1. The influence of China's traditional culture on the theme of China's films;
Cultural differences lead to differences in understanding and appreciation of movies. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand China's films, and we don't quite understand the theme expression of foreign films? Culture is fundamentally different, and the interpretation of culture and art is different under different cultural backgrounds. In Hero, the magnificent scene of the Warring States fighting for hegemony, thousands of arrows flying in unison and drums rumbling will certainly surprise Americans, but they may not be able to understand the dialogue between Canjian and the king of Qin.
China's blockbusters, especially those with historical themes, mostly describe a kind of "righteousness", which is exactly one of the core themes strongly advocated by China traditional culture. Western blockbusters have also been compared with historical themes. In Troy, the prince can sacrifice the war between the two countries for love. In order to maintain his possession of beauty and love, the value of war is worthwhile. This example just reflects the pursuit of individuality and individual liberation in western culture. On the basis of western culture, people's value is the most important, and realizing self-individuality means letting God know himself. As the son of God, man should express himself under the eyes of God.
Taking Hero as an example, Wu Ming finally understood the kendo left by the remnant sword, and the word "world" deepened the theme of the whole movie. Give up the "small righteousness" of personal revenge and pursue the "great righteousness" of "the world". This is the real swordsman. Personal hero should be in the second place in national unity, which is the characteristic of China traditional culture. On the contrary, western blockbusters pay more attention to the rendering of individual heroism and the strength of individuals in front of the collective, such as Batman and Alexander the Great, which are popular now.
Another difference between China and the West lies in the different levels of themes. China's films, whether literary or commercial, have expressed a kind of spiritual strength to varying degrees. For example, in Seven Swords, director Tsui Hark said that he thought "sword" was "a kind of spirit, a kind of grace and a kind of accomplishment". He made this film just to express the influence of sword culture in China traditional culture on people's lives. House of flying daggers is also a film with excellent commercial operation. Behind the wonderful picture, it also explains the director's expression of the themes of "love" and "peace". Most western films have a meaning of "salvation" in them, and most of them depict the dilemma faced by human beings in their struggle with nature and the universe. This has a lot to do with western Christian thought.
2. The influence of traditional culture on film expression.
The characteristics of China's films are implicit and full of foreshadowing. First of all, in the artistic conception created by films, China films always try to create a unique cultural atmosphere in the artistic conception. For example, with the development of the story, the environment in the film changes, the protagonist is sad, and the sky becomes gloomy and depressed. Or simply compare the characters to be expressed with the scenes. The beautiful scenery of bamboo forest and green sea in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the author's artistic conception. Secondly, in some cultural phenomena, it is outstanding in gender culture. China's films are adequate in sexual expression, not naked expression to create artistic reverie, or transfer to express the conflict between the two sexes in animals or other image things. Thirdly, China's films are good at foreshadowing and adopt the way of "ambush", but in the process of shaking the burden, they show the subtle tension in China people's hearts. So the twists and turns of the story are the biggest difference from the west. The result of the former has always been the cause of the latter, thus promoting the development of the plot, and finally it must be "a bright future." In contrast, the west is very direct and the theme expression is concentrated.
Obviously, China's films pay more attention to human relations than the West, and pay attention to the interpretation of various changes, conflicts and frictions between people in social life. Marx said that man is the sum of all social relations, especially in China's social life. China people attach great importance to relationships, family relationships, interpersonal relationships and industrial relationships. Movies are the epitome of life. It reflects these things in life. Therefore, China's films attach great importance to the description and expression of human relations. A good film will arouse the audience's * * * voice, which comes from the audience's recognition and acquiescence to the portrayal of human relations in the film. At this point, the west pays more attention to the contract between people and the rules of society. Therefore, the ethics of western films are relatively light, while the relative level of things, technology and the rule of law.
Another phenomenon worth discovering is the difference in image portrayal between Chinese and western films. Early China movies are more obvious. The characters in China's films are very different. The positive characters are generally tall and glamorous, while the negative characters are wretched, which reflects the feelings and irrationality of people in China culture. Western countries have little difference in this respect and are more objective.
We can find that the trend of young people pursuing China and South Korea is very popular. I think the popularity of Japanese and Korean movies reflects the return of Japanese traditional culture. Our stronger sense of identity with Japanese and Korean cultures depends on the size of cultural differences. Tracing back to the source, Japanese and Korean culture is rooted in Japanese traditional culture. Although they have many modern factors, their core ideas still come from the ancient civilization of China. However, we can also see why China's traditional culture, which transmits blood, is weak when it meets her derivative culture today. This is a problem that we are facing, and it is also a problem that needs to be solved in the rise of China films.