电影《刮痧》中的中美文化差异

电影《刮痧》中的中美文化差异

一、5：47和56：24：

Xu hit his son Denis because Denis hit the son of xu’s boss, at the middle of the film xu tells his boss that he hit his own son is only to show his respect to his boss John Quinlan, that time Quinlan feels puzzled “what a Chinese logic”, yes, American can never understand such a logic full of Chinese characteristic, because they respect every one including the children, they won?t beat a child to please the boss, and there is no such a conception of degree between employee and employer, they feel everyone is equal, which is quite different from china. Connected to the second scene, the third difference I want to analyze is the care for the children. In America, people pay more attention to the right of children which can be seen from the law—leaving children alone at home is illegal, while in China it is so common that almost everyone may experience such loneliness. And Children Welfare Agency does work in America which shows the importance Americans attach to children?s right. What?s more, I remember a line “No one won the case, especially the child.? In my opinion, it also manifests the universal concern from the American public to the children.

二、89:31和90:38

in the film, more than there times, the people focus on the rule, the law, the procedure. At the Christmas Eve Xu wants to return back to his home pretending as a Santa Claus, what a pity, the security recognizes him and

persuades :you are always a good tenement, never causes troubles for me. And another scene is at the end of the film , the judge says :I have to follow the procedure.? However, in China people always have to ask for a favor (讨个人情)to do something, and later you have to pay back the favor (还人情).

三、27:20和31:00

1.Gua Sha, Chinese traditional medicine a craft, in the long river of 2000 years of history, has remained robust health in China's vast territory to survive .However,there is nothing about it in American medical books.And the “经”and”气”Da Tong is talking about,can’t be proved scientifically.And Gua Sha is not recognized as a legal form of treatment.

2.When the judge asked Da Tong：Did you do this Gua Sha to your son yourself.He answered:Yes,I did it myself.As a immigrant who has lived in the United States for eight years,Datong is essentially dominated by the Chinese traditional values,for example,thinking highly of filial piety.As a result,Datong lies the court that it was himself who did Guasha to his son,in order to protect his father.When his friend Mr.Quinlin knows that it was not Datong but his father Guasha to Dennis,he is very shocked.According to American ideas,each person should perjury,even if it is to protect his father.In the Chinese culture,people will consciously or unconsciously deal with the problem according to traditional Chinese values.

四、41:30

The nurse doesn’t understand what Datong did when his wife gave a birth to

baby.Datong said”save the wife,not the baby”.In Chinese traditional view,it’s a common sense留得青山在，哪怕没柴烧。Datong thought if his wife lived,they could always have more children.However,the nurse retorted:But you even didn’t give the child a chance to live.