My Reflections on Ameican Hero Movies (Blog 3)

  A green beam breaks through the atmosphere reaching our blue planet, and then a warrior in green appears. His aim is to save the universe. This is a scene of a hot superhero movie­ ----- Green Lantern (2011). Nowadays, numerous American heroes have been put onto the screen. At the same time, millions of fans flock to cinemas to see their heroes’ real face. Consequently, box office receipts have hit hundreds of million dollars. However, I start to reconsider this phenomenon and the following are my reflections.

  Firstly, those sound, electronic effect, splendid decoration and 3D effect make me feel bored. Most people who fancy these movies are attracted by the tremendous scenery and thrilling sensation. Admittedly, no one can deny that their breakthrough in techniques, for example, Avatar’s success strongly proved it. However, after Avatar, nothing stays novel and even 3D effect becomes a routine like a highway to earn money. 3D effect in many films is no better than none, like Pirate of the Caribbean 4. Besides, Harry Potter 7 is the one which transformed into 3D but was not really shot in it. Some people come to cinema to obtain excitement while I prefer to relax myself during a movie. Therefore, those heavy music, fighting scenes, or rigid 3D effect bring me dreadful tiredness.

In addition, the plot presented in American hero movies is old fashioned, namely, in an exact pattern. In the beginning, the main character is too ordinary to capture a girl’s heart, meanwhile, his life is a terrible mass. Inadvertently, he comes across a serious of strange things, and then acquires super power. Next, failure arrives, which finally will cause the catastrophe of all humans. However, anger, love and responsibility evoke his latent power. In the name of freedom, he defeats the enemy so he rescues the girl, protects the city, and saves the world! Don’t you become bored when this pattern keeps repeating over and over again? What have ever changed is the actor and the hero’s name.

  Thirdly, the spirit reflected by these movies remains monotonous. In general, there are certain virtues like love, freedom, and insistence presenting in the movies. However, I believe it does not make any sense to emphasis these repeatedly. Moreover, what they are advertising is American ideology, which is assimilating numerous people around world. Why don’t we show our profound Chinese culture to the world but keep simulating others?

 

All in all, everyone should have a deep thought before following American hero movies fanatically. With awareness, the reason we love them will become more explicit.