The Survey of Hollywood Films
By
Team9(class 9):
Wensheng Dai
Qi Zao
Yue Ma
Yuhan Wang
Date defended:01/08/2012 Hollywood film has been an important part of our life
by and by, and almost everyone have watched many
Hollywood films. Why are they so popular? What attact
us to watch them?
Like the Hollywood coverage of the American culture,
the culture over the Hollywood culture exhibiton
highlighted the gap between scholarly trends and popular
understandings of history. But rather than make this a
cause for lamentation or the occasion for propagating a
correct view,we should decide to study American culture
in Hollywood film further more.
For a century, Hollywood, a district of Los Angeles,
California. the principal centre of the Ameican film
industry, plays an important role in the circulation of
American culture. It serves as the nation's preeminent
instrument of cultural expression. It’s well known for its
represention of modern American culture, and attract
thousands of movie fans and visitors every year. Movies
offer a window into American cultural and social history,
it provide a host of insights into Americans' shifting
ideals, fantasies, and preoccupations.America’s Culture
Adaptation and adoption from one culture to the next is
prevalent within any culture and country. When
examining the effects of this, finding its original root is
key. Oftentimes a country will adapt an aspect of another
culture, however it won’t be preserved and practiced
identically given only a few years to be fostered in its
new civilization. America culture in Hollywood is a
prime example. During the ameircan germination ,we
were known as the melting pot of every heritage—each
immigrant internally packed his or her previously known
culture. Although that was over two-hundred years ago,
the american culture really changed too much in relation to mixing a little of this and a little of that. Even if
Americans tried to avoid dabbling in the cultures of
countries abroad or even right next door, it couldn’t be
possible to preserve any type of american Culture.
The most significant of reasons preventing this is due
to the foundation ameircan culture was settled upon, that
being of a melting pot. This concept of an American
culture or way of life is created only because each one of
the europe ancestors arrived with their own religious
practices, holiday traditions, and even recipes to
european favorite dishes that make the American culture
so commonly deem as it in Hollywood film. Relating this
on a more contemporary level beyond the original
inhabitants arriving from places abroad on boats, the
american culture is still as dynamic as ever. With modern
technology enabling travel, communication, and
information from one place to the next, Hollywood films
create an accessible means to share ideas, beliefs, and
values between places on opposite ends of the earth. On
an even broader perspective, due to the economic
structure of international trading and developing, each
country is exposed to products and practices of another.
Although this concept of sharing cultural components is
widespread, the american culture in Hollywood films
adaptation patterns are limited by that very same
economic structure. Two countries that don’t share any
common ground, often times that will limit the
connections in which foster that exchange. That’s the
reason why we should research about the american
culture in Hollywood films.
Americans emphasize on achievements and respect
heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to praise
success and heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind. Some
high achievers in their career such as entrepreneurs,
scientists, artists and all kinds of super starts became
modern heroes. Hollywood producted lots of movies
singing a high song of heroes.The fictitious ones are
Spiderman, batman,and The Hulk, and the real ones are
Citizen Kane, Saving Private Ryan, Patton etc. by
creating these typical hero characters, Americans
consider themselves as heroes. When there comes the
war,starvation,terrorism,disease and calamity,there must
be one or more heroes who save the people from untold
miseries.because they believe that there’s nothing they
can’t do. trading partners, religion, or even fashion. On
the contrary, examine the influence Europe has had on
America. People should adapt their music, clothing,
vocabulary, and traditions into their countries because
America as a whole has constant communication with the
European countries. Due to the culture roots, America
culture in Hollywood film began as a muti-culturally
influenced place.
References:
1. Studies in American Culture: Dominant ideas and Images, by
Kwiat, J.J. and C.T. Maary. University of Minnesota Press,
U.S.A., 1960.
2. America in the Modern World, by Denis W. Brogan, Rutgers
University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1960.
3. The American People: A Study in National Character, by
Geoffrey Gorer. W.W. Norton, New York, U.S.A., 1948.
4. The Americans: The Democratic Experience, by Daniel J.
Boorstin. Random House, Inc., 1973.