英语本科毕业论文-浅析李小龙对中美文化的影响.doc

长春工业大学毕业论文InfluencesofBruceLeeOnChineseandAmericanCultures浅析李小龙对中美文化的影响学生姓名学位层次学士院系外语专业英语指导教师完成日期2012年6月论文题目ContentsAbstract.1Abstract(Chinese).2I.Introduction.3II.MajorContributionsofBruceLee4III.InfluenceofBruceLeeonChineseandAmericanCultures.53.1InfluenceonMovie53.1.1InfluenceonKongFumovie.53.1.2Influenceonmovieindustry.63.2InfluenceonFitness.73.2.1Influenceonnutrition.73.2.2Influenceonbody-building.93.3InfluenceonMixedMartialArts.93.4InfluenceonPhilosophy.10IV.EvaluationofBruceLeesInfluences.114.1SettingIconicImage.114.2EstablishingPatriotism.124.3EncouragingtheDescendantsoftheDragonintheWorld.12V.Conclusion.13Reference.141AbstractBruceLee,MartialArtsinstructor,propelledtherevolutionofMartialArtsanddevelopedtheKongFumovie.ThroughBruceLeesgreatcontribution,thisPaperdemonstratestheinfluencesofBruceLeeonAmericanandChineseculture.Theinfluencesareintroducedinmanyaspects,includingmovie,movieindustry,nutrition,body-building,martialartsandphilosophy.BruceLeehasmadegreatcontributiontotheimprovementofChineseimageintheworld,eventothewholeworldofyellowrace.Withoutdoubt,theimageofAsianpeopleisimprovedbecauseofthesuccessofBruceLee.Today,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldarestillencouragedbyhim.BruceLeewasoneofthemostinfluentialpersonstothePopcultureinAmericaandChinainthe20thcentury.Keywords:BruceLee；influence；culture；movie；martialarts2摘要一代武术宗师李小龙，革命性地推动了世界武术和功夫电影的发展。本文通过李小龙的不朽贡献，揭示了李小龙对中美两国文化的影响。这种影响力是通过他对电影、电影工业、营养学、健身、武术、哲学等方面的深刻改变所展示出来的。李小龙通过个人的成功提升了中国人在世界上的良好形象，同时也让所有华人和黄种人形象得到提升，今天，世界上仍然有成百上千万的人被他不断激励着，他是当之无愧的二十世纪对中美流行文化最具影响力的中国人之一。关键词：李小龙；影响；文化；电影；武术3InfluencesofBruceLeeOnChineseandAmericanCulturesI.IntroductionMorethan100yearsago,AmericainvadedChinabyforcestogetherwithothercountries,whichisthefirstcontactofChinawiththeforeignersformallyanddeeply.Afterthat,theQingDynastysingedmanytreatieswithAmerica.Chinasufferedalotfromtheseunfairtreaties.Stupidandconservative,ChinesepeoplewerelookeddownbyAmericathen.Atthattime,Chinesepeopleonlyknowfeudalism.Theydidnotknowmoderntechnologyandpopularculture.InmostAmericanseyes,Chinesepeoplearetheimagesoflongbraid,blackglassesandyellowteeth.BeforeBruceLeesethisiconicimageintotheheartsandmindsoftheAmericanpeople,thegeneralpublichadadifferentviewofwhatanAsianpersonlookedlikedandactedlike.ThemostclassicexampleofthiswouldhavetobetheportrayalofMr.YunioshiinBreakfastatTiffanys.MickeyRooneywasthewhiteactorwhodressedupasthe“typical”Asianwithprotrudingbuckteeth,squintyeyes,andlargeframedglasses.HeactedasAmericansbelievedmostAsiansactedinthattheyweredumbandcareless(BreakfastatTiffanys).BruceLeebroughtaboutanewperspectivethroughhisportrayalofawarriorthatshowednofearinthefaceoftremendousodds.Inallhismovies,Leeactedasacockyandcompassionatefighterwhofoughtforjustice.ThehandsomefeaturesthatLeepossessedchangedtheconventionalappearancethatAmericansusedtoportrayAsians.ThefactthatLeesimagelivedonfordecadesonwardsshowedthatAsianshadbecomemoreintegratedintoAmericansociety.LeepavedthewayforfutureAsianmartialartistssuchasJackieChanandJetLiwhowantedtotakepartintheAmericanmovieindustry.4II.MajorContributionsofBruceLeeBruceLee(bornLeeJun-fan；November27,1940July20,1973)wasaChineseAmericanHongKongactor,martialartsinstructor,philosopher,filmdirector,filmproducer,screenwriter,andfounderoftheJeetKuneDomartialartsmovement.Heiswidelyconsideredbymanycommentators,critics,mediaandothermartialartiststobethemostinfluentialmartialartistofthe20thcentury,andoneofthebiggestpopcultureicons.HeisoftencreditedwithchangingthewayAsianswerepresentedinAmericanfilms.LeewasborninSanFranciscotoparentsofHongKongheritagebutwasraisedinHongKonguntilhislateteens.LeereturnedtotheUnitedStatesattheageof18toclaimhisU.S.citizenshipandreceivehishighereducation.Itwasduringthistimethathebeganteachingmartialarts,whichsoonledtofilmandtelevisionroles.HisHongKongandHollywood-producedfilmselevatedthetraditionalHongKongmartialartsfilmtoanewlevelofpopularityandacclaim,andsparkedamajorsurgeofinterestinChinesemartialartsintheWestinthe1970s.ThedirectionandtoneofhisfilmschangedandinfluencedmartialartsandmartialartsfilmsinHongKongandtherestoftheworld,aswell.Heisnotedforhisrolesinfivefeature-lengthfilms:LoWeisTheBigBoss(1971)andFistofFury(1972)；WayoftheDragon(1972),directedandwrittenbyLee；WarnerBrothersEntertheDragon(1973)andTheGameofDeath(1978),bothdirectedbyRobertClouse.Leebecameaniconicfigureknownthroughouttheworld,particularlyamongtheChinese,asheportrayedChinesenationalisminhisfilms.HeinitiallytrainedinWingChun,buthelaterrejectedwell-definedmartialartstyles,favoringinsteadtheuseoftechniquesfromvarioussources,inthespiritofhispersonalmartialartsphilosophy,whichhedubbedJeetKuneDo(TheWayoftheInterceptingFist).5III.InfluenceofBruceLeeonChineseandAmericanCulturesItisBruceLeewhocreatedJeetKuneDoandintroducedthewordKongFuintoEnglishvocabulary.However,thesearenotthewholeofhiscontributionstoChineseandAmericancultures.HehasinfluencedChineseandAmericanculturesinmanyotheraspects,suchasmovie,fitness,MartialArtsandphilosophy.3.1InfluenceonMovieThereisondenyingthefactthatBruceLeehasgreatlyinfluencedAmericanandChinesemovieculture.ThroughKongFumovies,hebecamethefirstspreaderofChineseKongFuandpropelledarevolutioninChineseandAmericanmovies.3.1.1InfluenceonKongFumovieMartialArtswasagenreofmoviesthatmadeitsappearanceinAmericaonlywhenBruceLeetookthestage.Beforehistime,therewerentmanyAsianAmericansinfluencingthefilmindustrytomakemartialartsamajorgenre(MartialArtistandMovieStarBruceLee).Thiswasprimarilyduetothefactthatnotmanyhadhistypeofstatureandpopularityinsociety.ThispopularityexistedonlyduetoLeesattempttoshowAmericanswhathewascapableofthroughthecreationofthreefilmsinChina,TheBigBoss,FistsofFury,andWayoftheDragon.AllthreeofthesewereabighitnotonlyinChinabutlaterinEuropeandAmerica.ItwaswiththecreationofWayoftheDragonthatWarnerbegantorealizethattheonlywaytoprofitfromthegrowingmartialartsgenrewaswiththestarringofBruceLee(BruceLeethecelebratedlifeofthegoldendragon).Notlongafter,LeebeganfilmingEntertheDragonwithWarnerandGoldenHarvest.ThiswasLeesfirstbig-budgetmartialartsfilminHollywoodwhichsweptthenationinapandemoniumofwannabemartialartists