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abstract

In examining the different perceptions of Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002) from American and Chinese popular press, this research considers western film theories, as well as the specific Chinese film ecology of the current decade 1999-2009. Reflections on the different readings of the filmic text are discussed with the focus on martial arts film genre and its political implications. A transnational perspective assists in revealing Hero’s real ambition, at the same time, it replaces the binary approaches, including western/eastern, observer/observed and dominance/sub-ordinance, to help appreciate some globalized films.

subject

Hero, West and East

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contributor

Fang, Zhang (author)

Mary, Dalon (committee chair)

Peter, Brunette (committee member)

Yaohua, Shi (committee member)

date

2009-05-08T17:28:34Z (accessioned)

2010-06-18T18:59:04Z (accessioned)

2009-05-08T17:28:34Z (available)

2010-06-18T18:59:04Z (available)

2009-05-08T17:28:34Z (issued)

degree

Communication (discipline)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/14822 (uri)

language

en_US (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

rights

Release the entire work for access only to the Wake Forest University system for one year from the date below. After one year, release the entire work for access worldwide. (accessRights)

title

Hero in West and East

type

Thesis