美日恐怖电影之成功探秘_英语论文

On the Success of American and Japanese Horror Movies 

摘要

恐怖电影从诞生之初就以其独特的魅力经久不衰，特别受到年轻人的追捧，不少恐怖电影都获得了不俗的票房和不错的口碑。恐怖电影发展至今，逐渐形成了不同的地域流派，其中以欧美系和日系恐怖电影最具影响力，它们或因极具冲击力的特效画面给人最直观的刺激，或因诡异的情节和贴近生活的恐怖场景令人不寒而栗。本论文以卡罗尔的艺术恐怖理论为依托，探究恐怖电影的艺术审美价值，分析美国和日本恐怖片独特的成功之处，比如，美国恐怖电影依靠先进的技术，制造出极具冲击力的逼真画面，而日本恐怖电影则擅长运用生活中常见的物品或场景，营造贴近生活的恐怖。

美日恐怖电影各具特色，各有千秋，本论文期望通过对两者的研究，为中国恐怖电影提供些许借鉴。

关键词: 诺埃尔·卡罗尔  艺术恐怖  美日恐怖电影  美学  

Abstract

Horror movies have enjoyed continuous popularity because of their unique charms since their birth. They are especially favored by young people. Many good movies were successful at the box office and got good word of mouth. Up to now, horror movies have developed into distinctive styles in accordance with geographical factors, among which American and Japanese horror movies are the most popular and influential. They either provide direct visual stimulations by bloody and disgusting frames, or make audience tremble with mysterious plots and strange sceneries. 

This thesis will depend on Noёl Carroll’s Philosophy of Horror in the discussion of the distinctive features of American and Japanese horror movies and their success. For example, American horror movies mainly create shocking and real pictures depending on advanced technology while Japanese ones are good at constructing horror that is close to life. 

With distinctive features and advantages, American and Japanese horror movies can hopefully shed some light on Chinese horror movie industry.

Keywords:  Noёl Carroll  Art-horror  American and Japanese horror movies  aesthetics  

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Horror Movie and its Development 1

1.2 Literature Review 2

1.3 The Philosophy of Horror 4

1.4 Thesis Structure 6

2 The Success of American Horror Movies 6

2.1 The Design of Horrible Images 6

2.2 The Design of Pictures 8

2.3 The Application of Traditional Culture 9

3 The Success of Japanese Horror Movies 10

3.1 The Image of Ghosts 10

3.2 The Setting of Scenes 10

3.3 The Application of Traditional Culture 11

4 Revelations 12

Conclusion 14

Acknowledgements 16

References 17