking for the best story, wherever or whe never it occurs is not importa nt. DreamWorksproduces Kungfu Panda in the context of such a culture. This kind ofculture is not surprising.At the same time, China also accel

10、erates the cultural flow and cultural drift. We see that Chinas film and television industry learn a lot from Hollywood and western countries, which the culture of adoption to the local community, such as commercial films of unique art forms, rules, business rules, the film concept and mode of opera

11、tion, and so on. Oscar-winning Ang Lees Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Zhang Yimous Hero and House of Flying Daggers and other famous films, can successfully enter the western countries film market, access to therecognition of Western audience. This is the fruit of cultural combination. Kungfu P

12、anda was produced as a cartoon to show the influence and appeal of Kungfu and Chinese culture. The selection of cultural images themselves has symbolic meaning.First, to Po, as the national treasure of China, was connected with theextensive and profound Chinese martial arts. In the background of glo

13、balization, panda is a symbol of unity; meanwhile, it also conveys friendship and peace to the world. Chinese martial arts, asan importantpart of mysterious ancient oriental civilization, are not only the pride of Chinese, but also a symbol of national spirit and integrity. This recognition and cons

14、ensus have passed down from our ancestors just like genes. It is also spread the good quality into our blood and lives, which constitute the unique content and quality of this nation. However, Kungfu Panda combines the two symbols of Chinese ingeniously, given the role of double meaning and mission

15、of cultural heritage and cultural exchange. Looking from another perspective, the growth process of Po is also therise of Chinese nation, which symbols the awakening of the nationalspirit.Second, in the film, no matter Dragon warrior, or Dragon Secret, have taken the meaning of Dragon Worship of anc

16、ient Chinese. Historically, Dragon is a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese, which has played the role of uniting Chinese. In Kungfu Panda, Long has becomea symbol of strength and authority, and the fighting of Dragon Secret has become extremelyimportant.Third, five brave generals-Tiger, Monkey, Sna

17、ke, Crane, Mantis, have corresponded with five Chinese martial arts (Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun of Chinese, Sword). These five generals have perfectly performed Chinese martial arts; thus, successfully create different styles of Chinese martial arts. Besides, turtle always symbols wisdom and longevity

18、in Chinese; thus, the turtle in the movie also corresponds with Chinese culture.2.2 Cultural DockingThe cultural docking of Western elements and Eastern elements is anotherway to show cultural combination. This panda was the combination of Chinese and Western culture. Not only has the blood vessels

19、of Chinese culture, but also has the breath of western.First, many of the details in the film displayed elements of Chinese traditional culture and ways of thinking. Master turtle explained the origin of martial arts as to reconcile“Yin ” and “Yang”, which wasone of the bases of Chinese traditional

20、culture. Explained by Master Turtle like this has not only reality basis, but increased the mystery of Kungfu. Then we will see the “Dragon secret ”. This wordless book has puzzled everyone. Instead of saying it was kungfu helps Po to defeat Tailung, we d like to say it was his own understanding. Be

21、cause Po sfather has said,“If you want to do s omething special, you just believeit is special ( Kungfu Panda ). ” In addition, the behavior of defending the village also embodies the Chinese martial arts and its followers have a sense of social responsibility and a sense of justice.Second, the film

22、 seemed lightly describe, but accurate grasp one of the main relationships of the ancient Chinese society- teacher and student. In ancient China, this relationship has different patterns. In the film, the relationships among Master turtle, Shifu raccoon, five brave generals, and Po have reflected hi

23、erarchical orders. This shows that the film not only combines Chinese elements,but also pays more attention toChinese unique interpersonal relationship. In the film, it is clear that Master Turtle maintains his position through the control of Kungfu resources. This also reveals the unequal rights an

24、d obligations between students and teacher. Obviously, the film not only combines Chinese cultures, but also pays attention to shape the unique relationships of ancient China.In the last, the movie also revealed different values of life by dialogues and comparisons between different roles and images

25、, during which both the Chinese traditional thoughts and Western pursuit of value have shown to the audiences, and aroused the consideration of audiences. Master Turtle persuaded Shifu Raccoon to accept Po as the Dragon Warrior, and this revealed the Chinese traditional culture of determinism. Then

26、Master Turtle said,“Maybe it can if you are willing to guide it, to nurtureit, to believe in it ( Kungfu Panda) ”, and he tried to encourage Shifu Raccoon and Po to challenge fate and reality.“There are no accidents( Kungfu Panda) ” implied that opportunities were only waiting for those who get read

27、y. Po always gave the feeling of funny, but when we watched carefully, we will find that he was a kind of person who never surrenders to the fate, and eager to break through reality, and pursuit for better life.2.3 Cultural ConflictCultural borders and misunderstandings lead to conflict. There are n

28、oborders in cultural resources, and the samewith cultural products. Kungfu Panda was a product, which was madeby DreamWorks. It is unreal, but this panda of western blood caused the anger of some Chinese people. One of the resistances is an artist namedBandi Zhao. Before the coming of Kungfu Panda,

29、he was always drinking and singing with panda, even not long before, he started a fashion show in the favor of panda. He has crazy love for panda, we can t image a man like him will call for a b oycott of Kungfu Panda.The reason is that this is a panda created by Americans, and it is not native. Thi

30、s kind of boycott not aims to panda, but aims to the powerful film industry in the United States.Cultural resources are renewable. Culture leads to a race of creativity and imagination. However, there are contest of creation behind the development and utilization of cultural resources. This kind of

31、boycott is just a joke. National sentiment caused by nationalism is politically negative; however, people s response in cultural dimensions was veryexcited. Thus, when our sensitive and vulnerable people met American Panda, and there comesboycott, in another way, this is cultural conflict. Cultural

32、conflict aroused by Kungfu Panda can be avoided, as long as we think carefully about this issue. On the other hand, conflict embodies the gap between China and Western.川.Cultural Differe nces inKun gfu Pan da3.1 Morality and Values3.1.1 Individualism and CollectivismThe formation of Western values d

33、ates back at least the Renaissance. The guiding ideology of the Renaissance was humanism, which was, advocating individual as the centers, to promote individualism, develop their own self-expression. Modest the concept of value in Western culture is negligible. Life of worship is strong, hero. The a

34、bility and thetalent are strong reuse, lack of confidence of the weak can only eliminate outdated or cruel. Therefore, the western culture reflects the individuality of individual cultural features and culturalcharacteristics of personal value overrides group interests. They believe they are special

35、. Westerners view themselves as highly individualisticin their thoughts and actions. They resist being thought of as representatives of any homogeneousgroup. Whenthey do join groups, they believe they are special, just a little different from other members of the same group. In western countries, yo

36、u will find people freely expressing a variety of opinions anywhere and anytime. Yet, in spite of this independence, almost all Westerners end up voting for one of theirtwo major political parties. Individualism leads to privacy, whichWesterners see as desirable. China has a long history of more tha

37、n 5000 years. Chinese people are greatly affected by Confucius. Confuciusteaches people the idea of harmony, and harmony means to handle relationships. Thus, Chinese people tend to live in an environment, which is surrounded by relationships, and they care for this more than their family and relativ

38、es. Usually, they will trust the people around them. One more important thing is that they pay more attention to their words and action, for fear of losing face. In the film, five apprentices of ShiFu were utterly describing Westerners independence. They seizedevery minute to practice martial arts,

39、and got ready for dangers. They had a kind of confidence that was someday they would become the Dragon Warrior. Then Tailung was the best one to reflect the Westernersindividualism. All he cared was how to becomepowerful and strong. He was a gifted character with ambitions, maybe a little selfish an

40、d cruel. He could give up everything for strength. From other prospect, this was caused by his strong sense of independence. Master Raccoon, he was a little Chinese, because he only trusted one of his five apprentices can be the Dragon Warrior someday. He refused to believe that Po was Dragon Warrio

41、r.3.1.2 Fairness and Ranking SystemFairness is so cherished in Western countries that it is seen as having a religious basis. Westerns believe that all people are created equal and that all should have an equal opportunity to succeed. This concept of equality is strange to seven-eighths of the world

42、, which views status and authority as desirable, even if they happen to be near the bottom of the social order. Since Westerners like to treat foreigners Just like anybody else, newcomers to Western countries should realize that no insult orpersonal indignity is intended if they are treated in a les

43、s than-deferential manner by waiters in restaurants, clerks in stores and hotels, taxi drivers, and other service personnel. Reading from ancient China, there was no equality, instead by ranking system. Everyone has his own fate, which was decided by his background. Ancient China was a feudal countr

44、y, which was ruled by ranking system. The emperor was the greatest ruler. Even in the ancient Chinese mythology, and there existed ranking system. Chinese people were diligent and they needed a guider. This situation had revealed in the film. Master Turtle was just like an ancient Emperor, and Maste

45、r Raccoon was his representative. Besides this, five apprentices respected their master. They followed the guidance and accepted the tasks assigned by Master Raccoon. Whats more, all thepeople living in the peace valley respected Master Raccoon, and took his five apprentices and him as hero and peop

46、le kneeled down to show their respects. Though Master Raccoon had five apprentices, he still listened to Shifu Turtle. Po was restricted by his father, only making noodles. Po was just a normal Person in the village, he had nothing special, and however, he becamethe savior of the village and the wor

47、ld. Why?This tells us the Western countries values of Fairness. If you believe you can,and you can.3.1.3 Openness and Implicitness Manyother countries have developed subtle, sometimes highly ritualistic, ways of informing others of unpleasant information. Westerns prefer the direct approach. They ar

48、e likely to be completely honest in delivering their negative evaluations, and to consider anything other than the most direct and open approach to be dishonest and insincere. Anyone in theU.S. who uses an intermediary to deliver the message will also be considered manipulative and untrustworthy. If

49、 you comefrom a country where saving face is important, be assured that Americans are not trying to make you lose face with their directness. Chinese select the indirect way. They will never say no directly, for fearing of hurting someone. Kungfu Pandautilizes exaggerated expressions and actions to

50、show Chinese martial arts. This is an innovation, also an open-mind, and it challenges the traditional ideas of Chinese people. The tasks of five apprentices will be done quickly and energetically, and these kinds of actions will make no doubt of expressing the directness and openness of Americans.

51、Master Raccoon was a little directness. Po didn t impress him the first time they met. Master Raccoon told panda that he wouldn t be the Dragon Warrior directly. Confucius frankness was the main reason why Chinesepeople tended to select a manner of mildness. They will never say no directly, for fear

52、ing of hurting someone. They will imply something by their words or actions. In the movie, Master Turtle was aware of the evil hided in the heart of Tailung. He didn t say any word in front of Tailung, however, he told Master Raccoon about his worry of Tailung, and definitely denied the possibility

53、of Tailung to become Dragon Warrior.Looking from Kungfu Panda, Shifu Turtle did not tell Tailung that he wasnot Dragon Warrior, on contrast, he told Tailungs Shifu-MasterRaccoon.3.2 Philosophy3.2.1 Attitudes toward ChangesWesterners prefer new things and new lives, and they really want something new

54、. In the Westerners mind, change is seen as indisputably good, leading to development, improvement and progress. Master Turtle had predicted that Tailung will comeback, however, he took it easy, and told Master Raccoon to be ready for revenge. He thought it would be the birth time of Dragon Warrior.

55、 In many Chinese people s eyes, change isconsidered as disruptive and destructive. They value stability, continuity, tradition, and ancient heritage. Master Raccoon did not believe the prison-break of Tailung. When Master Turtle told him that Tailung would escape from prison, he did not want to beli

56、eve it. The peace life had madehim forgotten the existence of Tailung. He did no preparationfor the prison-break of Tailung. Thus, when the news came, he felt extremely feared. What he did was told Zeng “Fly to Ohorh prison and tell them to double the guides, double their weapons, double everything

57、( Kungfu Panda) ” te mporarily. Whenhe met Po, he did not want to believe that the fat and normal panda could be the Dragon Warrior. Because he was afraid of changes, then Master Turtle said“Maybe it can if you are willing toguide it, to nurture it, to believe in it ( Kungfu Panda) ”, and he tried t

58、o encourage Shifu Raccoon to accept the truth that Po was the one who was chosen to be Dragon Warrior. Finally, he wanted to have a try, in order to save the world.Po was restricted by his father,only making noodles, because his fathersaid they were noodle folk. When Po asked his father“Did you ever

59、 wantto do something else? Something besides noodles? (Kungfu Panda ) ” Hisfather said when he was young and crazy he thought about make tofu. In his mind, everyone had his or her place in the world; people just followed the destiny and tradition.3.2.2 Action OrientationTailung and other five apprentices of Master Raccoon were diligent c