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1、武侠片代表中国现代电影吗?武侠片代表中国现代电影吗? ELLENSANDER(UnitedStates) ContemporaryChinesemensepopularityinAmerica.CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonopenedthedoor,HeromarchedthroughittriumphantlyanddirectorZhangYimouhasmodestlyexpressednervousnessaboutthehighexpectationsforHouseof
2、FlyingDaggerstodoevenbetter.Yet,someChinesethinkthesearenotrepresentativeenoughofmodernChinesefilmsevenassomeAmericancriticsmisunderstand. 近年来,规模宏大的中国武侠片在美国等西方国家受到格外的欢迎。《卧虎藏龙》是打吸响西方电影市场的头一炮。随后《英雄》又在商业上获得了成功,该片导演张艺谋就他的另一部武侠力作《十面埋伏》能否满足人们对它的巨大期望表示担心。尽管美国的影评人
3、认为这些电影充满了中国味儿,不少中国人却不认为它们是中国现代电影的代表。 InAugust2004,tonumentallysuccessfulreleaseinChina,MiramaxFilmsannouncedthattheAmericanopeningoftheactionpackedmartialartsepicHero(YingXiong)grossedoverUS$18millioninNorthAmerica.It.OnitssecondericanLaborDayholiday(ber),
4、itearnedUS$11.5millionmorethananyAmericafilmforthatedandextravagantlybeautifulHeroearnarecorddollarfigure,butitalsoericancriticsandmoviegoersalike,furtherextendingthecharismaofmajorChinesefilmsintotheAmericanmainstream. ThefirstrecentChinesefilmthatburstinto
5、theAmericanmainstreammarketericain2000,becamethehighest-grossingforeignlanguagefilminAmericanhistory.Fouryearslater,directorZhangYimou'sHeroopenedtocriticalacclaim.InDecember2004,hisHouseofFlyingDaggers(ShiMianMaiFu)openedinNecriticsandrobustinitialattendance
6、.InFebruary2005,itreceivedanOscarnominationforcinematography.Allthreeareintheeaningmartialartschivalry)traditionofChinesefilm,agenreinChina..L. ThepopularityofthesemajorChinesemoviesinAmericaandEuropeinrecentyearssignifiesmorethanjustafinancialentindustry.Th
7、emainstreampopularityoftheseChinesemoviesisaculturalmilestoneinSino-orepoicdevelopment.Artisthemostresonantmeansofmunication,asitreachesfromtheheartofonepeopletoanother,doinganendrunaroundhistory,politicsandentrenchedpreconceptions. Dollarsandrecognitionspea
8、kloudlyinthesemiracleyearsofChinaseconomicdevelopment.Butsareaccumulatingmoneyandaoryouhatethem.Theraveseansunanimous,andsomedisapprovingresponsestothesefilmsrevealedboththeChineseandfore