Abstract

There are many heroes in the history of different country. The heroes are progressive example to the ordinary people. They are national souls who devoted their whole life to the national independence. They have excellent personal abilities which can help them do the tasks that others can’t finish. The hero worship exists in every culture. The specific heroism in different culture expresses the particular social cultural pursuit. And varies of pursuits had influenced the social progress more or less. The social value of heroism has different definition in different cultures.
There is a close connection between movie and culture. Movie is an important manifestation of culture. Movie load bearing a country’s density and cultural spirit. We can understand a country’s society and culture through their films. The heroism is an eternal topic in Chinese and American movies. Of course there are many similarities and differences in Chinese and American heroes. These similarities and differences can be seen in heroism movies. They also show the differences and similarities of social history and cultural background between China and America.
In this paper, the author tries to find out the deep connections between heroism and social history and cultural background. In chapter 1, the author gives a brief introduction to Batman and Ye Wen. In chapter 2, the author analyses the differences of hero-making techniques in the movie Batman: Dark Knight and Ip Man. Chapter 3 shows the cultural reason and historical reason for the differences.

Key words: heroism; Batman: Dark Knight; Ip Man; hero-making techniques   

摘  要

在不同国家的历史上有很多英雄，这些英雄对普通人来说是进步的标榜。他们将一生所有都投入到民族独立与尊严中，是民族的灵魂所在。他们有着出色的个人能力，这种能力帮助他们完成常人不能完成的任务。英雄崇拜存在于各个文化当中。不同文化中特定的英雄主义表现出了其特有的社会文化追求，这些追求又或多或少地影响着社会的进步。而且在不同的文化中英雄主义价值有着不同的定义。
电影与文化有着紧密的联系，电影是文化的一种重要的表现形式。电影承载着一个国家的命运和文化精神。通过一个国家的电影我们可以了解这个国家的社会文化。英雄主义是中美电影中一个永恒的主题。当然，中式英雄和美式英雄有着许多相同和不同之处。这些相同和不同之处贯穿在电影中，也表现出了中美两国之间社会历史和文化背景的相同点和不同点。
通过此论文，作者尝试着找出英雄主义和社会历史与文化背景的深层联系。论文第一章对蝙蝠侠和叶问这两个英雄人物作了简要介绍；第二章作者分析了电影《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士》和《叶问》里英雄塑造手法的不同之处；第三章总结了造成这种不同的文化原因和历史原因。

关键词：英雄主义；《蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士》；《叶问》；英雄塑造手法