西进运动、边疆精神以及美国西部电影

发布时间：2018-01-09 10:07

本文关键词：西进运动、边疆精神以及美国西部电影　出处：《上海外国语大学》2013年硕士论文　论文类型：学位论文

【摘要】：电影，自从其17世纪90年代末诞生起，就在美国文化的形成和演变过程中扮演着至关重要的角色。西部片，作为诞生于美国的独特的电影类型片，因其几乎与电影本身一样长久的历史，是被学者用来研究美国社会和文化的一种重要媒介。大多数的西部影片讲述的是发生在19世纪后半叶的美国老西部(西大荒)的故事，此时，美国的西进运动正进行得如火如荼。西部片作为好莱坞电影特殊的类型片，其深层的符号和象征：是关于美国人开发西部的史诗般的神化，影片多取材于西部文学和民间传说，并将文学语言的想象幅度与电影画面的幻觉幅度结合起来。西部片的神化，并不是再现历史的真实写照，而是创造着一种理想的道德规范，去反映美国人的民族性格和精神倾向。根据一项网上调查，大多数的美国精英阶层和未来领袖都认为构建美国精神的民族特性主要有五个方面，，它们分别是：独立自主、抓住机会、勇于创新、求同存异以及乐善好施。除此之外，其他学者和评论家还归纳出了另外几个美国的民族特性，例如，敢于冒险、自我主义、心态开放、崇尚自由等。本文试图通过分析多部美国西部影片里面的背景、故事、角色、情节等，来探讨这些电影所折射出来的上文所提及的在西进运动中通过开疆拓土所培育出来的美国民族特性，即美国精神。
[Abstract]:Since its birth at the end of 1690s, movies have played a vital role in the formation and evolution of American culture. Western films, as a unique genre of films born in the United States, have played an important role in the formation and evolution of American culture. Because of its almost as long history as the movie itself. Is an important medium used by scholars to study American society and culture. Most western films tell the story of the Old West in the second half of 19th century. The westward movement in the United States is in full swing. As a special type of Hollywood film, the western film is a deep symbol and symbol: the epic deification about the American development of the west. Most of the films are based on western literature and folklore and combine the imaginative range of literary language with the hallucination range of film picture. The deification of western film is not the true portrayal of reproducing history. Instead, it creates an ideal moral code that reflects the national character and spiritual tendencies of Americans, according to an online survey. Most of the American elite and future leaders believe that there are five main aspects to construct the national identity of the American spirit: independence, seizing the opportunity and daring to innovate. In addition to seeking common ground while reserving differences and charity, other scholars and critics have summed up several other national characteristics of the United States, such as risk-taking, egoism, and open-mindedness. This paper tries to analyze the background, story, character, plot and so on in many American western films. This paper discusses the American national character, American spirit, which is reflected in these films and is cultivated through the frontier of Xinjiang in the westward movement.
【学位授予单位】：上海外国语大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2013
【分类号】：J905

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