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The Role of Values: A Study of Female Heroes in Chinese and American Movies
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Abstract
Hero is a figure who embodies the national spirit and represents the values and spirit of a nation. With the development of film production, there has been a notable increase in the number of people who have focused their attention on female heroes. This paper employs Hofstadter's dimension framework to elucidate the distinctions between female heroes in Chinese and American movies. In order to facilitate a comparative analysis of the portrayal of female heroes in Chinese and American movies, four war-themed movies were selected for this study. Ultimately, it is found that values exert the greatest influence on individualism, Collectivism, Masculinity, Femininity and power distance. Concurrently, as bilateral exchanges between China and the United States become more profound, there is also a mutual influence on each other in terms of values. The research of Chinese and American cultures of heroism also creates more space for individuals to reflect on life and society later and to preach heroism in the contemporary era
Keywords
Chinese and American values, film, female heroes
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Yang,K. (2025). The Role of Values: A Study of Female Heroes in Chinese and American Movies. Communications in Humanities Research,65,16-21.
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