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刮痧的英文观后感 TheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCultures ----Fromthemovie“GuaSha” 1Introduction GuaShaisamovieaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseculture.ThestorytakesplaceinSt.Louis.XuDatonghasbeentotheUnitedStatesforeightyears.Heisasuessfulgame-designerwithahappyfamily.OnedayhissonDennisissick.ThegrandpausestheChinesetraditionaltherapynamedGuaShatohelphimwhichleavesbrightredmarksontheskin.AndthenDennisisleftathomealoneandhehasanaident.Heissenttothehospitalsothedoctorseesthescaronhisback.Thedoctordoubtsifthechildisabusedathome.InthecourteverywitnessandtestimonymakeDatonglosethecustodyofhisson.ThenitmakesDatongbreakupfamiliesandheloseshisfriendsandjob.FinallyDatongclimbsupthepipetotheninthfloorwhichhisfamilylivetoseehissononChristmasEve.AtthesametimehisfriendJohntellsthemthathecanlivewithhisfamilyandthecourthaslearnedGuaSha. ThefilmreflectsmanydifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseculturesincludingthelegalsystemethicalstandardsthetraditionalChinesemedicinetheoryandmanyotherissues. 2TheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCultures
2.1Thedifferenceinthelegalsystem InAmericaparentsshouldn’tleavetheirchildaloneandcan’tabusethechild.Iftheybreakthelawtheymaybetakentothepolicestation.What’smoretheirchildrenwillbeseparatedfromthem.Childrenareprotectedbylaws.Inthefilmthefamilygetsinthistrouble.Buttheruledoesn’tworkinChina.InChinaparentshavetherighttobeatthemwhenchildrendon’tobeytheirwords. FromthemovieDatongslapsDennisbecausehewantsDennistoapologizetoPaulbutDennisrefuses.Paul’sfathercan’tunderstandhimatall.HoweverDatongsaysthatitistoshowhisrespecttohimandgivehimface.Chinesethinkthatthechildistheirprivateproperty.Heismysonsoheismine.Icanbeathimbecausehedoesnotobeymywords.ButinAmericaeveryoneisequalincludingparentsandchildren.InAmerican’seyesitisillegaltobeatsomeone.Parentsseldomdecidesomethingfortheirchildren.Theywanttheirchildrentofightforthemselves. 1
2.2Thedifferenceinethicalstandards Chinesepaymoreattentiontothewholeandwethinkthateveryoneshoulddevotehimselftothefamily.IntraditionalChineseculturefilialpietyisoneofthemostimportantthings.InthefilmwecanseethatDatongadmitsthathedoesGuaShatohisson.Hedoesn’twanthisfathertoworryaboutDennissohetellshisfathernothing.HetakesDennisoutofthewelfarecentretomeetwithhisfatherwhowillgobacktoChinese.HoweverAmericanvaluesthemselves.Theyareeducatedwithindependentspirit.Theydonothavestrongfeelingswiththeirfamily. Therearealsomanydifferencesintheviewsonfriendship.StewadandBendiscussAmericanfriends:AlthoughAmericanskeepmanyfriendlyandunofficialtiesbuttheyrarelymakethosedeep.AtthesametimewhenPeoplechoosefriendstheyalsomakeitseparatefromothers.HoweveritisdifferentinChina.Wewanttohaveseveralclosefriends.Andasafriendofmineyoushouldhelpmetodomanythingswithoutareturn.WhenDatong’sbossinthecourtadmitsthatDatonghasbeatenhissonDatongthinksheismyfriendbuthebetraysme.Andthebossbelievesthathejustsaysthetruth.IntegrityisanimportantvirtueinAmerica.Americanwon’ttellalieeventhoughheisyourfriend.
2.3ThedifferenceintheviewsonthetraditionalChinesemedicinetheory Wecanseeitfromtheoriginofdifferentcultures.ThephilosophyofChinaandAmericaaredifferent.ThewesternpeoplepreferrationalismwhiletheChineselikeexploringtherelationshipbetweenthenatureandhuman.InthecourtDatongtellsthemwhatGuaShais.Butnobodycanunderstandhim.Evenhislawyerfindsittoodifficulttounderstand. 3Conclusion ThefilmreflectsmanydifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesecultures.Atthesametimeitalsoexpressesculturalassimilation.InthemovietheAmericanmanQueenslandsearchesforaclinictotryGuaSha.WecanseethatAmericaniswillingtolearnChinesecultures.Thefilmhasahappyendingbutitalsoignoressomeculturaldifferences.Ihopeonedaywemightnotbedamagedbyculturaldifferencesandtheworldwouldbea“datong”world.模板内容仅供参考 。