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1、ChapterOneCulturalFeaturesofModernAmericanandBritishMoviesAllgoodfilmsaresocialproductsofculturalphenomenaandideologicaltrendsofcertaintimes.Anappreciatorshouldnotethenational,contemporaryandthesocialcharacteristicsofafilmwhosetaskistomirrortherealityandth
2、ecurrentissueswithwhich,mostpeopleareconcerned.1.NationalCharacteristicEachnationhasitsownfilmstoreflectthesociallifeandnationalspirit,whicharedefinitelybrandedbythetypicalnationalcharacteristic.Americanfilms,thoughbornofdifferentdirectorsindifferenttimes,
3、havesomethingincommon:thelocalfeatures,thecharacters,thecostumes,thelanguages,theculture,arealltypicallyAmerican.Forexample,thewarfilmsDestinationTokyo(1943)andSavingPlicateRyan(1998),bothdepictasmallcombatgroup'sexcellentperformanceundertheleadershipofthe
4、ircaptain.Allthemembersareyoung,strong,justanddevotedtotheirduties,butnoneoftherespectableheroesareperfect.Sometimestheycomplain,sometimestheyfeelscared.They'rehuman,notsaints.TheyconformtoAmericanaestheticstandardandculturalpsychology.Americanpeopledon'tn
5、eedfaultlessheroestheiridealsarethosewhofightforfreedomandjusticeandwillnevergiveup.ThustheuniqueAmericanfilmstyleisformed.TheWildWesternfilmsaretypicalAmericanformulawhichareloadedwithcharacteristicsandspiritsoftheAmericannation.Shane,hasaformulaicplotwit
6、hthegooddressedinwhite,ridingwhitehorses,whiletheevilareinblack.Theaudiencecanidentifythemimmediately.DancesuithWolves,madein1990,breakstheformula,butpeopleareveryfamiliarwiththeisolatedplain,monumentalrocks,primitivetriballivesandtheadventurousspirit,aswe
7、llasthe"goodtriumphsoverevil"plot.Moreover,theWildWesternfilmsnotonlyattracttheAmericanaudience,butalsoenjoyaneverlastingpopularityallovertheworld.2.ContemporaryCharacteristicFilmismoredirectandsensitivethananyotherformofarttokeeppacewiththetimes.Casablanc
8、a,isclassifiedasaRomance,butthelovebetweenLisaandRick,whichoccursduringWWII,issacrificedforthesakeoftheanti-fascismcause.Itreallynarratesalovetragedyresultingfromthewar.Inthatparticulartime,personalemotionsco
