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1、ChapterOneCulturalFeaturesofModernAmericanandBritishMoviesAllgoodfilmsaresocialproductsofculturalphenomenaandideologicaltrendsofcertaintimes.Anappreciatorshouldnotethenational,contemporaryandthesocialcharacteristicsofafilmwhosetaskistomirrortherealityandthecurrentissueswithwhich,mostpeopl
2、eareconcerned.1.NationalCharacteristicEachnationhasitsownfilmstoreflectthesociallifeandnationalspirit,whicharedefinitelybrandedbythetypicalnationalcharacteristic.Americanfilms,thoughbornofdifferentdirectorsindifferenttimes,havesomethingincommon:thelocalfeatures,thecharacters,thecostumes,t
3、helanguages,theculture,arealltypicallyAmerican.Forexample,thewarfilmsDestinationTokyo(1943)andSavingPlicateRyan(1998),bothdepictasmallcombatgroup'sexcellentperformanceundertheleadershipoftheircaptain.Allthemembersareyoung,strong,justanddevotedtotheirduties,butnoneoftherespectableheroesare
4、perfect.Sometimestheycomplain,sometimestheyfeelscared.They'rehuman,notsaints.TheyconformtoAmericanaestheticstandardandculturalpsychology.Americanpeopledon'tneedfaultlessheroestheiridealsarethosewhofightforfreedomandjusticeandwillnevergiveup.ThustheuniqueAmericanfilmstyleisformed.TheWildWe
5、sternfilmsaretypicalAmericanformulawhichareloadedwithcharacteristicsandspiritsoftheAmericannation.Shane,hasaformulaicplotwiththegooddressedinwhite,ridingwhitehorses,whiletheevilareinblack.Theaudiencecanidentifythemimmediately.DancesuithWolves,madein1990,breakstheformula,butpeopleareveryfa
6、miliarwiththeisolatedplain,monumentalrocks,primitivetriballivesandtheadventurousspirit,aswellasthe"goodtriumphsoverevil"plot.Moreover,theWildWesternfilmsnotonlyattracttheAmericanaudience,butalsoenjoyaneverlastingpopularityallovertheworld.2.ContemporaryCharacteristicFilmismoredirectandsens
7、itivethananyotherformofarttokeeppacewiththetimes.Casablanca,isclassifiedasaRomance,butthelovebetweenLisaandRick,whichoccursduringWWII,issacrificedforthesakeoftheanti-fascismcause.Itreallynarratesalovetragedyresultingfromthewar.Inthatparticulartime,personalemotionsco
