speaker:Ben(贲)Qingweiweallhaveafearofdeathinoursubconscious(潜意识)deeply.Thereforepeopleappreciatethosebravemanwhocanfacedeath.Humaniseagertogetridofthisbademotion.Weprefertorelyonheroswhohavetheultra[ʌltrə]abilitywhenthere'snothingwecoulddo.Pursuingthepowerandfreedomfromtheheroicspiritualworld.AmericanheroiccomplexWelcometo美国个人美国个人英雄主义情结•WhatIamgoingtotalkabout:1.TheoriginoftheAmericanheroiccomplex2.TheheroiccomplexinAmericanmovies3.HowAmericansthink?4.MyopinionsAmericanHeroicComplex•Historicalneeds•Crisisconsciousness(危机意识)•ThedevelopmentoffilmtechnologyAsweallkown,Americanheroiccomplexisasyoungastheircountrycomparedwithothercountries.Americansrespectherosfromthebeginningoftheestablishmentofthiscountry.AmericanheroiccomplexoriginatedinAmericanspecifichistoryandculturalbackgroundinsteadofakindofabstractconcept.Almosttwohundredyearsago,immigrantsfromEuropeestablishedthisfreeandindependentstateswhichwasformerBritishcolony.So,Americanallthirstedforlivinginfreedomandhappiness.Thefearlessconsciousnesswhichseekingfreedomlaidthefoundationfortoday'sAmericanheroiccomplex.What'smore,thewholesocietywasfullofoptimismafterthesuccessofterritorial[ˌterəˈtɔ:riəl](领土)expansion.ThesephenomenonsgiveAmericanheroiccomplexnewmeaning.thecivilwarwestwardmovementAmericanshavelongcrisisconsciousness.Americanhasgraduallybecomethemostpowerfulcountryintheworldaftertwoworldwars,theColdwarandthe9/11.TherearemanycrisesinAmericansocietybeneaththestrongsurface.Thereisasenseofinsecurityinsubconsciousfromhostilecountries,(敌对国家)naturaldisasters,etc.So,personalheroismmeetstheneedsofAmericansocietyandthelackofsecurity.Withthedevelopmentoffilmtechnology,theeffectsofhigh-end(高端)technologyhavebeenwildlyusedinthefilm,makingtheseheroicrolesbeequaltoanything(无所不能).TheseheroicfilmsmaketheAmericanheroiccomplexspreadanddevelopalloverthewold.IntheworldofAmericanmovies,cloudsseemedtohidethesun,badguysruneverywhere,theworldneedsuperheroes.Thus,superman,batman,spider-manandothergiftedheroesappearedinsuccession.theyfighttheevilandsavethetreacherousshovelpeople,thesesuperheroesareselfless,theycanevensacrificetheirlivesinordertoprotecttheweak.Therearemostlymorethan7000superheroesinAmericancomicbooks.DCComics,Inc.(foundedin1934asNationalAlliedPublications)isoneofthelargestandmostsuccessfulcompaniesoperatinginthemarketforAmericancomicbooksandrelatedmedia.MARVEL:MarvelWorldwide,Inc(惊奇世界有限公司).(commonlyreferredtoasMarvelComicsandformerlyMarvelPublishing,Inc.andMarvelComicsGroup)isanAmericancompanythatpublishescomicbooksandrelatedmedia.Theonewhowearshisunderwearontheoutside.ThecharacterSupermanhasinfluencedseveralgenerationsallovertheworld.HewaswidelyconsideredtobetheNo.1culturalicon(偶像).Thecharacter'sappearanceisdistinctiveandiconic(标志性的):ablue,redandyellowcostume,completewithcape(披肩),withastylizedSshieldonhischest.Wecansay,SupermancreatedtheAmericanmovieindustryinanewera.BatmanBatmanisanotherpopularsuperherowhichisrecognizedaroundtheworld.Buthealwayshaunts(出没于)inthedarkofnighttofighttheevil.Supermanisthesonofsunshine,heisthenightknight.Thecharacter'spresencehasextendedourimagination.Also,itplaysareallyimportantroleinourmemories.Spider-manistheonlyonewhoisfromthebottomofthesociety.Heisnotasarrogantassuperman,northecoldnessofbatman,heisthetenderfeeling.Withgreeatpowercomesgreatresponsibility.ishismotto.IronManisalsoafictionalcharacter,asuperherowithhisincredibleequipmentwhosavestheworld.IronManputthesciencefictionfilmvisualeffectstoapeak.Inthereallife,howAmericansthink?1.ThisAmericanheroiccomplexseemstohavebeendeeplyrootedinthiscountryculturefromtheperiodsincethefoundingofthiscountry.2.Theythinktheherocanberomantic,hecandropoutofschool,hecanencounterthecauseofthelowtide(低潮),healsocanleavethetears,buttheherowillnotbeknockeddown,hewillalwaysbeinvincible(无敌的).3.Allinall,inthereallife,Americansadoredthehero.Movieasacomprehensiveartform,togetherwiththeheroaretheproductsoftimes.Moivesgiveusanintuitive(直观的)andvisualimpactshock,richenoughsensory(感官的)toenjoy,inthepicturesandsoundsletourspirittogetthesublimation(升华)andpleasure.Sincefilmshaveputtheheroimagesthatalwaysbeenexisteduptothescreen,thenwejustenjoyadifferentkindofherothroughit,1.Whetherarealorfictionalhero,aslongasordinarypeoplewhoallowustofindthespiritualsustenance,feelthepowerofexample.2.Theheroesarealsoaniconofourdesire,whichgiveusstrengthandbeauty,loveandhopetomakeourlifefullofdreamsandpassion.