摘 要：美国好莱坞电影在世界电影中有着举足轻重的地位，因此好莱坞电影中的华人形象一直倍受国人关注。本文通过列举各个时期好莱坞电影中的典型华人男性形象,分析了好莱坞电影中华人男性形象的发展变化，由早期的奸诈、邪恶的形象到中期的迂腐、呆板形象再到现今时代的刚正不阿、勇于抗争、积极向上的形象,并指出了好莱坞电影中华人男性形象发生历史性转变的原因，即中国国际地位的提高。本文通过对好莱坞电影中华人男性形象的分析解读，有助于更好地了解中国形象的对外传播，希望对促进中美文化交流起到一定的作用。

关键词：好莱坞电影；华人男性形象；文化交流

Abstract：The Hollywood film has a pivotal position in the world movies, so the Chinese images in Hollywood movies has been paid much attention by Chinese people. By listing the typical Chinese images of Hollywood movies during various periods, this paper analyzes the development of Chinese male images in Hollywood movies, from the treachery, evil image in the early period to the pedantic, dull image in the middle 20th century, and finally to the positive integrity and courageous in the modern era. It also points out the reason for the historical change of Chinese male images in Hollywood movies, namely, the improvement of China’s international status. This paper, by analyzing the Chinese male images in Hollywood movies, is aimed to be helpful to better understand the external transmission of Chinese image and promote the Sino-American cultural exchanges.

Key words: Hollywood movies; Chinese male image; cultural exchanges

Contents

摘 要 i

Abstract ii

I. Introduction 1

II. Analysis of Typical Chinese Male Images in Early Hollywood Movies 2

2.1 Perilous Yellow-Race Intruder 2

2.2 Barbaric Evil Fu Manchu 3

III. Analysis of Chinese Male Images in Modern Hollywood Movies 4

3.1 Insidious Hypocrite Charlie Chan 4

3.2 Simple and Industrious Farmer Wang Long 5

3.3 Oriental Devil Doctor Not 6

VI. Analysis of Chinese Male Images in Contemporary Hollywood Movies 7

4.1 Marginalization of Chinese Men 7

4.2 Positive Image of Chinese Men 9

4.3 Heroic Image of Chinese Men 10

4.4 Internationalized Image of Chinese Men 11

V. Conclusion 12

Bibliography 14

Acknowledgments 15

An Analysis of Chinese Male Images in American Hollywood Movies

I. Introduction

   In recently years, the image of Chinese males has been regarded as upright, brave and full of wisdom, but the image was not so positive from the beginning. In early Hollywood movies, Chinese males were usually considered as the ugly and evil Yellow-race intruders and its representative image was the disgusting Fu Manchu who was extremely duplicitous and full of cunning tricks. During World War II, Western countries，especially America began to observe China from a new perspective. Hence, images of peasant Wang Long with diligent and simple character and Bruce Lee who showed Chinese Kung Fu incisively and vividly appeared. Nevertheless, the Chinese male images did not become gracious even after the heroic image of Bruce Lee. Many Chinese experts and scholars existed in the Hollywood movies only as supporting actors, such as Jet Li, Donnie Yen, so the Chinese male images that they played were at the edge position. These movies were at transitional stage. With the development of China and its frequent cultural exchanges with Western countries, the Chinese male images in the Hollywood movies have gradually transformed to braveness, integrity and wit magnanimity. There are some Chinese male heroic images such as Jack Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen in a series of Hollywood films.

   Many scholars conducted studies on the Chinese male images in Hollywood movies. Li Yun published a book named The Chinese image of the Hollywood film under the historical perspective in 2013. He made an analysis on how Chinese male image changed along with history(13). Li Xi and Lin Kang compiled a book called The Demonized China, in which they dissected the fact that Chinese males was demonized and why they were insidious in early Hollywood movies(29). However, these studies are not comprehensive enough.