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论《我不是药神》与《肖申克的救赎》的英雄文化差异WhenitcomestofilmsthattouchonthethemeofheroismtwomoviesthatcometomindareDyingtoSurvive11andTheShawshankRedemption.nTheformerisarecentChineseblockbusterthatsoldoverabillionyuaninticketsaleswhilethelatterisaclassicAmericanfilmthatiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestmoviesevermade.Whilebothfilmshavebeenpraisedfortheirexplorationofheroismtheydiffersignificantlyintheirportrayaloftheconceptspecificallywithregardstotheirrespectivecultures.Inthisessaywewillexplorethesedifferencesandassesstheimpactofculturalnormsandexpectationsontheportrayalofheroismincinema.DyingtoSurviveHisamoviethattellsthestoryofasmall-business-owner-turned-drug-smugglerwhobecomesaherotomanywhenhefindsawaytogetaffordablecancermedicationtopatientswhoneedit.TheprotagonistChengYongisarelatablecharacterwhoisdrivenbyadesiretodogoodevenifitmeansbreakingthelaw.Heisportrayedasaselflessindividualwhoiswillingtoriskeverythingtohelpotherswhichiswhatmakeshimaninspiringherototheaudience.Ontheotherhand「TheShawshankRedemption11tellsthestoryofAndyDufresneayoungbankerwhoissentencedtolifeinprisonforacrimehedidnotcommit.Inprisonhefindshimselfsurroundedbybrutalinmatesandcorruptguardsbutherefusestolethisspiritbebroken.AsthestoryprogressesAndybefriendsafellowinmatenamedRedwhoservesashisconfidanteandultimatelyhelpshimbreakoutofprison.DespitetheoddsbeingstackedagainsthimAndynevergivesuphopeandshowsremarkableresilienceinthefaceofadversity.Atfirstglanceboth”DyingtoSurviveandTheShawshankRedemptionnseemtoshareacommonthemeofheroism.Bothmoviesportraytheirrespectiveprotagonistsasindividualswhoselflesslyputtheirowninterestsasideforthegreatergood.Howeverwhenonelookscloseritbecomesapparentthatthereareculturaldifferencesinthewayheroismisportrayedineachfilm.InDyingtoSurvive”，heroismisnotjustaboutdoingtherightthingbutalsoaboutbreakingsocietalnormsandchallengingthestatusquo.ThefilmreflectstheChinesepeoplesdissatisfactionwiththeirhealthcaresystemwhichhasbeencriticizedforbeingtooexpensiveandunderstaffed.Theaudienceisencouragedtoquestionthesystemandseekalternativesevenifitmeansbreakingthelaw.MoreoverthefilmhighlightstheimportanceofempathyandcompassionwhicharehighlyvaluedinChineseculture.ChengYongsheroismisnotjustaboutprovidingmedicationbutalsoaboutshowingcareandconcernforthosewhoareinneed.Hisheroisminspiresotherstodothesameandtobecomeactiveparticipantsinimprovingsociety.OntheotherhandheroisminTheShawshankRedemptionnismoreindividualisticandlessexplicit.ThefilmdoesnotovertlycritiqueanyspecificaspectofAmericanculturebutratherfocusesonthepowerofhopeandperseverance.Andysheroismisrootedinhisunwaveringfaithinhimselfandhisabilitytoovercomeadversity.Heisnotdrivenbyadesiretochangethesystemorchallengesocietalnormsbutratherbyhisownsenseofpersonalhonoranddignity.InAmericanculturethesevaluesarehighlyregardedandareoftenassociatedwiththeconceptoftheAmericanDreamwhichistheideathatanyonecanachievesuccessthroughhardworkanddetermination.ThedifferencesintheportrayalofheroisminDyingtoSurvive”andTheShawshankRedemptionnreflecttheculturalnormsandvaluesofeachsociety.InChineseculturesocialharmonyandcollectivismarehighlyvaluedandheroismisoftenassociatedwithbreakingsocietalnormsforthegreatergood.OntheotherhandinAmericancultureindividualismandpersonaldeterminationarehighlyprizedandheroismisoftenassociatedwithpersonalintegrityandtheabilitytoovercomeadversity.InconclusionnDyingtoSurvivenandTheShawshankRedemptionnarebothfilmsthatexploretheconceptofheroismbuttheydosoindifferentwaysduetotheculturalnormsandexpectationsthatshapetheirrespectivesocieties.Theexplorationoftheseculturaldifferencesiswhatmakesthesefilmssouniqueandthought-provokinganditservesasareminderthatheroismcantakeonmanydifferentformsdependingonthecontextinwhichitarises.。
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