anAnalysisofheroisminAmericansuperheromovies_开题报告

Literature Review

The hero's story is the most common motif in the eastern and western mythology. In the contemporary capitalist society, the superhero continues the human dream, hope, anxiety and loss.  

At present, there is no specific research on American superhero films, and the relevant academic articles are not enough. Although the box office is good and the audience is very fond of it, as a kind of developing film genre, it has not received full attention in the academic circle.

According to [4] cui Chen. From the avengers to doctor strange: the new era demands of superhero movies [J]. Journal of guizhou university (art edition),2016,30(06):18-23. [9] cui Chen. American superhero film studies -- myths, journeys and cultural changes [D]. Shanghai theater academy,2014. [14] Chen heng. Characteristics and development of super hero characters in the Marvel comics company [J]. Journal of guangdong university of technology (social science edition),2010,10(03):70-73., to Back to the origin of superhero characters and the development of superhero movies, analyze the reasons for its development from comics to movies, and classify the heroes in superhero movies: absolute justice heroes, dark style heroes, civilian heroes and anti-heroes, etc. Analyze the differences and characteristics of American superhero movies in these films. Comparative analysis of different types of American superhero movies (Captain America, Ironman,Spider-man, Wolverine, etc.). To summarize the development journey of heroism and its connotation.

Ren yi, Shanghai normal university has a master's thesis on [13] Ren Yi. "super hero" and conservatism in American comic book adaptation [D]. Shanghai normal university,2013.Mainly from the two angles to understand American comic character and subject matter film adaptation of "super hero"

By using statistical methods to calculate the standard repetition rate of narrative elements in superhero films, the author analyzes the internal structure of the superhero films based on the summary of the narrative function and narrative unit of prop, and analyzes the values of American conservatism reflected in the generation and narration of the characters in the American mainstream value of the entertainment and business behind closed law.

According to [10] qiang yun, xu junong. Deconstruction and reconstruction of "anti-hero" image in American movies [J]. Film literature,2012(02):15-18.

[11] niu beibei. The "anti-hero" narrative of American animated films [J]. Film literature,2017(16):119-120. [12] fu xing, zhao ying. Heroism and "anti-hero" characters in American films [J]. Film literature,2015(19):38-40.. (2015), with the analysis of the new type of heroism of the anti-hero: the anti-hero, which is also an evil hero, is more and more popular. In addition, the film "Wolverine" series, "The Punisher" series, "Dead pool", three unique anti-heroes are compared and analyzed, and the anti-hero has the heroism and its unique charm.

Analysis of superhero movies from the perspective of commercial operation and commodity consumption. The article has JiChenDI's "symbol, commodity and system, on superheroes"[6] ji ChenDi. Symbol, commodity and system -- on super hero [J]. Journal of anhui agricultural university (social science edition),2008(05):96-99.

Starting from the semiotics of saussure, the article thinks that the super hero itself is a popular symbol with signified and signified, and the meaning expressed by the symbol of the super hero is the process of the commercial reproduction process which is widely accepted and used by the mass media.

[16] wan xiaolin. Study on American superhero films in the visual field of ideology [D]. Central China normal university,2015.This paper combs the concept of ideology theory and development process, clear the basic idea of the mainstream ideology of American society, the paper introduced the development of American superhero movie, analysis as ideological state apparatus of American superhero movie in conveying of the role of ideology. Reveals the "American dream" of religious ideas, universalism, democracy and freedom embodied in American superhero movies.

With the development of the film era, we gradually developed the "Avengers" "X-Man" and "the justice league" with the individual heroism, which was developed by the individual heroism to the team heroism, and showed the leadership role by the core heroes. With the recent explosion in superhero awareness through blockbuster movie releases and increased comic book readership, this article [1]Adam Rapp, Jessica Ogilvie, Daniel G. Bachrach. Sales leadership icons and models: How comic book superheroes would make great sales leaders[J]. Business Horizons,2015,58(3)presents a series of leadership characteristics and

their embodiment within superheroes

Combining the historical reasons (the second world war, the cold war) and realistic reason, individualism and leadership) to trace the roots of American heroism, at last, According to the literature [2] Bauer Matthew, Georgeson, Andrew McNamara Caitlin, Wakefield Bryan, King Tonya S, Olympia Robert p. Positive and Negative Themes Found in Superhero control-insistent pang. [J]. Journal of Clinical pediatrics, 2016 .to analyze the positive and negative effects of heroism in superhero movies to China and the United States, and draw the final analysis conclusion.

Positive impact: assisting others, protecting the public, and positive relationships with family members, Friends and teamwork, etc., may promote the resilience of vulnerable children. Additional studies have shown that superhero stories can be enhanced the pro-social behavior of autistic children; The concept of education sports science, neuroscience and physiology; encourage healthy eating habits.

Negative impact: the often portrayed violence poses significant health risks to children aggression, bullying, anti-social attitudes, and sleep disturbances. The roles of women and women were both weak , etc.

Personal opinions and shortcomings: the film adaptation sometimes fails to reflect the essence of comics (heroism), for example, Captain America 3 is adapted from the Marvel (civil war), the cartoon scene is huge, the connotation is profound, two different kinds of heroism collide, the ending is thought-provoking, the film is good, but limited to space and technology, the essence of the original work cannot be fully revealed.

Outline:

1.Introducition

1.1 Research Background

1.2 Research Object

2.The heroism of American superhero 

2.1 what is Heroism

2.2 Heroism in American superhero movies 

2.2.1 the development of American superhero movies 

2.2.2 Captain American

2.2.3 Iron Man

2.2.4 Spider Man

2.2.5 Anti Hero (The Wolverine, Punisher, Dead pool)

2.2.6 Personal heroism and teamwork

Team(Justice League, X-man, Avengers) 

3.The Root causes of heroism in American superhero movies

3.1 Historical Factor 

3.2 Realistic Factor

3.2.1 American Individualism 

3.2.2 Leadership

4. The Impact of Heroism 

4.1 Positive Influences on America and China

4.2 Negative Influences on America and China

5. Conclusion

References

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